India Vs South Africa, 5th T20I: See Best Photos From Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium
South Africa skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the fifth and final T20I in Ahmedabad on Friday (December 19, 2025). India brought back Jasprit Bumrah, who had missed the third match because of personal reasons, for Harshit Rana while Washington Sundar came in for Kuldeep Yadav. Sanju Samson finally got a look in too, as Shubman Gill missed out due to his toe injury. SA drafted George Linde in for Anrich Nortje. The hosts lead the five-match series 2-1.
Indian fans cheers before the start of the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
India's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
India's Sanju Samson plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
India's Abhishek Sharma, left, and Sanju Samson encourage each other as they bat during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
South Africa's Corbin Bosch, second from left, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of India's Abhishek Sharma during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
India's Tilak Varma plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
A physio, right, attend umpire Rohan Pandit hit by India's Sanju Samson during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
South Africa's George Linde, second from left, celebrates with teammates the dismissal of India's Sanju Samson during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
India's captain Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
India's Tilak Varma plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
India's Tilak Varma celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
India's Hardik Pandya plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
India's Hardik Pandya celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
South Africa's Quinton de Kock plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
South Africa's Quinton de Kock plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
India's Varun Chakaravarthy, left, celebrates with teammate Washington Sundar the wicket of South Africa's Reeza Hendricks during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
South Africa's Quinton de Kock celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
South Africa's Dewald Brevis plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
India's Jasprit Bumrah, right, celebrates with captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, the dismissal of South Africa's Quinton de Kock during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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