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India Vs South Africa LIVE Cricket Score, 5th T20I: IND Target Series Win Against SA

India vs South Africa LIVE Cricket Score, 5th T20I: Get play-by-play updates for the fifth T20I between India and South Africa on Friday, December 19, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

Ind vs SA 3rd T20I: India's Varun Chakravarthy celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's Reeza Hendricks | Photo: AP/Themba Hadebe
India Vs South Africa LIVE Cricket Score, 5th T20I: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the fifth T20I between India and South Africa on Friday, December 19, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The final game of the five-match series is set at the venue scheduled to host the T20 World Cup final in March, giving both sides, South Africa in particular, a valuable look at the conditions ahead of the global tournament starting in February. India lead the series 2-1 after the fourth match was abandoned due to heavy fog, with the Proteas pushing for a series-levelling win. Jasprit Bumrah returns after missing the third game, while Shubman Gill’s availability remains uncertain due to an injury concern. Get IND vs SA live updates right here.
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India Vs South Africa LIVE Cricket Score, 5th T20I: Squads

India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Hardik Pandya, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottineil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs.

India Vs South Africa LIVE Cricket Score, 5th T20I: Match Prediction

Given the home advantage, India are being considered the favourites in this match. Google gives the Indians a 68% chance of victory, and South Africa 32%.

India Vs South Africa LIVE Cricket Score, 5th T20I: Stats At A Glance

Stats At A Glance

Top run-scorers: Southpaw David Miller heads the list with 545 runs from 27 India vs South Africa T20I games. Quinton de Kock comes 2nd in the list with 442 runs in 14 matches. Former India skipper Rohit Sharma with 429 runs from 18 matches is next, while among the current Indian players, young Tilak Varma is on top with 423 runs from 9 games.

Top wicket-takers: Left arm-seamer Arshdeep Singh is first with 22 wickets from 13 matches. India's star spinner Varun Chakaravarthy is at the second spot with 18 wickets in just seven matches.

India Vs South Africa LIVE Cricket Score, 5th T20I: Head-To-Head Records

The two teams have faced off 34 times in T20 internationals, and India have won 20 of those. South Africa have emerged victors 13 times, while one game ended in a no result.

India Vs South Africa LIVE Cricket Score, 5th T20I: Streaming Info

The India vs South Africa 5th T20I match will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. Television broadcasts will take place on the following TV channels: Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.

India Vs South Africa LIVE Cricket Score, 5th T20I: Hello!

Hello and welcome back to our live blog of the India vs South Africa 5th T20I. Stay with us for all the live updates from the game.

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