IND Vs SA, 3rd T20I: Seamers Power India To Seven-Wicket Win In Dharamsala

A clinical show by the pacers helped India beat South Africa by seven wickets in the third T20 International to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series in Dharamsala on Sunday (December 14, 2025). After the pacers produced a masterly spell of swing bowling to bundle out South Africa for a below-par 117, the Indian batters chased down the target with 25 balls to spare. Openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill contributed 35 and 28 respectively, while one down Tilak Varma made 26 not out as India reached 120 for 3 in 15.5 overs. Earlier, Arshdeep Singh (2/13), Harshit Rana (2/34) and Hardik Pandya (1/23) shone with the ball after India chose to bowl.

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South Africa's captain Aiden Markram congratulate India's Tilak Varma, left, after India won the match during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's captain Suryakumar Yadav, right, talks with South Africa's captain Aiden Markram before the start of the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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Indian fans cheers before the start of the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Arshdeep Singh, center, celebrates with teammates the wicket of South Africa's Reeza Hendricks during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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South Africa's Reeza Hendricks leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Harshit Rana celebrates the wicket of South Africa's Quinton de Kock during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Harshit Rana, right, and South Africa's Dewal Brevis during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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South Africa's captain Aiden Markram plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's captain Suryakumar Yadav sets the field during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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South Africa's Tristan Stubbs plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Hardik Pandya celebrates the wicket of South Africa's Tristan Stubbs during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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South Africa's Corbin Bosch bowled out by India's Shivam Dube during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, and Shivam Dube celebrate the wicket of South Africa's Corbin Bosch during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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South Africa's Marco Jansen, right, leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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South Africa's captain Aiden Markram plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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South Africa's captain Aiden Markram celebrates his fifty runs during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Arshdeep Singh, right, celebrates the wicket of South Africa's captain Aiden Markram, left, during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Kuldeep Yadav, left, second left, Arshdeep Singh, center, and Hardik Pandya celebrates the wicket of South Africa's Ottneil Baartman during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Shubman Gill plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Shubman Gill, left, and India's Abhishek Sharma greets each other during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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South Africa's players celebrates the dismissal of India's Abhishek Sharma during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Tilak Varma plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Shubman Gill reacts after bowled out by South Africa's Marco Jansen during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Shivam Dube plays a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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India's Shivam Dube, left, and Tilak Varma greets each other after India won the match during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala. | Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia
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