India Vs South Africa, 5th T20I: IND Wrap Up Series 3-1 With 30-Run Victory

India signed off 2025 in emphatic style, thrashing South Africa by 30 runs in the fifth and final T20I to clinch the series 3-1, powered by explosive fifties from Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma and a decisive four-wicket burst from Varun Chakravarthy. Pandya blazed a 16-ball half-century, the second fastest by an Indian, on his way to 63 off 25, while Tilak’s fluent 73 anchored a daunting 231/5 after early fireworks from Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. South Africa’s chase stayed alive as long as Quinton de Kock’s 65 held the innings together, but once Jasprit Bumrah dismissed him, Chakravarthy ripped through the middle order as the visitors collapsed from 120/1 to 201/8, sealing a dominant finish for India.

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Indian players pose with the trophy after winning the fifth T20 cricket match against South Africa in Ahmedabad. India won the series by 3-1. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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Indian fans cheers before the start of the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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India's Abhishek Sharma plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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India's Sanju Samson plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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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
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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
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India's Tilak Varma plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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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
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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
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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
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India's Tilak Varma plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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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
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India's Hardik Pandya plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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India's Hardik Pandya celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's Dewald Brevis during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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South Africa's David Miller plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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South Africa's captain Aiden Markram plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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South Africa's David Miller plays a shot during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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India's Varun Chakaravarthy celebrates the dismissal of South Africa's Donovan Ferreira during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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India's Sanju Samson takes the catch to dismiss South Africa's David Miller during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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India's Jasprit Bumrah, left, celebrates with captain Suryakumar Yadav after the dismissal of South Africa's Marco Jansen during the fifth T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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India's captain Suryakumar Yadav, right celebrate with teammates after their win in the fifth T20 cricket match against South Africa in Ahmedabad. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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