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India vs South Africa T20 Full Squad, Players L, Captain

insidetrack IndiaDecember 3, 2025

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India squad for T20I series against SA: Shubman Gill will mark his return from a neck spasm injury during the forthcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa, subject to fitness clearance from the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence, the board confirmed on Wednesday.
The T20I series will begin in Cuttack on December 9, followed the second match in New Chandigarh on December 11. The third match is scheduled for December 14 at Dharamsala and the 4th one will take place in Lucknow on December 17. The last and final match of the series will take place in Ahmedabad on December 19.
India T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC)*, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar
Note: * Subject to fitness clearance from BCCI COE.

South Africa’s Tour of India, 2025 (T20I Series)

Sr No.
Day
Date
Time
Match
Venue

1
Tuesday
09-Dec-25
7:00 PM
1st T20I
Cuttack

2
Thursday
11-Dec-25
7:00 PM
2nd T20I
New Chandigarh

3
Sunday
14-Dec-25
7:00 PM
3rd T20I
Dharamsala

4
Wednesday
17-Dec-25
7:00 PM
4th T20I
Lucknow

5
Friday
19-Dec-25
7:00 PM
5th T20I
Ahmedabad

insidetrack IndiaDecember 3, 2025

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