India vs South Africa T20 Series: Full schedule, head-to-head record and everything else you need to know

The final leg of South Africa’s ongoing tour of India will be getting underway a little over 24 hours from now, with the first of five T20Is set to take place in Cuttack on Tuesday. The upcoming series will be crucial for both teams as they will be adding final touches in their preparation for the T20 World Cup, which begins on 7 February.

The series will also be crucial for players who will be hoping to land major contracts in the 2026 Indian Premier League auction that will be taking place in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, 16 December – right in the middle of the five-match series.

Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming series:

When and where will the T20I matches between India and South Africa take place? 

Here’s the full schedule for the upcoming India-South Africa T20I series, with all the matches starting at 7 pm IST:

Tuesday, 9 December: 1st T20I at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.

Thursday, 11 December: 2nd T20I at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium, Mullanpur.

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Sunday, 14 December: 3rd T20I at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala.

Wednesday, 17 December: 4th T20I at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

Friday, 19 December: 5th T20I at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

What is the T20I head-to-head record like between India and South Africa? 

Matches: 31

India won: 18

South Africa won: 12

No Result: 1

The Proteas, however, have a slight advantage over India when in comes to T20I meetings on Indian soil, winning six and losing five.

Where can I watch the T20I series between India and South Africa LIVE? 

The T20I series between India and South Africa will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network on television, and will also be streamed live on the JioHotstar website and mobile application.

Which players will be in action in the India-South Africa T20I series? 

Here are the full squads of the Indian and South African teams, led by Suryakumar Yadav and Aiden Markram respectively, that will be competing in the upcoming T20I series:

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India: 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.

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