India Vs South Africa

Marizanne Kapp struck a scintillating 45-ball 81 as South Africa overwhelmed India by six wickets in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. Batting first, India posted 158 for seven and South Africa rode on Kapp's brilliant unbeaten knock and Tazmin Brits' 36-ball 40 to complete the chase of 159 in 19.1 overs. Shree Charani (3/24) picked up three wickets for India. Earlier, India were off to a flying start and scored 59 runs in the powerplay due to Shafali Verma (3 off 15 balls) and Smriti Mandhana's (17 off 12 balls) aggressive approach. However, South Africa's bowlers fought back well by applying the brakes on India's scoring in the middle overs while picking up important wickets, including that of India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, who made her 200th T20I appearance, a feat no other cricketer -- male and female -- has achieved in the history of the game. Harmanpreet made 24 in her landmark game while Deepti Sharma chipped in with an useful 29 in 21 balls. Shabnim I

The live streaming of the India Women vs South Africa Women match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India

It will be a historic night for the Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as she will become the first cricketer, male or female, to represent their side in 200 T20I matches

South Africa have been just as clinical as the hosts in Group D, also winning all four of their matches and ending with a net run rate of 1.943.

With those breakthroughs, Bumrah's tally in the tournament climbed to 33 wickets, placing him at the top of India's all-time list in the competition.

Arshdeep Singh returned in the previous match, and India is expected to bring back Axar Patel, who was rested to give Washington Sundar a game, strengthening the middle-order balance.

The Narendra Modi Stadium provides batter-friendly conditions, encouraging free scoring.

Addressing the media on the eve of the contest, de Kock dismissed the idea that Ahmedabad will significantly aid spinners.

When asked about what Team India's biggest worry is ahead of the clash, Surya had a direct and one-word answer to the question - 'None.'

Surya mentioned that the team wants Abhishek to play with a set template, and the southpaw is just trying to deliver that

Ishan Kishan scored 53 runs off just 20 balls, with the help of two fours and seven sixes, before getting retired out

As hosts and favourites, India enters the tournament with strong momentum, bolstered by their recent series win against New Zealand.

India's senior side will play one warm-up match in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 against South Africa

The Willowmoore Park surface in Benoni offers a balanced track, with batters getting the advantage early in the match, but momentum shifting to bowlers as the game progresses

South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad termed his team's tour of India a very successful one and hoped that the two teams meet once again in the final of the next year's T20 World Cup. India are the defending champions of the T20 World Cup when they co-host the tournament from February 7 to March 8 along with Sri Lanka, having defeated the Proteas in a thrilling final in the last edition in 2024. We've got some work to do still, there's no doubt. But the good thing is that the boys have got a month of SA20 coming up and that will also be really good prep in honing their skills to ensure that when the West Indies arrive on our shores we're ready for that, Conrad told the media after the fifth T20I, which India won by 30 runs to clinch their five-match series 3-1. and then obviously the World Cup, that's the big thing. So whilst we didn't get the results we wanted here in the (T20I) series, I'd like to think this might be the World Cup's finalists (of 2024) in the next World Cup as wel

India vs South Africa fifth T20I Highlights: With this win, India have extended their unbeaten streak in bilateral T20I series to 19

The live telecast for the 5th T20 between India and South Africa will be available on Star Sports Network in India

Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball fifty against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup still ranks at the top for the fastest T20I fifties record for India

Last time Gill played a T20I match in Ahmedabad he scored his maiden T20I hundred against New Zealand

Cricket fans can watch the live streaming of the India vs South Africa 5th T20 match on the JioHotstar app and website in India