Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25
| Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25 | |||
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| South Africa | India | ||
| Dates | 8 – 15 November 2024 | ||
| Captains | Aiden Markram | Suryakumar Yadav | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | India won the 4-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Tristan Stubbs (113) | Tilak Varma (280) | |
| Most wickets | Gerald Coetzee (4) | Varun Chakravarthy (12) | |
| Player of the series | Tilak Varma (Ind) | ||
The Indian cricket team toured South Africa in November 2024 to play four Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against South Africa cricket team.[1][2][3][4] In June 2024, both Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[5][6]
Squads
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 India[8]
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T20I series
[edit]1st T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Andile Simelane (SA) made his T20I debut.
- Sanju Samson became the first Indian batsman to hit two consecutive centuries in T20Is.[9]
2nd T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Varun Chakravarthy (Ind) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.[10]
3rd T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Ramandeep Singh (Ind) made his T20I debut.
- Tilak Varma (Ind) scored his first century in T20Is.[11]
4th T20I
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma (Ind) became the first pair from full member nations to score centuries in a single innings in T20Is.[12]
- Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma also recorded the highest 2nd-wicket partnership (210*) in T20Is.[13]
- Sanju Samson also became the first-ever batter in T20I cricket to hit three centuries in a calendar year.[14]
- India recorded the most sixes (23) in a T20I innings between two full member sides.[15]
- Tilak Varma became the second Indian batsman to hit two consecutive centuries in T20Is.[16]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In squad for third and fourth T20I only.
References
[edit]- ^ "South Africa announce T20I series at home against India". International Cricket Council. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "India to tour South Africa for short T20I series in November". Cricbuzz. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "India to tour South Africa for four T20Is in November 2024". ESPNcricinfo. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "India set to tour South Africa in November to play 4-match T20I series". The Indian Express. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "BCCI-CSA announce schedule of South Africa-India T20I series". Board of Control for Cricket in India. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "CSA and BCCI announce upcoming series". Cricket South Africa. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Proteas Men's squad announced for T20I series against India". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Squads for India's tour of South Africa & Border-Gavaskar Trophy announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Sanju Samson scripts history with second T20I hundred in a row". International Cricket Council. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Varun Chakravarthy bags this huge record with his five-wicket haul against South Africa". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "IND vs SA: Tilak Varma scores maiden T20I century for India vs South Africa". Sportstar. Chennai. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "IND vs SA: Samson, Tilak become first pair from full member nations to score centuries in one innings". Sportstar. Chennai. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma break plethora of records in 4th T20I". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "India vs South Africa Live Score, 4th T20I: Sanju Samson's Historic Ton, Tilak Varma Century Power India To 283/1". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Samson, Tilak smash records like it's nobody's business to hand India 3-1 series win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "IND vs SA: Tilak Varma becomes second Indian to score consecutive T20I centuries". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 November 2024.