India National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Latest Results, Scorecards and Head-to-Head Record

The India national cricket team vs South Africa national cricket team match scorecard is one of the most searched pages in international cricket, and for good reason. Few rivalries have produced such a steady stream of close finishes, record partnerships and sudden collapses. Over the last twelve months alone, the two sides have played a two-Test series, a three-match ODI series, a five-match T20I series and a high-pressure T20 World Cup Super Eights game. The results went in both directions, which is exactly why fans keep coming back to check the numbers.

This article brings together the latest India vs South Africa scorecard data from every major format. It covers the most recent men’s meeting between the two teams, the T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eights clash in Ahmedabad, along with the full scorecard of the Kolkata Test, summaries of the Guwahati Test, the ODI series and the T20I series, and the updated head-to-head record. Where a full ball-by-ball card was not available, only the confirmed key figures are given, so every number below can be trusted.

India vs South Africa Latest Results at a Glance

Before going deep into each scorecard, here is a quick snapshot of the most recent men’s international results between the two teams.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
14–16 Nov 2025	1st Test	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	South Africa won by 30 runs
22–26 Nov 2025	2nd Test	Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati	South Africa won by 408 runs
30 Nov 2025	1st ODI	Ranchi	India won by 17 runs
3 Dec 2025	2nd ODI	Raipur	South Africa won by 4 wickets
6 Dec 2025	3rd ODI	Visakhapatnam	India won by 9 wickets
9–19 Dec 2025	5-match T20I series	Various	India won 3–1 (one match abandoned)
22 Feb 2026	T20 World Cup Super Eights	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	South Africa won by 76 runs

The pattern is clear. South Africa dominated the red-ball format on Indian soil, India bounced back in the white-ball series, and South Africa then delivered the heaviest blow of all in the World Cup. The most recent men’s meeting confirmed in the records is the Ahmedabad match, so it is the natural place to begin.

India vs South Africa Scorecard: T20 World Cup 2026, Super Eights (22 February 2026)

Match Summary

The 43rd match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2025/26 was played in Group 1 of the Super Eights at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. India, the defending champions, arrived with a 12-match unbeaten run in T20 World Cups stretching back to the 2022 semi-final. South Africa, the runners-up from 2024, had also won all of their group matches. Something had to give.

Team	Score	Overs	Result
South Africa	187/7	20	Won by 76 runs
India	111 all out	18.5	Lost

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. David Miller was named Player of the Match for his 63 off 35 balls, and the result ended India’s long winning streak in the tournament.

South Africa Innings: 187/7 in 20 Overs

South Africa’s innings started badly. They were reduced to 20 for 3 inside the early overs, and India had a real chance to take control of the match. What followed was the turning point of the contest.

David Miller and Dewald Brevis stitched together a fourth-wicket partnership of 97 runs, which is a record fourth-wicket stand for South Africa in Men’s T20 World Cups. Brevis made 45 off 29 balls with three fours and three sixes before a mistimed pull off Shivam Dube ended his innings at 117 for 4. Miller kept going and finished with 63 off 35. Tristan Stubbs then provided the finishing touches with an unbeaten 44 off 24 balls, lifting South Africa to a total that looked well above par on a good Ahmedabad surface.

Key batting numbers from the South African innings:

Batter	Runs	Balls	Notes
David Miller	63	35	Player of the Match
Dewald Brevis	45	29	3 fours, 3 sixes
Tristan Stubbs	44*	24	Unbeaten finisher

The India bowling card had one standout. Jasprit Bumrah finished with 3 for 15 from his four overs, a spell that kept India in the contest even while others leaked runs. At the end of 14 overs South Africa were 134 for 4, and they crossed 150 in 15.2 overs, which tells the story of how quickly the innings accelerated once the Miller–Brevis stand was in full flow.

India Innings: 111 All Out in 18.5 Overs

Chasing 188, India needed a fast start. They got the opposite. Opener Ishan Kishan fell for a duck on the fourth ball of the innings, trying to attack the off-spin of South African captain Aiden Markram. India were 31 for 3 at the first drinks break after six overs, with Suryakumar Yadav on 11 and Washington Sundar on 3. They needed 50 runs in 8.3 overs just to reach the half-century mark, which shows how tightly South Africa strangled the powerplay.

The middle overs did not help either. Washington Sundar fell for 11 in the eighth over to Corbin Bosch, and captain Suryakumar Yadav followed soon after. At the halfway stage India were 57 for 5, needing 131 from the last ten overs. Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube added 35 for the sixth wicket, and India reached 86 for 5 after 14 overs, but then came the collapse. A three-wicket over from left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj left India at 88 for 8 in 15 overs, and the match was effectively over.

Shivam Dube top-scored with 42 off 37 balls, which at least pushed India past the 100-run mark and reduced the margin of defeat.

South Africa’s bowling attack was the real story of the chase:

Bowler	Key figures	Note
Marco Jansen	4 for 22	Led the attack
Keshav Maharaj	3 for 24	Three wickets in a single over
Lungi Ngidi	0 for 15 (4 overs)	Extremely economical
Kagiso Rabada	0 for 32 (4 overs)	Applied pressure early
Aiden Markram	1 wicket	Dismissed Ishan Kishan

What Went Wrong for India

Several decisions and moments were discussed after the match. India picked a lineup with several left-handers and then dropped left-arm spin options, even as South Africa backed Keshav Maharaj without hesitation, and he was the one who broke the back of the chase. Sundar had been left out in an earlier match and then dropped again, a call that many analysts questioned. More broadly, South Africa’s batters had shown how to recover from 20 for 3 by playing sensible, aggressive cricket, while India’s chasers lost wickets in clusters and never rebuilt.

The Aftermath

The defeat dropped India to the bottom of Super Eights Group 1 with a net run rate of minus 3.80, while South Africa went to the top. It was India’s first loss of the tournament. Importantly, though, this was not the end of the story. India recovered in the following matches, reached the final and beat New Zealand by 96 runs to win their third T20 World Cup title. For South Africa, the win was a statement of intent, even if the trophy ultimately went elsewhere.

India vs South Africa Full Scorecard: 1st Test, Kolkata (November 2025)

The opening Test of the 2025/26 Freedom Trophy at Eden Gardens produced one of the lowest-scoring and most dramatic finishes in recent memory. South Africa won by 30 runs, defending a target of just 124 on a pitch with uneven bounce. Below is the complete scorecard.

Match details: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. Umpires: Chris Gaffaney and Rod Tucker. TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough. Match referee: Richie Richardson.

South Africa 1st Innings: 159 all out (55 overs)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	c Pant b Bumrah	31	48	5	1	64.58
Ryan Rickelton	b Bumrah	23	22	4	0	104.55
Wiaan Mulder	lbw b Yadav	24	51	3	0	47.06
Temba Bavuma (c)	c Jurel b Yadav	3	11	0	0	27.27
Tony de Zorzi	lbw b Bumrah	24	55	1	1	43.64
Tristan Stubbs	not out	15	74	1	0	20.27
Kyle Verreynne (wk)	lbw b Siraj	16	36	2	0	44.44
Marco Jansen	b Siraj	0	3	0	0	0.00
Corbin Bosch	lbw b Patel	3	23	0	0	13.04
Simon Harmer	b Bumrah	5	5	1	0	100.00
Keshav Maharaj	lbw b Bumrah	0	3	0	0	0.00

Extras: 15 (8 byes, 4 leg byes, 1 no-ball, 2 wides). Total: 159 all out in 55 overs.

Fall of wickets: 57-1 (Rickelton), 62-2 (Markram), 71-3 (Bavuma), 114-4 (Mulder), 120-5 (de Zorzi), 146-6 (Verreynne), 147-7 (Jansen), 154-8 (Bosch), 159-9 (Harmer), 159-10 (Maharaj).

India bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Jasprit Bumrah	14	5	27	5	1.92
Mohammed Siraj	12	0	47	2	3.91
Axar Patel	6	2	21	1	3.50
Kuldeep Yadav	14	1	36	2	2.57
Ravindra Jadeja	8	2	13	0	1.62
Washington Sundar	1	0	3	0	3.00

Bumrah’s five-wicket haul was the highlight of the day. He ran through the South African top order and also removed the tail, finishing with 5 for 27 from 14 overs, including five maidens.

India 1st Innings: 189 all out (62.2 overs)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal	b Jansen	12	27	3	0	44.44
KL Rahul	c Markram b Maharaj	39	119	4	1	32.77
Washington Sundar	c Markram b Harmer	29	82	2	1	35.37
Shubman Gill (c)	retired hurt	4	3	1	0	133.33
Rishabh Pant (wk)	c Verreynne b Bosch	27	24	2	2	112.50
Ravindra Jadeja	lbw b Harmer	27	45	3	0	60.00
Dhruv Jurel	c & b Harmer	14	14	3	0	100.00
Axar Patel	c Jansen b Harmer	16	45	2	0	35.56
Kuldeep Yadav	c Verreynne b Jansen	1	8	0	0	12.50
Mohammed Siraj	b Jansen	1	9	0	0	11.11
Jasprit Bumrah	not out	1	3	0	0	33.33

Extras: 18 (9 byes, 2 leg byes, 5 no-balls, 2 wides). Total: 189 all out in 62.2 overs, giving India a lead of 30.

South Africa bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Marco Jansen	15	4	35	3	2.33
Wiaan Mulder	5	1	15	0	3.00
Keshav Maharaj	16	1	66	1	4.12
Corbin Bosch	11	4	32	1	2.90
Simon Harmer	15.2	4	30	4	1.95

South Africa 2nd Innings: 153 all out (54 overs)

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Ryan Rickelton	lbw b Yadav	11	23	1	0	47.83
Aiden Markram	c Jurel b Jadeja	4	23	0	0	17.39
Wiaan Mulder	c Pant b Jadeja	11	30	1	0	36.67
Temba Bavuma (c)	not out	55	136	4	0	40.44
Tony de Zorzi	c Jurel b Jadeja	2	2	0	0	100.00
Tristan Stubbs	b Jadeja	5	18	0	0	27.78
Kyle Verreynne (wk)	b Patel	9	16	1	0	56.25
Marco Jansen	c Rahul b Yadav	13	16	0	1	81.25
Corbin Bosch	b Bumrah	25	37	2	1	67.57
Simon Harmer	b Siraj	7	20	0	0	35.00
Keshav Maharaj	lbw b Siraj	0	3	0	0	0.00

Extras: 11 (all leg byes). Total: 153 all out in 54 overs.

India bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Jasprit Bumrah	10	2	24	1	2.40
Axar Patel	14	0	36	1	2.57
Kuldeep Yadav	8	1	30	2	3.75
Ravindra Jadeja	20	3	50	4	2.50
Mohammed Siraj	2	0	2	2	1.00

South Africa were 91 for 7 at one stage, and it was Bavuma’s unbeaten 55 off 136 balls, supported by a lively 25 from Corbin Bosch, that pulled the total to a defendable 153.

India 2nd Innings: 93 all out (35 overs), chasing 124

Batter	Dismissal	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal	c Verreynne b Jansen	0	4	0	0	0.00
KL Rahul	c Verreynne b Jansen	1	6	0	0	16.67
Washington Sundar	c Harmer b Markram	31	92	2	0	33.70
Dhruv Jurel	c Bosch b Harmer	13	34	3	0	38.24
Rishabh Pant (wk)	c & b Harmer	2	13	0	0	15.38
Ravindra Jadeja	lbw b Harmer	18	26	2	0	69.23
Axar Patel	c Bavuma b Maharaj	26	17	1	2	152.94
Kuldeep Yadav	lbw b Harmer	1	13	0	0	7.69
Jasprit Bumrah	not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
Mohammed Siraj	c Markram b Maharaj	0	1	0	0	0.00

Shubman Gill did not bat in the second innings. Extras: 1. Total: 93 all out in 35 overs.

Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Jaiswal), 1-2 (Rahul), 33-3 (Jurel), 38-4 (Pant), 64-5 (Jadeja), 72-6 (Sundar), 77-7 (Yadav), 93-8 (Patel), 93-9 (Siraj).

South Africa bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Marco Jansen	7	3	15	2	2.14
Simon Harmer	14	4	21	4	1.50
Keshav Maharaj	9	1	37	2	4.11
Corbin Bosch	2	0	14	0	7.00
Aiden Markram	3	0	5	1	1.66

India lost two wickets without a significant score on the board, recovered briefly through Sundar, and then collapsed against Harmer. Simon Harmer was named Player of the Match for his eight wickets across the game, and the result gave South Africa a 1–0 lead in the two-Test series.

India vs South Africa 2nd Test Scorecard Summary: Guwahati (22–26 November 2025)

The second Test was even more one-sided. South Africa won toss and batted, making 489 in 151.1 overs. Senuran Muthusamy scored a maiden Test century of 109, and Marco Jansen added a quickfire 93. India replied with only 201 in 83.5 overs, with Yashasvi Jaiswal making 58 and Washington Sundar 48, while Jansen took 6 for 48 to claim a first-innings lead of 288.

South Africa chose not to enforce the follow-on. Instead, they batted again and declared on 260 for 5 in 78.3 overs, with Tristan Stubbs making 94 and Tony de Zorzi 49. That left India a target of 549, which is the largest imaginable mountain. India were bowled out for 140 in 63.5 overs on the final day, with Ravindra Jadeja top-scoring with 54 and off-spinner Simon Harmer taking 6 for 37.

Innings	Score	Overs
South Africa 1st	489	151.1
India 1st	201	83.5
South Africa 2nd	260/5 declared	78.3
India 2nd	140	63.5

Result: South Africa won by 408 runs, which is India’s heaviest Test defeat by runs. South Africa won the series 2–0, their first series win in India in 25 years and only the second ever after the 2000 series led by Hansie Cronje. Harmer was named Player of the Series after taking 17 wickets over the two Tests, and Aiden Markram set a record for the most catches by an outfielder in a single Test, with nine. Marco Jansen was the Player of the Match in Guwahati.

India vs South Africa ODI Series 2025: Scorecards

After the Test series, the two teams moved to white-ball cricket, and the ODI series went to the wire.

1st ODI, Ranchi: India won by 17 runs

India posted 349 for 8, powered by a magnificent 135 from Virat Kohli. South Africa chased hard but fell 17 runs short, finishing on 332. It was a high-scoring opening that set the tone for the rest of the series.

2nd ODI, Raipur: South Africa won by 4 wickets

This was the match of the series. India scored 358 for 5, built on centuries from Virat Kohli (102 off 93 balls) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (105 off 83, his maiden ODI hundred), with KL Rahul adding an unbeaten 66. Kohli and Gaikwad shared a 195-run stand for the third wicket, the highest ODI partnership by an Indian pair against South Africa.

South Africa chased 359 and did it with four balls to spare, finishing on 362 for 6 in 49.2 overs. Aiden Markram scored 110, Matthew Breetzke added 68, Dewald Brevis hit a swift 54 off 34 balls, and captain Temba Bavuma contributed 46. It was South Africa’s third-highest successful run chase in ODI history.

3rd ODI, Visakhapatnam: India won by 9 wickets

With the series level at 1–1, India finally won a toss after losing 20 in a row, and KL Rahul sent South Africa in to bat. Quinton de Kock hit 106 and Temba Bavuma made 48, but South Africa were bowled out for 270 in 47.5 overs. Kuldeep Yadav took 4 for 41 and Prasidh Krishna took 4 for 66.

India’s chase was a masterclass. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his maiden ODI century, an unbeaten 116 off 121 balls, with Rohit Sharma making 75 and Virat Kohli finishing on 65 not out. India reached 271 for 1 in 39.5 overs to win the series 2–1.

ODI	Venue	India	South Africa	Result
1st	Ranchi	349/8	332	India won by 17 runs
2nd	Raipur	358/5	362/6	South Africa won by 4 wickets
3rd	Visakhapatnam	271/1	270	India won by 9 wickets

Virat Kohli was named Player of the Series with 302 runs, thanks to two centuries and an unbeaten half-century.

India vs South Africa T20I Series 2025: Scorecard Highlights

The five-match T20I series ended in a 3–1 win for India, with one match, the fourth in Lucknow, abandoned due to fog. Varun Chakravarthy was named Player of the Series, taking 10 wickets in four matches.

The decider in Ahmedabad on 19 December produced the series’ best batting. Chasing a big total on a flat pitch, South Africa were set 232 after India posted 231 for 5.

Team	Score	Key performers
India	231/5 (20 ov)	Tilak Varma 73 (42), Hardik Pandya 63 (25)
South Africa	201/8 (20 ov)	Quinton de Kock 65 (35), Dewald Brevis 31

Hardik Pandya hit a 16-ball half-century, the second-fastest by an Indian in T20Is, and shared a 105-run fourth-wicket stand with Tilak Varma. For South Africa, de Kock raced to 65 off 35 balls, taking the visitors to 67 without loss in the powerplay, before Jasprit Bumrah broke the stand with a caught-and-bowled. Varun Chakravarthy then took four wickets, finishing with 4 for 53, and Bumrah ended with 2 for 17. India won by 30 runs, and the win extended India’s streak to eight consecutive T20I series wins.

India vs South Africa Head-to-Head Record (Updated)

The overall head-to-head record shows how evenly balanced the rivalry is, with the result depending heavily on the format.

Format	Matches	India won	South Africa won	Draw / No result
Tests	46	16	20	10
ODIs	97	42	52	3
T20Is	36	21	14	1
Total	179	79	86	14

A few points stand out from this table:

• Tests: South Africa now lead 20–16 after the 2–0 sweep in India. Before that series, the count stood at 44 Tests with South Africa ahead 18–16.
• ODIs: South Africa lead the one-day record 52–42, although India have won seven of the last ten meetings and their last three World Cup encounters.
• T20Is: India lead 21–14, making this the format where they hold the clearest edge. In T20 World Cups specifically, India had won five of the first seven meetings before South Africa’s win in Ahmedabad made it five to three.

Note that different websites sometimes show slightly different totals, because some have not yet added the latest series. The numbers above include every match up to and including the 22 February 2026 game.

Key Trends Visible in the India vs South Africa Scorecards

Reading several India vs South Africa scorecards side by side reveals patterns that a single result cannot.

1. Spin Decided the Test Series

The Kolkata scorecard shows Simon Harmer taking 4 wickets in each innings, while India’s own spinners, Jadeja and Yadav, did most of the damage in South Africa’s second innings. In Guwahati, Harmer took 6 for 37. South Africa’s willingness to attack on turning pitches, and their ability to bat for long periods through Bavuma, Stubbs and de Zorzi, was the key difference.

2. Marco Jansen Is the Defining Player of This Era

Jansen has taken wickets in every format against India: 3 and 2 wickets in Kolkata, 6 for 48 in Guwahati along with a quick 93, and 4 for 22 in the T20 World Cup. A left-arm quick who can also bat has been a constant headache.

3. India’s White-Ball Depth Is Real, but Not Unbreakable

India’s ODI series win and T20I series win show how deep the batting is, with Kohli, Rohit, Jaiswal, Gaikwad, Tilak and Pandya all contributing. But the Ahmedabad result showed that when the top order falls early against quality spin and pace, the chase can unravel quickly.

4. The Toss Matters Less Than the Powerplay

India lost 20 ODI tosses in a row before finally winning in Visakhapatnam, and still won that match comfortably. In T20 World Cup cricket, the early overs mattered more. South Africa recovered from 20 for 3, while India slid from 31 for 3 to 57 for 5.

5. Bumrah Remains India’s Constant

Across formats, Jasprit Bumrah has delivered: 5 for 27 in Kolkata, 2 for 17 in the T20I decider, and 3 for 15 in Ahmedabad. Even when India lose, his numbers stand out.

How to Read an India vs South Africa Match Scorecard

For readers who want to use a scorecard properly, here are the essentials.

• Batting table: Each row shows the batter, how they were dismissed, runs, balls faced, fours, sixes and strike rate. A low strike rate in a Test, like Stubbs’ 15 off 74 in Kolkata, is not always bad if the pitch is difficult.
• Extras: Byes, leg byes, wides and no-balls. In Kolkata, India conceded 15 extras in the first innings, and those runs mattered in a low-scoring game.
• Fall of wickets: This tells you when partnerships were broken. In the Kolkata second innings, India lost their first two wickets for 1 run, which basically decided the chase.
• Bowling table: Overs, maidens, runs, wickets and economy. Maidens are especially valuable in Tests, and Bumrah’s five maidens in one innings explain why scoring was so hard.
• Match details: Toss, venue, umpires and referee, all of which provide context.

A Note on Legends Matches

Searches for the India vs South Africa scorecard sometimes return results from the World Championship of Legends, which involves retired players. These are separate from the national teams. For reference, in 2024 South Africa Champions beat India Champions by 54 runs at Northampton, scoring 210 for 8 against 156 for 6, and in 2025 South Africa Champions won by 88 runs on the DLS method, making 208 for 6 before India Champions were bowled out for 111 for 9. These games are entertaining, but they do not count in the official head-to-head record between the national teams.

What the Scorecards Tell Us

Taken together, the latest India vs South Africa scorecards describe a rivalry that has shifted in a meaningful way. South Africa have become a formidable side in Test cricket, beating India 2–0 in India for the first time in 25 years, and they proved in Ahmedabad that they can beat the home side in a World Cup knockout-style situation. India, meanwhile, remain the stronger T20I side overall, won the ODI series against the odds, and went on to lift the T20 World Cup despite the Ahmedabad setback.

For anyone looking for the India national cricket team vs South Africa national cricket team match scorecard, the key takeaway is simple: the numbers are close, the contests are tough, and every new series adds another chapter. No newer men’s meeting than the Ahmedabad match appears in the records at the time of writing, so check the official schedule from the BCCI and Cricket South Africa for upcoming fixtures.

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