Ind vs SA has always been an interesting battle given that both teams have had amazing performers throughout history. For South Africa, some great names include Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers, and Graeme Smith among others. Whereas for India Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and MS Dhoni are some of the top names that come to mind. South Africa and India last faced each other in September 2022 when the South African team toured India for T20I and ODI Series.
Starting with the South Africa tour of India in 2015, all bilateral series between India and South Africa are called the Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela series, and the trophy is termed as Freedom Trophy.
South Africa Tour of India 2022
South Africa toured India for a T20I and ODI series. The tour kicked off with a T20I series starting on September 28 followed by an ODI series from 6th October.
Ind vs SA 2022/2023 T20I & ODI schedule
Date
Match
Time
Sep 28, Wed
INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA, 1st T20I
7:00 PM
Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL
India won by 8 wkts
Oct 02, Sun
INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA, 2nd T20I
7:00 PM
Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL
India won by 16 runs
Oct 04, Tue
INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA, 3rd T20I
7:00 PM
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL
South Africa won by 49 runs
Oct 06, Thu
INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA, 1st ODI
2:00 PM
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
08:30 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL
South Africa won by 9 runs – 40 overs game due to rain
Oct 09, Sun
INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA, 2nd ODI
1:30 PM
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
08:00 AM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL
India won by 7 wkts
Oct 11, Tue
INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA, 3rd ODI
1:30 PM
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
08:00 AM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL
India won by 7 wkts
T20I Squads for Ind vs SA T20I Series 2022
South Africa
India
Batsmen
Batsmen
Temba Bavuma (Captain)
Rohit Sharma (Captain)
Reeza Hendricks
Virat Kohli
Rilee Rossouw
Suryakumar Yadav
Aiden Markram
Shreyas Iyer
David Miller
All Rounder
All Rounder
Wayne Parnell
Shahbaz Ahmed
Dwaine Pretorius
Axar Patel
Ravichandran Ashwin
Wicket Keeper
Wicket Keeper
Quinton de Kock
KL Rahul
Heinrich Klaasen
Rishabh Pant
Tristan Stubbs
Dinesh Karthik
Bowler
Bowler
Keshav Maharaj
Yuzvendra Chahal
Lungi Ngidi
Arshdeep Singh
Anrich Nortje
Harshal Patel
Kagiso Rabada
Umesh Yadav
Tabraiz Shamsi
Mohammed Siraj
Deepak Chahar
ODI Squads for Ind vs SA ODI Series 2022
South Africa
India
Batsmen
Batsmen
Temba Bavuma (Captain)
Shikhar Dhawan (Captain)
Reeza Hendricks
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Janneman Malan
Shubhman Gill
Aiden Markram
Shreyas Iyer
David Miller
Rahul Tripathi
Rajat Patidar
All Rounder
All Rounder
Wayne Parnell
Shahbaz Ahmed
Andile Phehluk
Marco Jansen
Wicket Keeper
Wicket Keeper
Quinton de Kock
Sanju Samson
Heinrich Klaasen
Ishan Kishan
Bowler
Bowler
Keshav Maharaj
Shardul Thakur
Lungi Ngidi
Kuldeep Yadav
Anrich Nortje
Ravi Bishnoi
Kagiso Rabada
Mukesh Kumar
Tabraiz Shamsi
Avesh Khan
Mohammed Siraj
Deepak Chahar
Ind vs SA T20I Series 2022 Result
The South Africa tour of India started with a 3-match T20I series. India won the series by 2-1 after gaining an undefeatable lead of 2-0 in the first two matches. Suryakumar Yadav was named the Player of the Series.
Ind vs SA 1st T20I
Rohit Sharma won the toss in the first T20I and chose to bowl first. South Africa could only manage 106 in 20 overs due to some excellent bowling by Arshdeep in the powerplay. Arshdeep picked up 2 wickets and Deepak Chahar picked up the wicket of the South African captain Temba Bavuma in the powerplay itself. Arshdeep Singh was named Player of the Match for his 3/32.
Did not bat: Rishabh Pant †, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Rohit Sharma, 2.2 ov), 2-17 (Virat Kohli, 6.1 ov)
BOWLING
O
M
R
W
ECON
0s
4s
6s
WD
NB
Kagiso Rabada
4
1
16
1
4.00
18
3
0
0
0
Wayne Parnell
4
0
14
0
3.50
17
1
0
2
0
Anrich Nortje
3
0
32
1
10.66
11
1
4
1
0
Tabraiz Shamsi
2.4
0
27
0
10.12
4
1
2
1
0
Keshav Maharaj
3
0
21
0
7.00
6
1
1
0
0
India vs South Africa 2nd T20I
In the Second T20I, South Africa won the toss and elected to field first. India got off to a brilliant start as both their openers managed to score more than 30 runs each. KL Rahul ended up scoring 57 off 28 balls and was adjudged Player of the Match. Chasing 238, South Africa fell short of just 16 runs. David Miller scored a brilliant century but could not cross the line for his team.
Scorecard
India (20 ovs maximum)
BATTING
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
KL Rahul
lbw b Maharaj
57
28
60
5
4
203.57
Rohit Sharma (c)
c Stubbs b Maharaj
43
37
50
7
1
116.21
Virat Kohli
not out
49
28
56
7
1
175.00
Suryakumar Yadav
run out (Bavuma/Nortje)
61
22
39
5
5
277.27
Dinesh Karthik
not out
17
7
8
1
2
242.85
Extras
(b 1, lb 3, nb 2, w 4)
10
TOTAL
20 Ov (RR: 11.85)
237/3
Did not bat: Rishabh Pant †, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Fall of wickets: 1-96 (Rohit Sharma, 9.5 ov), 2-107 (KL Rahul, 11.3 ov), 3-209 (Suryakumar Yadav, 18.1 ov)
BOWLING
O
M
R
W
E
0s
4s
6s
WD
NB
Kagiso Rabada
4
0
57
0
14.25
8
6
4
2
0
Wayne Parnell
4
0
54
0
13.50
8
7
3
0
1
Lungi Ngidi
4
0
49
0
12.25
8
4
3
1
1
Keshav Maharaj
4
0
23
2
5.75
11
3
0
0
0
Anrich Nortje
3
0
41
0
13.66
3
5
2
1
0
Aiden Markram
1
0
9
0
9.00
2
0
1
0
0
South Africa (T: 238 runs from 20 ovs)
BATTING
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Temba Bavuma (c)
c Kohli b Arshdeep Singh
0
7
8
0
0
0.00
Quinton de Kock †
not out
69
48
123
3
4
143.75
Rilee Rossouw
c Karthik b Arshdeep Singh
0
2
3
0
0
0.00
Aiden Markram
b AR Patel
33
19
35
4
1
173.68
David Miller
not out
106
47
79
8
7
225.53
Extras
(nb 3, w 10)
13
TOTAL
20 Ov (RR: 11.05)
221/3
Did not bat: Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Temba Bavuma, 1.2 ov), 2-1 (Rilee Rossouw, 1.4 ov), 3-47 (Aiden Markram, 6.2 ov)
BOWLING
O
M
R
W
ECON
0s
4s
6s
WD
NB
Deepak Chahar
4
1
24
0
6.00
12
3
0
1
0
Arshdeep Singh
4
0
62
2
15.50
5
4
4
2
3
Ravichandran Ashwin
4
0
37
0
9.25
7
2
2
4
0
Axar Patel
4
0
53
1
13.25
5
2
5
0
0
Harshal Patel
4
0
45
0
11.25
2
4
1
2
0
Ind vs SA 3rd T20I 2022
After losing the first two matches of the series and India having an unassailable lead, South Africa finished the series with a victory. Rilee Rossouw smashed a magnificent hundred off 48 balls with 8 sixes and 7 fours. He was named the Player of the Match for his extraordinary innings. India was bowled out for 178, falling short by 49 runs.
South Africa (20 ovs maximum)
BATTING
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Quinton de Kock †
run out (Iyer/†Pant)
68
43
59
6
4
158.13
Temba Bavuma (c)
c Sharma b UT Yadav
3
8
21
0
0
37.50
Rilee Rossouw
not out
100
48
80
7
8
208.33
Tristan Stubbs
c Ashwin b Chahar
23
18
39
2
1
127.77
David Miller
not out
19
5
4
0
3
380.00
Extras
(lb 4, nb 2, w 8)
14
TOTAL
20 Ov (RR: 11.35)
227/3
Did not bat: Aiden Markram, Dwaine Pretorius, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Temba Bavuma, 4.1 ov), 2-120 (Quinton de Kock, 12.1 ov), 3-207 (Tristan Stubbs, 19.2 ov)
India won the ODI Series against South Africa by 2-1 even after losing the first match of the series. Mohammed Siraj was named the player of the series for picking up 5 wickets in 3 games with an economy of just 4.52!
India vs South Africa 1st ODI
India lost the first match of the series by 9 runs in a rain-affected game. The match was reduced to 40 overs per side. India won the toss and chose to bowl first at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
South Africa scored 249-4 in 40 overs with Klaasen and Miller scoring half-centuries for their teams. Team India fell short by just 9 runs.
Scorecard
South Africa (40 ovs maximum)
BATTING
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Janneman Malan
c Iyer b Thakur
22
42
58
3
0
52.38
Quinton de Kock †
lbw b Ravi Bishnoi
48
54
107
5
0
88.88
Temba Bavuma (c)
b Thakur
8
12
14
2
0
66.66
Aiden Markram
b Kuldeep Yadav
0
5
7
0
0
0
Heinrich Klaasen
not out
74
65
113
6
2
113.84
David Miller
not out
75
63
84
5
3
119.04
Extras
(b 2, lb 4, nb 1, w 15)
22
TOTAL
40 Ov (RR: 6.22)
249/4
Did not bat: Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Janneman Malan, 12.1 ov), 2-70 (Temba Bavuma, 14.6 ov), 3-71 (Aiden Markram, 15.6 ov), 4-110 (Quinton de Kock, 22.2 ov)
South Africa won the toss in the second ODI and elected to bat first. Aiden Markaram and REeza Hendricks scored brilliant half centuries and helped their team post 278 on the board. India in response chased the total in 25.5 overs. For India, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were the highest scorers, scoring 93 and 113* respectively. Shreyas Iyer was deemed the man of the match.
Did not bat: Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Shikhar Dhawan, 5.6 ov), 2-48 (Shubman Gill, 8.5 ov), 3-209 (Ishan Kishan, 34.3 ov)
BOWLING
O
M
R
W
E
0s
4s
6s
WD
NB
Bjorn Fortuin
9
1
52
1
5.77
23
3
2
0
0
Wayne Parnell
8
0
44
1
5.50
28
7
0
1
0
Kagiso Rabada
10
1
59
1
5.90
31
6
1
0
2
Anrich Nortje
8.5
0
60
0
6.79
24
5
3
0
0
Keshav Maharaj
7
0
45
0
6.42
16
1
3
0
0
Aiden Markram
3
0
22
0
7.33
7
3
0
1
0
India vs South Africa 3rd ODI
After India’s win in the second ODI, all eyes were on the series’ decider. Ind vs SA’s third ODI was a bowler’s game in and out. India chose to field first after winning the toss and their decision to bowl first was proven right by their bowlers. India restricted SA for just 99 runs. Kuldeep Yadav picked up 4 wickets whereas Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, and Shahbaz Ahmed picked up 2 wickets each. Kuldeep Yadav was named Man of the Match for his brilliant performance.
Did not bat: Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Shikhar Dhawan, 6.1 ov), 2-58 (Ishan Kishan, 10.4 ov), 3-97 (Shubman Gill, 18.2 ov)
BOWLING
O
M
R
W
ECON
0s
4s
6s
WD
NB
Marco Jansen
5.1
0
43
0
8.32
16
6
1
1
1
Lungi Ngidi
5
0
21
1
4.20
21
3
0
0
0
Anrich Nortje
5
1
15
0
3.00
24
1
1
0
0
Bjorn Fortuin
4
1
20
1
5.00
16
4
0
0
0
Ind vs SA Records
Let’s take a look at the records between Ind vs SA Head to Head.
India vs South Africa Head to Head in Tests
Currently, South Africa is leading in Ind vs SA head-to-head test matches. South Africa has won 17 of the total of 42 played between both nations. India has won 15 matches whereas 10 matches have yielded no result.
Matches Played
42
IND Won
15
SA Won
17
Tied
0
Draw
10
% IND
46.87
% SA
53.12
% Draw
0
First Played
1992
Last Played
2022
Ind vs SA Head to Head in ODIs
South Africa is dominating India Currently in Head to Head ODI matches. South Africa has won 50 matches out of a total of 87 matches played between both teams.
Matches Played
87
IND Won
37
SA Won
50
Tied
0
No Result
0
% IND
41.66
% SA
58.33
First Played
1991
Last Played
2022
Ind vs SA Head to Head in T20Is
India leads the tally in head-to-head T20I encounters between Ind vs SA. India has won 13 out of the 24 games played between the two teams.
Matches Played
24
IND Won
13
SA Won
10
Tied
0
No result
1
% IND
57.89
% SA
42.10
First Played
2006
Last Played
2022
Most Runs in India vs South Africa
Which batsmen do you think will have the most runs in Ind vs SA? Will it be Sachin Tendulkar, Jacques Kallis or Virat? Let’s find out
Ind vs SA: Most Runs in Tests
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
0
4s
6s
SR Tendulkar (IND)
1992-2011
25
45
4
1741
169
42.46
3648
47.72
7
5
3
242
9
JH Kallis (SA)
2000-2013
18
31
6
1734
201*
69.36
3906
44.39
7
5
1
173
11
HM Amla (SA)
2004-2018
21
37
2
1528
253*
43.65
3383
45.16
5
7
4
181
3
AB de Villiers (SA)
2006-2018
20
35
1
1334
217*
39.23
2451
54.42
3
6
2
147
11
V Sehwag (IND)
2001-2011
15
26
0
1306
319
50.23
1621
80.56
5
2
2
191
17
R Dravid (IND)
1996-2011
21
40
3
1252
148
33.83
3591
34.86
2
5
0
164
0
V Kohli (IND)
2013-2022
14
24
2
1236
254*
56.18
2243
55.10
3
4
0
159
4
GC Smith (SA)
2004-2013
15
27
1
987
94
37.96
1616
61.07
0
8
1
142
4
VVS Laxman (IND)
1996-2011
19
31
5
976
143*
37.53
2044
47.74
1
6
1
126
2
SC Ganguly (IND)
1996-2008
17
31
3
947
87
33.82
1712
55.31
0
7
4
129
6
Ind vs SA: Most Runs in ODIs
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
0
4s
6s
SR Tendulkar (IND)
1991-2011
57
57
1
2001
200*
35.73
2622
76.31
5
8
1
219
15
JH Kallis (SA)
1996-2013
37
34
9
1535
119*
61.40
2121
72.37
2
11
2
127
10
V Kohli (IND)
2010-2022
30
28
5
1403
160*
61.00
1633
85.91
4
8
2
111
17
G Kirsten (SA)
1995-2001
26
26
4
1377
133*
62.59
1797
76.62
4
9
1
122
3
AB de Villiers (SA)
2005-2018
32
32
4
1357
119
48.46
1221
111.13
6
5
1
118
41
SC Ganguly (IND)
1996-2007
29
29
3
1313
141*
50.50
1715
76.55
3
8
1
138
31
R Dravid (IND)
1996-2007
36
36
3
1309
84
39.66
1967
66.54
0
14
1
116
4
M Azharuddin (IND)
1991-2000
33
33
2
1109
90
35.77
1590
69.74
0
7
0
75
5
Q de Kock (SA)
2013-2022
19
19
0
1072
135
56.42
1166
91.93
6
2
0
120
13
HH Gibbs (SA)
1996-2010
30
27
3
1064
116*
44.33
1284
82.86
2
5
0
131
13
Ind vs SA: Most Runs in T20Is
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
0
4s
6s
RG Sharma (IND)
2007-2022
17
16
1
420
106
28.00
325
129.23
1
2
3
49
16
DA Miller (SA)
2011-2022
18
15
7
379
106*
47.37
234
161.96
1
2
1
21
26
SK Raina (IND)
2006-2018
12
11
1
339
101
33.90
229
148.03
1
0
0
34
13
V Kohli (IND)
2011-2022
13
12
3
318
72*
35.33
237
134.17
0
2
0
26
10
Q de Kock (SA)
2014-2022
10
9
2
312
79*
44.57
222
140.54
0
4
0
29
13
JP Duminy (SA)
2009-2018
10
10
5
295
68*
59.00
242
121.90
0
3
1
12
16
S Dhawan (IND)
2015-2019
7
7
0
233
72
33.28
165
141.21
0
1
0
26
7
KD Karthik (IND)
2006-2022
13
11
4
221
55
31.57
153
144.44
0
1
1
24
11
H Klaasen (SA)
2018-2022
7
6
0
210
81
35.00
126
166.66
0
2
0
15
14
AB de Villiers (SA)
2006-2015
9
9
0
208
63
23.11
158
131.64
0
2
0
22
5
Most Hundreds in India vs South Africa
Most Hundreds in Ind vs SA Test Matches
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
0
4s
6s
JH Kallis (SA)
2000-2013
18
31
6
1734
201*
69.36
3906
44.39
7
5
1
173
11
SR Tendulkar (IND)
1992-2011
25
45
4
1741
169
42.46
3648
47.72
7
5
3
242
9
V Sehwag (IND)
2001-2011
15
26
0
1306
319
50.23
1621
80.56
5
2
2
191
17
HM Amla (SA)
2004-2018
21
37
2
1528
253*
43.65
3383
45.16
5
7
4
181
3
M Azharuddin (IND)
1992-2000
11
20
1
779
163*
41.00
1079
72.19
4
2
0
111
6
RG Sharma (IND)
2013-2019
9
16
0
678
212
42.37
1049
64.63
3
0
2
76
22
G Kirsten (SA)
1996-2001
10
19
1
720
133
40.00
1503
47.90
3
3
1
92
0
AM Rahane (IND)
2013-2022
13
22
3
884
127
46.52
1698
52.06
3
4
1
111
14
V Kohli (IND)
2013-2022
14
24
2
1236
254*
56.18
2243
55.10
3
4
0
159
4
AB de Villiers (SA)
2006-2018
20
35
1
1334
217*
39.23
2451
54.42
3
6
2
147
11
Most Hundreds in Ind vs SA ODI Matches
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
0
4s
6s
Q de Kock (SA)
2013-2022
19
19
0
1072
135
56.42
1166
91.93
6
2
0
120
13
AB de Villiers (SA)
2005-2018
32
32
4
1357
119
48.46
1221
111.13
6
5
1
118
41
SR Tendulkar (IND)
1991-2011
57
57
1
2001
200*
35.73
2622
76.31
5
8
1
219
15
G Kirsten (SA)
1995-2001
26
26
4
1377
133*
62.59
1797
76.62
4
9
1
122
3
V Kohli (IND)
2010-2022
30
28
5
1403
160*
61.00
1633
85.91
4
8
2
111
17
S Dhawan (IND)
2013-2022
24
23
1
992
137
45.09
1070
92.71
3
6
1
131
8
RG Sharma (IND)
2007-2019
25
24
1
766
150
33.30
951
80.54
3
2
2
80
18
SC Ganguly (IND)
1996-2007
29
29
3
1313
141*
50.50
1715
76.55
3
8
1
138
31
F du Plessis (SA)
2011-2019
14
14
2
696
133*
58.00
766
90.86
2
5
0
56
10
HM Amla (SA)
2010-2019
26
26
1
938
116*
37.52
1104
84.96
2
6
0
101
2
Most Wickets in India vs South Africa
Let’s take a look at the top bowlers with the most wickets in India vs South Africa head-to-head encounters.
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