Watch the highlights of India vs South Africa 2nd T20I 2025 - South Africa tour of India 5-match Twenty20 international series of the 2nd T20I match played between South Africa and India at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh on 11th December 2025.
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| Quinton de Kock's 90 from 46 deliveries lay the foundation © BCCI |
Quinton de Kock's scintillating 46-ball 90 and Donovan Ferreira's whirlwind 16-ball 30 before Bowlers attack and Ottneil Baartman's four-for helped to South Africa's record 51-run victory over India, despite a Tilak Varma's fighting 34-ball 62 and South Africa level the series with 1-1 in the second T20I.
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- South Africa's 51-run win was their largest victory by terms of runs against India in T20 internationals, previous biggest win by 49-runs at Indore in 2022.
- India's 51-run defeat was their second worst by margin of runs in T20Is after their 80-runs defeat against New Zealand at Wellington in 2019.
- India's 51-run defeat was their worst by margin of runs at home venue in T20I cricket history, previous biggest defeat was 49-runs also against South Africa at Indore in 2022.
- Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh became the 27th Indian venue to host a T20 international match and the 243 venue in the world to host a T20I match.
- South Africa's 53 for 1 was their fifth highest powerplay total against India in T20 international (powerplay of 6-overs). Their highest-powerplay-total against India was 67 for 1 at Gqeberha in 2023 and 67 for 0 at Dharamsala in 2015.
- Quinton de Kock equalled a 26-ball his joint fifth fastest fifty for South Africa in T20 international and the seventh fastest fifty by an South African batsman against India in T20Is. The fastest is 16-ball fifty held by Marco Jansen at Centurion in the last year. - where India pulled off a thrilling 11-run win.
- 83 : Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram set up the fourth highest second-wicket partnership for South Africa against India in T20Is.
- Quinton de Kock's 90 was his second highest score for South Africa in T20 international after his 100 against West Indies at Centurion in 2023 and the third highest-score by an South African batsman against India in T20Is after David Miller's unbeaten 106 at Guwahati in 2022 and Rilee Rossouw's unbeaten 100 at Indore in 2022.
- 7 : Quinton de Kock hit his most sixes in an innings for South Africa in T20 international and the joint second most-sixes hit by an South African batsman against India in T20Is, jointly with JP Duminy, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller. The most is 8-sixes hit by Rilee Rossouw at Indore in 2022.
- South Africa's 213 was the highest first-innings totals against India after the 2024 T20 World Cup. The previous highest is 186 by Australia at Hobart earlier last month.
- South Africa's 213 was their joint 11th highest score in T20 international and It is their fourth highest-score against India in T20Is. The highest is 227 at Indore in 2022.
- South Africa's 213 was their fourth highest total in India in T20Is, The highest is 229 against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 2016 World Twenty20.
- South Africa's 15-sixes was their joint fourth most sixes in an innings in T20 international and It is their second most sixes against India in an innings in T20Is after they had hit 16-sixes at Indore in 2022.
- India's 51 for 3 was their joint 13th highest powerplay total against South Africa in T20 international (powerplay of 6-overs). Their highest-powerplay-total against South Africa was 78 for 2 at Johannesburg in 2018.
- Tilak Varma hammered a 27-ball his third fastest fifty for India in T20 international and his second fastest fifty against South Africa in T20Is after his 22-ball half-century at Johannesburg in the last year.
- 51 : Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya set up the sixth highest fifth-wicket partnership for India against South Africa in T20Is.
- Ottneil Baartman's 4 for 24 was his second best bowling performance for South Africa in T20 international and the best-bowling-figures by an South African bowler against India in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 4 for 29 held by Lungi Lgidi at Perth in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
- India's 162 was their eighth highest score against South Africa at home venue in T20Is.
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South Africa scored massive total of 213-4 in 20 overs with top scorer by Quinton de Kock hammered a 90 off 46-balls - who fell ten-run short of his century.
Donovan Ferreira blasted a unbeaten 30 off 16-balls including 3-sixes & a four with strike rate of 187.50, Aiden Markram hit 29 off 26-balls included 2-sixes & a four.
David Miller blasted a unbeaten 20 off 12-balls including 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 166.66 and Dewald Brevis hit 14 off 10-balls contained one-six & a four with strike-rate of 140.
India best bowler by Varun Chakravarthy captured 2-wickets for 29-runs in 4-overs and Axar Patel took one-wicket.
India bundled out for 162 in 19.1 overs with top scorer by Tilak Varma hammered a 62 off 34-balls including 5-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 182.35.
Jitesh Sharma blasted a 27 off 17-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 158.82, Axar Patel hit a run-a-ball 21-runs included one-six & a four.
Hardik Pandya scored 20 off 23-balls included a six and Abhishek Sharma blasted a 17 off 8-balls contained 2-sixes with strike rate of 212.50.
South Africa best bowler by Ottneil Baartman claimed a 4-wickets for 24-runs in 4-overs, Marco Jansen, Lungi Lgidi and Lutho Sipamla each took 2-wickets.
Quinton de Kock named Player of the match for his scintillating batting performance to smashed a 90 off facing 46-balls including 7-sixes & 5-fours with strike rate of 195.65.
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