India Vs South Africa matches are currently the most popular clash in the cricketing world. As they have played the final match of 2024 T20I World Cup. Many fans suppose that South Africa will be desperate for revenge in the ongoing series. These speculations lead the fans towards the India national cricket team vs South Africa national cricket team timeline. To explore the history of matches they have played recently. So, if you’re one of them’, you’re at the right place. Let’s explore together the recent and ongoing series of India Vs South Africa.
2023-24 India Tour Of South Africa: Scorecard
India was on the tour of South Africa after the end of painfull World Cup loss. India played 3 bilateral series including- 3 ODI, 3 T20I, and 2 Test Matches. South Africa Vs India matches have been competitive and full of action. India was able to win the ODI series and tied the T20I and Test series. Here we are mentioning short results from the India national team Vs South Africa national team match scorecard.
India National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Timeline Of T20I Series
| 1st Match (10 Dec, 2023) | |
| South Africa | – |
| India | – |
| Match abandoned without toss | |
| 2nd Match (12 Dec, 2023) | |
| India | 180/7 (19.3) |
| South Africa | 154/5 (13.5) |
| South Africa won by 5 wickets (DLS method) | |
| 3rd Match (14 Dec, 2023) | |
| India | 201/7 (20) |
| South Africa | 95/10 (13.5) |
| India won by 106 runs | |
Series Highlights
Series started with a washout, the first match was abandoned without a toss. In the second match South Africa defeated India by 5 wickets. India made a comeback in the last match and dominantly defeated South Africa by a huge margin of 106 runs. And India leveled the series by 1-1.
India National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Timeline Of ODI Series
| 1st match (17 Dec, 2023) | |
| South Africa | 116/10 (27.30 |
| India | 117/2 (16.4) |
| India won by 8 wickets | |
| 2nd match (19 Dec, 2023) | |
| India | 211/10 (46.2) |
| South Africa | 215/2 (42.3) |
| South Africa won by 8 wickets | |
| 3rd match (21 Dec, 2023) | |
| India | 296/8 (50) |
| South Africa | 218/10 (45.5) |
| India won by 78 runs | |
Series Highlights
India came in the same form from the T20I series and bowled out South Africa on a low score. They comfortably chased the target and started the series with a victory. Another twist was added by South Africa and they won the second match and leveled the series. In the series decider India made a good total and wrapped up South Africa early in the innings and won the match.
India National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Timeline Of Test Series
| 1st match (26 – 30 Dec, 2023) | |
| India | 245/10 & 131/10 |
| South Africa | 408/10 |
| South Africa won by 32 runs and an innings | |
| 2nd match (3 – 7 Jan, 2024) | |
| South Africa | 55/10 & 176/10 |
| India | 153/10 & 80/3 |
| India won by 7 wickets | |
Series Highlights
In the Test the same story repeated as the T20I series. South Africa won the first match and India leveled the lead by winning the last match of the series.
Ongoing Series (India Vs South Africa)
In November of 2024, India again toured South Africa for a T20I series of 4 matches. And the Final of World Cup 2024 final adds up more excitement in this series. As South Africa is now in the mood of taking revenge on India. And for India it’s a test for the young talents like- Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and more. Here is the result of the series till now.
T20I Series
| 1st match (8 Nov, 2024) | |
| India | 202/8 (20) |
| South Africa | 141/10 (17.5) |
| India won the match by 61 runs | |
| 2nd match (10 Nov, 2024) | |
| India | 124/6 (20) |
| South Africa | 128/7 (19) |
| South Africa won by 3 wickets | |
| 3rd match (13 Nov, 2024) | |
| South Africa | 219/6 (20) |
| India | 208/7 (20) |
| India won by 11 runs | |
| 4th match (15 Nov, 2024) | |
| South Africa | 283/1 (20) |
| India | 148/10 (18.2) |
| India won by 135 runs | |
Series Highlights
India started the tour with the win. In the first match of the series, ‘Sanju Samson’ scored a century and led India to the first win of the series. Second match was a thrilling one, As India batted first and any batter except ‘Hardik Pandya’ failed to score runs. And South Africa was also surrounded by difficulties even though they were chasing a low total. ‘Varun Chakravarthy’ took his maiden fiver in International cricket. Despite these efforts India lost the match by 3 wickets.
In the third match ‘Tilak Verma’ scored a hundred and India won the match on the edge. South Africa also played really well and almost chased India’s humongous total.
Fourth match is the highlight of India’s tour of South Africa 2024. ‘Sanju Smason’ and ‘Tilak Verma’ hitted centuries and builts highest partnership for India. India almost touched 300 runs in the last T20I. In counter attack South African batsmen fell like cards and India easily won the match by 135 runs.
Head To Head In T20I Including World Cup Final
India and South Africa have played a total 29 T20I matches including the World Cup 2024 Final. Here we have added all of their matches in the head to head table.
| India | Vs | South Africa |
| 29 | Matches Played | 29 |
| 16 | Won | 12 |
| 12 | Lost | 16 |
| 0 | Drawn | 0 |
| 1 | No Results | 1 |
Arising Rivalry
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Summary
After exploring the India national cricket team vs South Africa national cricket team timeline, It’s clear that India have been dominant in this unsaid ‘Rivalry’. They Didn’t lose any bilateral series with South Africa. Even they won an ODI series at the home of South Africa. And this time India with a new young site showed their talent in the first match of the series. Shows the quality India produces in Cricket.
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