Axar Patel will miss the third T20I in Dharamsala due to illness, while Jasprit Bumrah has returned home for personal reasons and will also be unavailable for the match.
India had to make two changes for the third T20I of the five-match series against South Africa at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Axar Patel misses the match due to illness, while Jasprit Bumrah returns home for personal reasons and remains unavailable.
“Axar Patel is unavailable for the third T20I due to illness. Jasprit Bumrah has gone back home for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the game. An update on him joining the squad for the remaining matches will be provided in due course,” the official release from BCCI read.
READ ALSO | Tilak Varma Backs India’s Flexible Batting Order Ahead of Dharamsala T20I
Meanwhile, India won the toss and chose to bowl first in the ongoing match on Sunday, Dec 14th.
🚨 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 – 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝟐𝟎𝐈: 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 14, 2025
Axar Patel is unavailable for the third T20I due to illness.
Jasprit Bumrah has gone back home for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the game. An update on him joining the squad for the remaining matches…
3rd T20, IND vs SA: Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman
This article follows WicketWatcher’s editorial standards. Learn more in our Editorial Policy or report an issue via our Corrections Policy.