Watch | Shubman Gill ends 2025 as leading run-scorer:Abhishek Sharma slams first ball six 3rd time, Hardik Pandya achieves 100 T20I wickets

India defeated South Africa by 7 wickets in the third match of the T20 series. Chasing a target of 118 runs on Sunday, the Indian team won the match by 7 wickets in 15.5 overs. The South African team was restricted to 117 runs in 20 overs. In Dharamshala, Hardik Pandya became the first Indian to complete more than 1000 runs and 100 wickets in T20 Internationals. Indian opener Shubman Gill scored 28 runs. He has become the highest run-scorer across all three formats this year. Abhishek Sharma hit a six on the very first ball of the innings for the third time. Additionally, Varun Chakravarthy also completed his 50 T20 International wickets. Top Records and Moments from IND vs SA 3rd T20…. 1. Hardik becomes the first Indian with 1000+ runs and 100+ wickets Hardik Pandya has become the first Indian player to score more than 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in T20 International cricket. He achieved this milestone with 1939 runs and 100 wickets. Before Hardik, only foreign all-rounders were included in this list, such as spin all-rounders like Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, and Sikandar Raza. Hardik is also the first fast-bowling all-rounder to join this record, which makes his achievement even more special. Additionally, Pandya became the third Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in T20 Internationals. Before him, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah had achieved this feat. 2. Shubman Gill became the year’s top scorer, surpassing Shai Hope Indian opener Shubman Gill has become this year’s top scorer. He has scored 1764 runs across all three formats (Test, ODI, and T20 International) in the year 2025. Gill surpassed West Indies’ Shai Hope’s 1753 runs. He achieved this milestone by scoring his 18th run of the innings. Gill hit a boundary off Marco Jansen’s third ball in the fourth over of the Indian innings. 3. Abhishek hit a six on the first ball for the third time Abhishek Sharma hit a six on the very first ball of the innings for the third time in T20 Internationals. With this, he became the only Indian batsman to do so. Before him, Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Yashasvi Jaiswal had achieved this feat once each. 4. Chakravarthy completes 50 wickets in 30 innings Varun Chakravarthy became the second fastest bowler for India to take 50 wickets in T20 Internationals. He achieved this feat in just 30 innings. In this regard, only Kuldeep Yadav is ahead of him, who reached this milestone in 29 innings. Varun’s performance has also been special in terms of balls. He completed 50 wickets in 672 balls, surpassing legendary spinners like South Africa’s Imran Tahir (681 balls) and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan (685 balls). In this record, only Ajantha Mendis, Kuldeep Yadav, and Wanindu Hasaranga are ahead of Varun. 5. Arshdeep’s Most Wickets in Powerplay Arshdeep Singh has become the Indian bowler with the most wickets in the powerplay overs of T20 Internationals. He has taken 48 wickets in the initial six overs so far, surpassing Bhuvneshwar Kumar (47 wickets) in this regard. Jasprit Bumrah is in third place with 33 wickets in this record, while Axar Patel and Washington Sundar have taken 21 wickets each in the powerplay. Top Moments 1. Arshdeep gets a wicket on review in the first over Arshdeep Singh gave India success in the very first over of the match. His fourth ball hit Reeza Hendricks’ pads, but the field umpire initially did not give it out. After this, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav took DRS. The decision was overturned on review and India got its first wicket. 3. Markram’s Fifty with a Six Aiden Markram completed his fifty by hitting a six on the first ball of the 18th over. He hit two boundaries in Harshit Rana’s over, which included a four and a six. With these boundaries, South Africa also crossed the 100-run mark. 4. Markram’s catch dropped by Harshit Aiden Markram got a life in the 15th over. He played a shot towards covers off Shivam Dube’s ball. Harshit was initially standing ahead of the boundary, he had to go back for the catch. He tried to take an overhead catch with his right hand, but the ball slipped from his hand and fell inside the boundary, going over him. 5. Markram’s bat slipped from his hand In the 18th over, Aiden Markram’s bat slipped from his hand, but the ball went for a four. While attempting a cover drive, his bat slipped from his hand and flew towards short leg, while the ball sliced over short third man and went past the boundary. 6. India opened their account with Abhishek’s six Chasing a target of 118 runs, the Indian team got off to an aggressive start. Abhishek Sharma hit a six over fine leg off Lungi Ngidi’s very first ball. He scored a total of 16 runs from this over. 7. Gill survived being out by taking a review In the second over of the Indian innings, Shubman Gill survived an LBW dismissal. Marco Jansen bowled an inswinging length delivery at 136 kmph, which beat the flick and hit Gill’s pads. The umpire raised his finger, but Gill immediately took a review. In the slow-motion replay, the initial contact with the bat was not clear, however, Ultra-Edge showed a clear spike as the ball passed the bat. The ball hit the pad just above the knee roll and then went towards point, which led to the decision being overturned. 8. Markram took a diving catch running 24 meters back India lost their first wicket in the last over of the powerplay. Abhishek Sharma was out after scoring 35 runs off 18 balls. He was sent back to the pavilion by Aiden Markram, who took a brilliant catch running backwards at long-off off a delivery from Corbin Bosch.