South African cricket team in India in 2019–20

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{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = South African cricket team in India in 2019–20
| team1_image = Flag of India.svg
| team1_name = India
| team2_image = Flag of South Africa.svg
| team2_name = South Africa
| from_date = 15 September 2019
| to_date = 18 March 2020
| team1_captain = [[Virat Kohli]]
| team2_captain = [[Faf du Plessis]] (Tests) [[Quinton de Kock]] (ODIs & T20Is)
| no_of_tests = 3
| team1_tests_won = 3
| team2_tests_won = 0
| team1_tests_most_runs = [[Rohit Sharma]] (529)
| team2_tests_most_runs = [[Dean Elgar]] (232)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] (15)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Kagiso Rabada]] (7)
| player_of_test_series = [[Rohit Sharma]] (Ind)
| no_of_ODIs = 3
| team1_ODIs_won = 0
| team2_ODIs_won = 0
| team1_ODIs_most_runs =
| team2_ODIs_most_runs =
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets =
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets =
| player_of_ODI_series =
| no_of_twenty20s = 3
| team1_twenty20s_won = 1
| team2_twenty20s_won = 1
| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = [[Virat Kohli]] (81)
| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = [[Quinton de Kock]] (131)
| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Deepak Chahar]] (2) [[Hardik Pandya]] (2)
| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Bjorn Fortuin]] (3) [[Kagiso Rabada]] (3)
| player_of_twenty20_series = [[Quinton de Kock]] (SA)
}}
The [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa cricket team]] toured India in September and October 2019 to play three [[Test cricket|Tests]] and three [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) matches. The Test series formed part of the inaugural [[2019–2021 World Test Championship|2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/742337 |title=Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://icc-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/ICC/document/2018/06/20/6dc2c8d4-e1a5-4dec-94b4-7121fab3cd7f/ICC_Tours.pdf |title=Men's Future Tours Programme |access-date=11 October 2019 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

In August 2019, [[Cricket South Africa]] confirmed that [[Faf du Plessis]] would lead the Test side for the tour,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27332298/faf-du-plessis-remain-charge-south-africa-test-side |title=Du Plessis to remain in charge of South Africa Test side |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> with [[Quinton de Kock]] named captain of the T20I team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1310933 |title=South Africa announce squads for India tour; De Kock to lead side in T20Is |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref> Later the same month, as per the request of the [[Jharkhand Cricket Association]], due to [[Durga Puja]] celebrations in the second week of October in [[Ranchi]], the Committee of Administrators (CoA) agreed to switch the venues of the second and third Tests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1303392 |title=Venues swapped for second and third India-South Africa Tests |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref> Pune, which was originally scheduled to host the third Test, hosted the second Test, with Ranchi hosting the third Test match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/109271/bcci-cricket-india-relaxes-age-fraud-rule-afghanistan-cricket-south-africa-schedule|title=Test venues for South Africa series swapped|work=Cricbuzz|access-date=7 August 2019|author= Gaurav Gupta}}</ref>

The three-match T20I series was drawn 1–1, after the first fixture was washed out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/south-africa-in-india/india-vs-south-africa-live-cricket-score-updates-3rd-t20i-bengaluru/articleshow/71245455.cms |title=India vs South Africa Highlights, 3rd T20I: South Africa thrash India by 9 wickets, level series 1-1 |work=Times of India |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref> In the Test series, India won the first two matches to take an unassailable 2–0 lead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1451752 |title=Dominant India record innings win to seal series against South Africa |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> It was India's eleventh-consecutive series win at home, setting a new record for any team in Test cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/india-vs-south-africa-series/article/india-hammer-south-africa-by-an-innings-and-137-in-2nd-test-clinch-series-2/503226 |title=India hammer South Africa by an innings and 137 in 2nd Test; clinch series 2-0 |work=Times Now News |access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> India won the final Test by an innings and 202 runs to win the series 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1462720 |title=Dominant India wrap up historic series sweep over South Africa| work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 October 2019}}</ref> It was India's first whitewash in a bilateral Test series against South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/virat-kohli-co-register-comprehensive-victory-at-ranchi-as-india-complete-maiden-whitewash-against-south-africa/story-kROExwLpztkTiDgvVvKV1H.html |title=Virat Kohli & Co register comprehensive victory at Ranchi as India complete maiden whitewash against South Africa |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=22 October 2019}}</ref> South Africa lost the last two Tests by an innings. The last time they had lost consecutive Test matches by an innings margin was during [[Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1935–36|Australia's visit in 1935–36]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19430/report/1187009/india-vs-south-africa-3rd-test-icc-world-test-championship |title=Two in two for Nadeem as India wrap up 3-0 sweep |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 October 2019}}</ref>

South Africa returned to India in March 2020 to play three [[One Day International]] (ODI) matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26887259/tests-south-africa-bangladesh-india-2019-20-home-season |title=Tests against South Africa and Bangladesh in India's 2019-20 home season |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 June 2019}}</ref> On 6 March 2020, Cricket South Africa announced that the trip to India for the ODI matches would still go ahead, despite the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28850680/csa-going-forward-india-tour-medical-advice |title=CSA going forward with India tour after medical advice |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricket.co.za/news/34853/CSA-statement-on-the-Proteas-mens-tour-to-India |title=CSA statement on the Proteas men's tour to India |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref> After the first ODI, which was abandoned with no play due to rain,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19315/report/1187010/india-vs-south-africa-1st-odi-south-africa-in-india-2019-20 |title=First ODI abandoned without a ball bowled |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) confirmed that the two remaining ODIs would be played behind closed doors,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28891614/last-two-odis-india-south-africa-series-played-closed-doors |title=Last two ODIs of India-South Africa series to be played behind closed doors |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> in an attempt to reduce the impact of the coronavirus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1644926 |title=India-South Africa ODIs to be played behind closed doors |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> However, on 13 March 2020, the remaining two ODI matches were cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1219302.html |title=Coronavirus: India v South Africa ODI series called off |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-vs-south-africa-lucknow-kolkata-odis-cancelled-amid-coronavirus-threat-reports/story-F7KoErM1jnW7MRXq8BKLiK.html |title=India vs South Africa: Lucknow, Kolkata ODIs cancelled amid coronavirus threat |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
!colspan=2|Test
!colspan=2|ODIs
!colspan=2|T20Is
|-
! {{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27598493/shubman-gill-gets-maiden-call-india-test-squad-rohit-sharma-picked-opener |title=Shubman Gill gets maiden call-up to India Test squad, Rohit Sharma picked as opener |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref>
! {{cr|SA}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27377816/nortje-second-muthusamy-part-south-africa-squads-india |title=Nortje, Second and Muthusamy part of South Africa squads to India |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref>
! {{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28863808/hardik-pandya-bhuvneshwar-kumar-shikhar-dhawan-return-injuries-south-africa-odis |title=Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shikhar Dhawan return from injuries for South Africa ODIs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref>
! {{cr|SA}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28819635/maiden-odi-call-george-linde-south-africa-travel-india |title=Maiden ODI call-up for George Linde as South Africa travel to India |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
! {{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27491632/hardik-pandya-replaces-bhuvneshwar-kumar-t20is-south-africa |title=Hardik Pandya replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar for T20Is against South Africa |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>
! {{cr|SA}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31453/CSA-name-Nortje-Muthusamy-and-Second-as-new-Test-caps |title=CSA name Nortje, Muthusamy and Second as new Test caps |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=13 August 2019 |archive-date=13 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813130015/https://cricket.co.za/news/31453/CSA-name-Nortje-Muthusamy-and-Second-as-new-Test-caps |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Virat Kohli]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Ajinkya Rahane]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Mayank Agarwal]]
* [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
* <s>[[Jasprit Bumrah]]</s>
* [[Shubman Gill]]
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
* [[Shahbaz Nadeem]]
* [[Rishabh Pant]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Cheteshwar Pujara]]
* [[Wriddhiman Saha]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Mohammed Shami]]
* [[Ishant Sharma]]
* [[Rohit Sharma]]
* [[Hanuma Vihari]]
* [[Kuldeep Yadav]]
* [[Umesh Yadav]]
|
* [[Faf du Plessis]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Temba Bavuma]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Theunis de Bruyn]]
* [[Quinton de Kock]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Dean Elgar]]
* [[Zubayr Hamza]]
* [[Heinrich Klaasen]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[George Linde]]
* [[Keshav Maharaj]]
* [[Aiden Markram]]
* [[Senuran Muthusamy]]
* [[Lungi Ngidi]]
* [[Anrich Nortje]]
* [[Vernon Philander]]
* [[Dane Piedt]]
* [[Kagiso Rabada]]
* <s>[[Rudi Second]]</s> ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
|
* [[Virat Kohli]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Jasprit Bumrah]]
* [[Yuzvendra Chahal]]
* [[Shikhar Dhawan]]
* [[Shubman Gill]]
* [[Shreyas Iyer]]
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
* [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]
* [[Manish Pandey]]
* [[Hardik Pandya]]
* [[Rishabh Pant]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[KL Rahul]]
* [[Navdeep Saini]]
* [[Prithvi Shaw]]
* [[Kuldeep Yadav]]
|
* [[Quinton de Kock]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]], [[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Temba Bavuma]]
* [[Faf du Plessis]]
* [[Beuran Hendricks]]
* [[Heinrich Klaasen]]
* [[George Linde]]
* [[Keshav Maharaj]]
* [[Janneman Malan]]
* [[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]]
* [[Lungi Ngidi]]
* [[Anrich Nortje]]
* [[Andile Phehlukwayo]]
* [[Lutho Sipamla]]
* [[JJ Smuts]]
* [[Rassie van der Dussen]]
* [[Kyle Verreynne]]
|
* [[Virat Kohli]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Rohit Sharma]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Khaleel Ahmed]]
* [[Deepak Chahar]]
* [[Rahul Chahar]]
* [[Shikhar Dhawan]]
* [[Shreyas Iyer]]
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
* [[Manish Pandey]]
* [[Hardik Pandya]]
* [[Krunal Pandya]]
* [[Rishabh Pant]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[KL Rahul]]
* [[Navdeep Saini]]
* [[Washington Sundar]]
|
* [[Quinton de Kock]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]], [[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Rassie van der Dussen]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Temba Bavuma]]
* [[Junior Dala]]
* [[Bjorn Fortuin]]
* [[Beuran Hendricks]]
* [[Reeza Hendricks]]
* [[George Linde]]
* [[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]]
* [[Anrich Nortje]]
* [[Andile Phehlukwayo]]
* [[Dwaine Pretorius]]
* [[Kagiso Rabada]]
* [[Tabraiz Shamsi]]
* <s>[[JJ Smuts]]</s>
|}

Ahead of the tour, [[Rudi Second]] was ruled out of South Africa's Test squad due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27406734/heinrich-klaasen-replaces-rudi-second-south-africa-tests-india |title=Heinrich Klaasen replaces Rudi Second for South Africa's Tests against India |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 August 2019}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Heinrich Klaasen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31479/Klaasen-replaces-Second-in-Proteas-Test-squad |title=Klaasen replaces Second in Proteas Test squad |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=17 August 2019 |archive-date=17 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817160152/https://cricket.co.za/news/31479/Klaasen-replaces-Second-in-Proteas-Test-squad |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[JJ Smuts]] was also ruled out of South Africa's T20I squad due to fitness concerns, and was replaced by [[George Linde]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1337016 |title=Uncapped George Linde replaces JJ Smuts for India T20Is |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> [[Jasprit Bumrah]] was ruled out of India's Test squad due to a [[stress fracture]], with [[Umesh Yadav]] replacing him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27689794/jasprit-bumrah-south-africa-tests-stress-fracture |title=Jasprit Bumrah out of South Africa Tests with stress fracture |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 September 2019}}</ref> Ahead of the third and final Test, [[Keshav Maharaj]] was ruled out of South Africa's squad with a shoulder injury, and was replaced by [[George Linde]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27834694/keshav-maharaj-ruled-third-test-shoulder-injury |title=Keshav Maharaj ruled out of third Test with shoulder injury |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 October 2019}}</ref> [[Shahbaz Nadeem]] was added to India's squad for the third Test, as cover for [[Kuldeep Yadav]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27872108/shahbaz-nadeem-added-india-test-squad-cover-kuldeep-yadav |title=Shahbaz Nadeem added to India's Test squad as cover for Kuldeep Yadav |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 October 2019}}</ref> Ahead of the ODI series, [[Janneman Malan]] was added to South Africa's squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28856171/janneman-malan-added-south-africa-squad-india-odis |title=Janneman Malan added to South Africa's squad for India ODIs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref>

==Tour match==
===Three-day match: Indian Board President's XI vs South Africa===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 26–28 September 2019
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}
| team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Board President's XI (India)|Indian Board President's XI]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 279/6[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (64 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Aiden Markram]] 100 (118)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Dharmendrasinh Jadeja]] 3/66 (12 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 265/8 (64 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[K. S. Bharat]] 71 (57)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Keshav Maharaj]] 3/35 (13.1 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 =
| runs-team2-inns2 =
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19315/game/1200972 Scorecard]
| venue = [[Dr PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex]], [[Vizianagaram]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Krishnamachari Srinivasan]] (Ind)
| motm =
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
| notes =
}}

==T20I series==
===1st T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 September 2019
| time = 19:00
| night = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187004.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Dharamshala]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[C. K. Nandan]] (Ind)
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play was possible due to rain.
| notes =
}}

===2nd T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 September 2019
| time = 19:00
| night = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SA}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 149/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Quinton de Kock]] 52 (37)
| wickets1 = [[Deepak Chahar]] 2/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 151/3 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 72[[not out|*]] (52)
| wickets2 = [[Tabraiz Shamsi]] 1/19 (3 overs)
| result = India won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187005.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Temba Bavuma]], [[Bjorn Fortuin]] and [[Anrich Nortje]] (SA) all made their T20I debuts.
* [[Quinton de Kock]] captained South Africa for the [[List of South Africa national cricket captains#Twenty20 International captains|first time in T20Is]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1348466 |title='A new stepping stone in my career' – Quinton de Kock on captaincy |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref>
}}

===3rd T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 September 2019
| time = 19:00
| night = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 = 134/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shikhar Dhawan]] 36 (25)
| wickets1 = [[Kagiso Rabada]] 3/39 (4 overs)
| score2 = 140/1 (16.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Quinton de Kock]] 79[[not out|*]] (52)
| wickets2 = [[Hardik Pandya]] 1/23 (2 overs)
| result = South Africa won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187006.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind) and [[C. K. Nandan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Beuran Hendricks]] (SA)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Rohit Sharma]] became the [[List of Twenty20 International records#Most matches played in career|joint-most capped cricketer for India]] in T20Is (98 matches).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-vs-south-africa-rohit-sharma-joins-ms-dhoni-in-illustrious-t20i-list/story-dRZBh8rej6G5rs5N9WmwYL.html |title=India vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma joins MS Dhoni in illustrious T20I list |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=22 September 2019}}</ref>
}}

==Test series==
{{main|Freedom Trophy (cricket)|l1=Freedom Trophy}}
===1st Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 2–6 October 2019
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 502/7[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (136 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Mayank Agarwal]] 215 (371)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Keshav Maharaj]] 3/189 (55 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 431 (131.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Dean Elgar]] 160 (287)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 7/145 (46.2 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 323/4[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (67 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 127 (149)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Keshav Maharaj]] 2/129 (22 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 191 (63.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Dane Piedt]] 56 (107)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Mohammed Shami]] 5/35 (10.5 overs)

| result = India won by 203 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187007.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium]], [[Vishakhapatnam]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Rohit Sharma]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = No play was possible after tea on day 1 due to rain.
| notes = [[Senuran Muthusamy]] (SA) made his Test debut.
* [[Mayank Agarwal]] (Ind) scored his first century, which he converted into his first double century in Tests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/mayank-agarwal-1st-test-hundred-india-vs-south-africa-vizag-test-rohit-sharma-1605762-2019-10-03 |title=India vs South Africa: Mayank Agarwal hits maiden Test hundred |work=India Today |access-date=3 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-south-africa-1st-test-day-2-mayank-agarwal-maiden-double-hundred-200-vizag-1605882-2019-10-03 |title=India vs South Africa: Mayank Agarwal hits Test double hundred in only his 8th innings |work=India Today |access-date=3 October 2019}}</ref>
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (Ind) took his 200th wicket in Tests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ravindra-jadeja-200-wickets-2nd-fastest-india-vs-south-africa-visakhapatnam-1606126-2019-10-04 |title=Ravindra Jadeja fastest left-armed bowler to take 200 Test wickets |work=India Today |access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref>
* [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] (Ind) became the joint-fastest bowler, in terms of matches, to take 350 wickets in Tests (66).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-south-africa-r-ashwin-muttiah-muralitharan-world-record-fastest-350-wickets-1606530-2019-10-06 |title=India vs South Africa: R Aswhin equals Muttiah Muralitharan's record for fastest to 350 Test wickets |work=India Today |access-date=6 October 2019}}</ref>
* World Test Championship points: India 40, South Africa 0.
}}

===2nd Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 10–14 October 2019<ref name="Days" group="n">While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the second and third Tests reached a result in four days.</ref>
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 601/5[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (156.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Virat Kohli]] 254[[not out|*]] (336)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Kagiso Rabada]] 3/93 (30 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 275 (105.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Keshav Maharaj]] 72 (132)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 4/69 (28.4 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 = 189 (67.2 overs) ([[follow-on|f/o]])
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Dean Elgar]] 48 (72)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Umesh Yadav]] 3/22 (8 overs)

| result = India won by an innings and 137 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187008.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Anrich Nortje]] (SA) made his Test debut.
* [[Keshav Maharaj]] (SA) took his 100th wicket in Tests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latestly.com/sports/cricket/keshav-maharaj-gets-his-100th-wicket-dismissing-ajinkya-rahane-during-ind-vs-sa-2nd-test-2019-day-2-1257967.html |title=Keshav Maharaj Gets His 100th Wicket Dismissing Ajinkya Rahane During IND vs SA, 2nd Test 2019 Day 2 |work=Latestly |access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>
* [[Virat Kohli]] captained India for the [[List of India Test cricket records#Most matches as captain|50th time in Tests]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20191011-king-kohli-overhauls-bradman-s-test-runs-tally-with-double-ton |title=King Kohli overhauls Bradman's Test runs tally with double ton |work=France24 |access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>
* Virat Kohli also scored his 7,000th run in Tests and became the first batsman for India to score [[List of India Test cricket records#Most double centuries|seven double centuries in Tests]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-south-africa-2nd-test-day-2-pune-virat-kohli-7000-runs-200-fastest-1608308-2019-10-11 |title=India vs South Africa 2nd Test: Virat Kohli 4th fastest ever to score 7000 runs in Tests |work=India Today |access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/virat-kohli-india-south-africa-test-double-hundreds-second-test-pune-bradman-tendulkar-ponting/2019-10-11 |title=King Kohli passes Bradman as records tumble |work=Cricket Australia |access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>
* India regained the [[Freedom Trophy (cricket)|Freedom Trophy]] as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/110341/india-seal-record-11th-successive-home-series |title=Record-breaking India take unassailable 2-0 lead |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>
* World Test Championship points: India 40, South Africa 0.
}}

===3rd Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 19–23 October 2019<ref name="Days" group="n"/>
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 497/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (116.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 212 (255)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[George Linde]] 4/133 (31 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 162 (56.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Zubayr Hamza]] 62 (79)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Umesh Yadav]] 3/40 (9 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 = 133 (48 overs) ([[follow-on|f/o]])
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Theunis de Bruyn]] 30 (49)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Mohammed Shami]] 3/10 (10 overs)

| result = India won by an innings and 202 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187009.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[JSCA International Stadium Complex]], [[Ranchi]]
| umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] (Eng) and [[Nigel Llong]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Rohit Sharma]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 32 overs and 34 overs were lost on days 1 and 2 respectively due to bad light.
| notes = [[Shahbaz Nadeem]] (Ind), [[Heinrich Klaasen]] and [[George Linde]] (SA) all made their Test debuts.
* [[Rohit Sharma]] (Ind) scored his 2,000th run and his first double century in Tests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-vs-southafrica/rohit-sharma-hundred-india-vs-south-africa-ajinkya-rahane-virat-kohli-cricket-records/article29743351.ece |title=Rohit Sharma completes 2,000 runs in Test cricket |work=Sportstar |date=19 October 2019 |access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/south-africa-in-india/india-vs-south-africa-3rd-test-imperious-rohit-sharma-delights-with-maiden-test-double-ton/articleshow/71671971.cms |title=India vs South Africa 3rd Test: Prolific Rohit Sharma delights with maiden Test double ton |work=Times of India |date=20 October 2019 |access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>
* In the second innings of the match, [[Theunis de Bruyn]] replaced [[Dean Elgar]] as a concussion substitute in South Africa's squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-south-africa-1st-concussion-substitute-theunis-de-bruyn-dean-elgar-1611548-2019-10-21 |title=Ranchi Test: Theunis de Bruyn comes in as concussion substitute for Dean Elgar |work=India Today |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref>
* World Test Championship points: India 40, South Africa 0.
}}

==ODI series==
===1st ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 March 2020
| time = 13:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187010.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium|HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala]]
| umpires = [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind) and [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]] (WI)
| motm =
| toss = No toss.
| rain = No play was possible due to rain.
| notes =
}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 March 2020
| time = 13:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187011.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium|Ekana International Cricket Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Richard Kettleborough]] (Eng)
| motm =
| toss =
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 March 2020
| time = 13:30
| daynight = Yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|SA}}
| score1 =
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| score2 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result =
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1187012.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] (Ind) and [[Joel Wilson (umpire)|Joel Wilson]] (WI)
| motm =
| toss =
| rain =
| notes =
}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/1186975.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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