In the third T20 match, India won the match by 48 runs with South Africa due to great performance in batting and bowling. After winning this match, South Africa still leading by (2-1) in the 5 T20 matches series with India.

Earlier South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first thus India first batted and made a good score of 179/5 in 20 overs due to good batted by Ruturaj Gaikwad 57 (35), Ishan Kishan 54 (35), and Hardik Pandya 31* (21). Dwaine Pretorius 2/29 (4), Keshav Maharaj 1/24 (2), and Kagiso Rabada 1/31 (4) were good bowling from the South African side. After this inning, India set a target of 180 runs in 20 overs for South Africa to win this match.

During chasing, South Africa was all out at only 131 runs in 19.1 overs and lose this match by 48 runs with India due to great bowled by Harshal Patel 4/25 (3.1), Yuzvendra Chahal 3/20 (4), and Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/21 (4). Heinrich Klaasen 29 (24), Reeza Hendricks 23 (20), and Wayne Parnell 22* (18) were good batting from the South African side.

Yuzvendra Chahal (IND) 3/20 (4), was declared as the Player of the Match due to his great performance in bowling.