"South African spy in Indian team" - Top 10 funny memes after India's win vs South Africa in 5th T20I 2025

Team India beat South Africa by 30 runs in the fifth T20I on Friday, December 19, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. As a result, they won the five-match series by a 3-1 margin.

The hosts batted first in the series final after losing the toss and notched up a daunting total of 231 for five in 20 overs. Hardik Pandya (63) and Tilak Varma (73) stepped up with blistering half-centuries, while Sanju Samson (37) and Abhishek Sharma (34) played supporting roles in the batting department. Right-arm pacer Corbin Bosch picked up two wickets for the Proteas with the ball but conceded 44 runs in his three-over spell.

In reply, South Africa only reached 201/8 in 20 overs, falling 31 runs short of the target. Quinton de Kock (65) and Dewald Brevis (31) played well in the top order, but others did not chip in much, which derailed South Africa's chase. Varun Chakaravarthy scalped four wickets for India in the second innings.

The high-scoring fifth T20I between India and South Africa provided entertainment to the fans. They expressed their reactions by posting hilarious memes on X (formerly known as Twitter). Here are some of the best memes:

"South African spy in Indian team," an X post read.

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"230 was always going to require a near-perfect chase" - Aiden Markram after South Africa's loss vs India in 5th T20I

At the post-match presentation ceremony, South Africa captain Aiden Markram opened up that it was a tough loss for them, and a chase of around 230 required a collective effort from their batting unit. Reflecting on the defeat, he said:

"Tough loss. 230 was always going to require a near-perfect chase. Quinny (de Kock) and top-3 set it up perfectly for us but in the middle just could not take the momentum to forward. Lessons to learn again as a group and with us playing a few games here in the World Cup, those lessons should be valuable. We want to expose Brevis to spin, he makes six-hitting against spin look quite easy. In the middle order, there is generally not too much of an order and that is exactly what we did today."

Markram continued:

"Some valuable lessons that we've learned in the last two weeks against a really good opposition that played really well, you doff your caps towards them and look internally. It was a little bit of experimenting happening this series, combinations and certain positions for certain players. We've got the answers now and come the World Cup it will be much more settled."

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Edited by Balakrishna