India have not lost a T20I series at home since February 2019. They are now unbeaten in nine T20I series at home, the most by a team in home conditions.
Form
South Africa have maintained their unbeaten streak in white-ball cricket in India since 2010. They haven’t lost a limited-overs series in the nation in this period.
Record
Rishabh Pant became the second-youngest Indian to lead in T20Is (24y 248d) after former middle-order batter Suresh Raina (23y 197d).
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was named the Player of the Series for taking six wickets. He now has four PoS awards in international cricket, the most by an Indian pacer.
Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik, 37, has become the oldest Indian to have registered a T20I fifty. The right-handed batter hammered 55 (27) against the Proteas in the fourth T20I.
Score
Karthik now has the highest score by an Indian at number six or lower in T20I cricket. He broke the record of former Indian captain MS Dhoni (52* vs SA, 2018).
Other records
This is only the second time India have hosted a five-match T20I bilateral series (men's). Pant lost the toss on all five occasions.