India all-rounder Axar Patel was dominated out of the remaining T20I sequence towards South Africa resulting from sickness, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced on Monday.
Axar had additionally missed the third sport on Sunday. The board added that he’ll stick with the crew in Lucknow the place he’ll bear additional medical evaluation.
In two video games, Axar scored 44 runs at a strike price of 104.76 and picked three wickets. He was promoted to No. 3 rather than Suryakumar Yadav within the second T20I, the place he scored a run-a-ball 21.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir and Axar got here below scrutiny following the promotion as India fell to a 51-run loss in that sport.
Shahbaz Ahmed was named because the alternative for the ultimate two video games of the five-match sequence, which India leads 2-1. The ultimate two video games can be performed in Lucknow and Ahmedabad.
Jasprit Bumrah had additionally missed the third T20I however remained within the squad for the remaining sequence.
Revealed on Dec 15, 2025