NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav’s woes continued in the second T20I against South Africa at Mullanpur as both fell cheaply again.
Gill was first to go for a golden duck, undone by Ngidi’s good-length delivery on off stump. He edged it straight to Reeza Hendricks, who took a clean catch. It was a rare first-ball dismissal and an early blow for India.
Gill’s scores against South Africa now read 0, 8, 4, and 0, and in his last 13 T20I innings, he has crossed 30 only three times, underlining his ongoing struggles in the format.
A few overs later, Suryakumar fell to Marco Jansen. A length ball angled across wide outside off and Yadav edged faintly to Quinton de Kock. The review confirmed the wicket.
Suryakumar in T20I in 2025:
--Inngs: 17
--Runs: 201
--Avg: 14.35
--SR: 126.41
--Ducks: 3
--HS: 47*
Fans quickly suggested alternatives like Sanju Samson or Yashasvi Jaiswal for the opening slots. With both early wickets gone, India’s middle order now faces the challenge of steadying the innings and keeping the chase alive.
Here's how fans reacted:
Shubman Gill in the last 14 T20is:
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 11, 2025
20* (9), 10 (7), 5 (8), 47 (28), 29 (19), 4 (3), 12 (10), 37* (20), 5 (10), 15 (12), 46 (39), 29* (16), 4 (2), 0 (1).
- 263 runs.
- 23.90 average.
- 142.93 strike rate. pic.twitter.com/getuZ04k27
Suryakumar Yadav:
— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) December 11, 2025
- After his last fifty, he’s gone 20 innings without another.
- Only two 30+ scores in those 20 innings.
- Three ducks in that same stretch.
- In 15 of 2 innings, he hasn’t even crossed 15 runs.
- In 10 of 20 innings, he couldn’t get past 5
If any other… pic.twitter.com/oFwGIawUHK
Yashasvi jaiswal>> overrated shubman gill 🥀 pic.twitter.com/xvLXtogCWl
— कृष्णा (@iiamkrshn) December 11, 2025
Did India 🇮🇳 has a reservation quota for Captain and Vice captain ?
— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) December 11, 2025
I have never seen Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill performing in high pressure match 🤐 pic.twitter.com/Nx8gopjiTw
Meet Shubman Gill
— Blankkkk (@blank_07x) December 11, 2025
- Never Performs In Important Games
Ended Ishan's career to open in ODI
Ended Jaiswal's career to open in T20
Ended Sanju Samson opening carrer
Dropped Ruturaj From National team
Just to choke in every crucial match, Shubman Gill for you.. pic.twitter.com/uy4KjKaZnz
If playing on captaincy quota is an art Suryakumar Yadav is an artist pic.twitter.com/nIv5wm1PTv
— Chinmay Shah (@chinmayshah28) December 11, 2025
Common Knowledge:
— 𝙇𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮 (@luckycsk7) December 11, 2025
Ruturaj Gaikwad🗿 >>>>>> Shubman Gill 🤡 pic.twitter.com/nd6UFLyHW4
Shubman Gill gone for duck again, man when the hell this favouritism gonna end??????? pic.twitter.com/AcvcImlxTq
— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) December 11, 2025
Meet Shubman Gill
— Anurag™ (@Samsoncentral) December 11, 2025
-No fifty in the last 18 T20i innings.
-Pays low tier sellout journalists like @rohitjuglan to run -ve PR on anyone who could take his spot
-Agarkar & Gambhir’s parchi pick.
-Because of him, Sanju Samson (3 T20I 💯s) sits on bench, Rinku Singh is out of squad pic.twitter.com/Zck8Nrfo6F
OMG, what kind of favouritism is this from Gautam Gambhir towards Shubman Gill?🤦🏻
— Mention Cricket (@MentionCricket) December 11, 2025
He got out for a duck today, how many chances will he keep getting?
Meanwhile, top openers like Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal are sitting out while he continues to get opportunities.
SHAME… pic.twitter.com/gReX4VvKNL
