[2] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.

[3] South Africa also named Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen and Andile Phehlukwayo as standby players for the T20I squad.

[7] Deepak Hooda and Mohammed Shami were ruled out of India's T20I squad and were replaced by Shreyas Iyer and Umesh Yadav, respectively.

[9] On 30 September, Mohammed Siraj was added as a replacement for Jasprit Bumrah, who was ruled of the T20I series due to a back injury.

[10] South Africa's Dwaine Pretorius was ruled out of the ODI squad after sustaining a fractured thumb during the third T20I, with Marco Jansen being named as his replacement.