India Will face South Africa in the fourth of the five-match T20 series. IND vs SA match preview provides details of today’s match for the 4th T20I of India tour of South Africa 2025.
IND vs SA Match Preview- 4th T20I, India tour of South Africa 2025:
Date and Place:
IND vs SA match will be played on 17th December at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. The game will start at 7:00 PM IST.
Squad:
India
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Shahbaz Ahmed, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.
South Africa
Aiden Markram (captain), Otneil Bartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, Quinton de Kock, Tony De Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Kwena Mafaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs.
India vs South Africa Major Matches:
Shubman Gill vs Marco Johnson
Shubman Gill, who played a run-a-ball inning of 28 runs in the third T20I, will hope for a more fluent innings in the next match as the opener is in dire need of runs in this format of the game.
Gill will have to deal with the bowling of Marco Johnson, who will have the responsibility of taking wickets in the first six overs for South Africa.
Abhishek Sharma vs Lungi Ngidi
On the other hand, Shubman’s opening partner Abhishek Sharma found his rhythm in the last game and played an aggressive inning of 35 runs in just 18 balls to end any chances of South Africa winning the match.
The team management will back the left-handed batsman to continue his good performance in the fourth T20I.
Abhishek will be facing off against Lungi Ngidi, who was one of the bowlers he faced with the first ball in the last game.
Quinton de Kock vs Arshdeep Singh
The team will rely on experienced South African batsman Quinton de Kock to get a good start in the first six overs, which he failed to do in the last game.
Quinton de Kock will face Arshdeep Singh, who took full advantage of the good bowling conditions in Dharamsala and will look to continue the same in Lucknow.
aiden markram vs harshit rana
South Africa’s T20I captain Aiden Markram, who was the lone warrior for his team in the last match, will be looking to repeat the same performance in the do-or-die game for the Proteas.
Markram will face the challenge of Harshit Rana, who swung the ball like Arshdeep and took important wickets of Quinton de Kock and Dewald Brevis in the last match and will look to continue the same form in the fourth match.
Key players of India vs South Africa:
IND– Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh
SA– Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Dewald Brewis, Marco Johnson, Lungi Ngidi
India vs South Africa Weather Report:
There is no possibility of rain during the game as the maximum temperature in Lucknow is 19°C and minimum 11°C.
conclusion
India would like to end the five-match T20 series with a win in the fourth game, having won two of the three matches played so far.
As far as South Africa is concerned, the Proteas team will also be eyeing a win in the upcoming match to keep the series intact.