South Africa vs India Match Preview, 4th T20I: Team form, head-to-head stats and predictions

South Africa vs India Match Preview, 4th T20I: Team form, head-to-head stats and predictions (Source – Getty Images)

The fourth and final game of the T20I series between South Africa (SA) and India (IND) will be played on Friday, November 15, at The Wanderers Stadium, in Johannesburg. The series has had a topsy-turvy dynamic to it when it comes to the scores it has yielded.

While the second T20I was a low-scoring thriller which the hosts ultimately managed to clinch, the first and third T20Is have seen scores soar in three of the four innings played in those matches. Hosts South Africa would be expected to throw the kitchen sink at it. They would have one eye at avenging the T20 World Cup 2024 final loss, despite the Indian side not having quite a lot of icons who had featured for them in the marquee event.

Interim coach VVS Laxman would want Team India to be more clinical than they have. Their sole intention would be to wrap things up in a convincing fashion. With the mega auction on the way, the players would also have yet another motivating factor of motoring through with powerful performances, respectively.

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Match Details

Pitch Report

The renowned venue at Johannesburg has had a renowned history of being one of the flattest tracks in South Africa. However, it may offer some amount of seam movement to the new-ball bowlers, who might find assistance in the first few overs of the first innings.

Head-To-Head Records

Probable Predicted XIs

South Africa:

Despite Lutho Sipamla taking a beating in the last game, South Africa are unlikely to bring in young Nqabayomzi Peter for his third game of the series, due to the venue historically known to aid fast bowlers.

Probable Playing XI: Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla

India: