Wanderers gears up for mega Indo-Proteas battle as fate of series hangs in balance

Team India will lock their sights on a prized series win as they stand on the cusp of history. With a clinical win against South Africa in the third T20I, Suryakumar Yadav will be eager to bag the series in the latter’s backyard which will be a historic laurel under his captaincy.

South Africa, on the contrary, will be desperate to fight with their hearts and souls out in order to keep the series levelled at the end of the sequence. They have definitely improved their batting as they came within very close vicinity of clinching a sizzling win against India in the third T20I.

Both the teams have had contrasting shows with the ball in their hands as the last game saw both the teams going for each other’s jugulars while the latest encounter was one bad day for the bowlers as more than 400 runs were scored. With so much to look forward to, expect a full-blown cracker to unfurl as weekend beckons.

Pitch conditions:

The Bullring has always been a favourable surface for the teams batting first. The new ball will throw its own share of tantrums but once the lacquer has been brushed off, it should be fairly easy for the batters. With the kind of batting powerhouses the two nations boast of, one can expect runs galore.

Head to Head:

Matches played: 30

South Africa: 12

India: 17

Match Details:

South Africa vs India, 4th T20I, 2024

Venue: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Date: 15th November, 2024

Time: 8:30 PM

Squads:

India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Daya

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipamla, Tristan Stubbs