IND vs SA, 4th T20I: Head-to-head, pitch report & predicted playing XIs

India (IND) will take on South Africa (SA) in the 4th T20I of the five-match series at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, on Wednesday, December 17. India are currently leading the series 2–1.

India will look to win this match and seal the series. They won the first T20I in Cuttack, lost the second match in New Chandigarh, but made a strong comeback in Dharamsala to regain the lead. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India has been unbeaten at the Lucknow venue, which gives them extra confidence heading into this game.

South Africa must win this match to keep the series alive. If they win this match, it enables this series to be decided in the final match at Ahmedabad. Skipper Aiden Markram and his team will be keen to put up a strong performance and avoid losing the series before the last game.

IND vs SA: Head-to-Head Record (T20Is)

• Matches Played: 34
  
• India Won: 20
  
• South Africa Won: 13
  
• No Result / Tied: 1

IND vs SA: Pitch Report

The pitch at the Ekana Stadium usually helps spinners and is not easy for chasing teams. Most T20I matches here have been won by teams batting first. Scoring runs in the second innings can be difficult, so the team winning the toss is likely to choose to bat first.

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IND vs SA: Predicted Playing XIs

India (IND):

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah / Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh

South Africa (SA):

Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje