This will be the fourth and final game of the series. The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg will host this game. The match will start at 8:30 PM IST on 15th November 2024. India won the last game by 11 runs and is leading the series 2-1.
Tilak Varma scored 107* runs in the last game. He was excellent with the bat and helped India to a match-winning total. Abhishek Sharma also regained his form. He scored 50 runs in 25 balls. India’s biggest concern will be the batting form of skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya. Sanju Samson too has scored two ducks after scoring a century in the first game. India will be eyeing a series win in this match.
Meanwhile, South Africa’s struggles with the bat continued in the last match too. The top order got off to starts but failed to convert them into big scores. Marco Jansen (54 runs off 17 balls) was exceptional and almost won the game for the Proteas. Heinrich Klaasen (41 runs) regained his form.
The bowlers have been impressive for the Proteas and the batters must take responsibility if they are to avoid a series defeat.
India: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markam (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Andile Simelane, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla/Ottneil Baartman
It will be another high-scoring venue for this game. The average first-innings score in T20Is at the Wanderers in 2023 was 210 runs and it was 173 runs in T20s in 2024. The Pacers will get good bounce off the deck here. Spinners have been successful at the venues but there will be more on offer for the pacers. Another high-scoring match is expected. Scores in the range of 190-210 have been the norm here. Teams will prefer chasing.
It will be cloudy but no rain is predicted during the match. The temperature will be around 21-22 degrees Celsius.
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Heinrich Klaasen (SA)
Tilak Varma (IND)
Gerald Coetzee (SA)
Hardik Pandya (IND)
Marco Jansen (SA)
Varun Chakaravarthy (IND)
Ramandeep Singh (IND)
India’s squad has a better balance, especially with the bat and in the spin department. As mentioned earlier, the Proteas lack consistency in their batting. India are expected to win this game and the series.