Good afternoon and welcome, Indian cricket lovers. The stage is set for the fourth T20I in Lucknow and we will bring to you the pre-match build-up as well as live updates from the IND vs SA clash.
Good afternoon and welcome, Indian cricket lovers. The stage is set for the fourth T20I in Lucknow and we will bring to you the pre-match build-up as well as live updates from the IND vs SA clash.
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Shahbaz Ahmed, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Lutho Sipamla, Ottniel Baartman, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde.
The match begins at 7pm IST, with the toss scheduled for 6:30pm IST. The India vs South Africa, 4th T20I will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. It will be telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in the country.
AccuWeather predicts a chilly Wednesday evening in Lucknow, with weather unlikely to play any role. Temperatures are expected to stay close to 11°C, accompanied by moderate humidity and a gentle northerly breeze touching 13 km/h. As the night sets in, conditions should turn even cooler. With minimal cloud cover and no signs of rain or thunderstorms in the forecast, the stage is set for a smooth, uninterrupted contest.
India is leading the five-match T20I series by 2-1 after winning the 1st and 3rd T20I comprehensively. SA will have to be on their top game to pip India in Lucknow in the 4th T20I.
Check out the highlights of the 3rd T20I as it happened.
The ICC T20I rankings have been updated after the last T20I.
- Abhishek Sharma sustained his top spot in the batting front meanwhile Tilak Varma jumped to the 4th spot from 6th.
- Varun Chakravarthy strengthen his top-spot in T20Is meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh moved 4 spots to the 16th position.
- Quinton de Kock after his fiery 90 in the 2nd T20I jumped 14 spots to the 53rd spot.
While India's bowling front looks lethal there are some serious issues in the batting line-up with the most prominent being the batting form of Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav. While Gill has scored only 32 runs in the three innings against South Africa, SKY is going through an even worse phase.
In 18 T20I innings so far in 2025, Surya has managed only 213 runs at an average of 14.2, and a strike rate of 125.29.
The toss in the 4th T20I between India and South Africa has been delayed due to excessive fog. The next inspection is scheduled at 6:50 pm IST.
The toss in the 4th T20I has been delayed due to thick fog. Next inspection of the conditions will be done at 6:50 pm. Also, T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the match, Sanju Samson is likely to his place.
While it can be frustrating for fans but it's a wise call for the security of players as excess fog visibility issues for the batters and the fielders and can lead to players getting hurt.
The umpires came out and came to the conclusion that the visibility level is still not suitable for play to take place. They will have another inspection at 8:00 pm.
The umpires are on the field, another updates is on the cards. There's also a possibility of the match being called off if the situation doesn't get better.
News is out and it's another delay. The umpires will inspect the conditions again at 8:30 pm.
We have another update for you. Indian T20 vice-captain, Shubman Gill is ruled out of the remaining two matches of the series due to toe injury.
The umpires are on the field inspecting the field. Rajiv Shukla can also be seen there having chat with the officials. We could have some confirmation soon.
Unfortunately, no confirmation this time again as we another inspection is scheduled at 9:00 pm.
The umpires are out and walking around the ground to inspect the playing conditions. Nothing new out of this one too apart from the 6th inspection that will take place at 9:25 pm.
The umpires are about to enter the field shortly for the 6th inspection of the night. The pitch is currently covered with a huge red-black rug to protect the surface.
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