लखनऊ में अब तक नहीं हारा भारत: सूर्या-गिल को बड़ी पारी का इंतजार; भारत Vs साउथ अफ्रीका चौथा टी-20 आज

The fourth match of the five-match T-20 series being played between India and South Africa will be played in Lucknow today. Team India is leading 2-1 in the series. India won the first match by 101 runs, after which South Africa made a comeback by winning by 51 runs in the second match played in Mullanpur, but in the third match in Dharamsala, India again took the lead by winning by 7 wickets.

India’s record at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow has been excellent. Team India has won all three matches played here so far. India played its last T20 match on this ground in 2023 against New Zealand, in which the team won by 6 wickets.

However, in the first three matches of the series, the bats of captain Suryakumar Yadav and vice-captain Shubman Gill have been silent. Both the players have failed to play big innings so far. Gill scored 28 runs during India’s win in Dharamsala, which is his best score in this series, while Suryakumar Yadav has scored 12, 5 and 12 runs in the three matches. In such a situation, a big innings will be expected from both of them in Lucknow.

India played its last match in Lucknow in 2023 against New Zealand. The team had won this match by 6 wickets.

India ahead against South Africa A total of 34 T20 International matches have been played between India and South Africa so far. Out of these, Team India has won 20 matches, while South Africa has got success in 13 matches. One match between the two teams remained inconclusive.

Akshar Patel out of last 2 matches Akshar Patel has been out of the last two matches of this series. Due to illness, he could not even play the third T-20 match. BCCI has included left arm spin all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed in the squad in his place.

Tilak Verma scored a fifty Tilak Verma has been the most successful batsman from India in this series. He has scored 114 runs in 3 matches and the strike rate has been 114.00. During this period, Tilak has also scored a half-century. Varun Chakraborty has performed brilliantly in bowling. He has taken 6 wickets in 3 matches.

Captain Markram SA’s top scorer Captain Aiden Markram is the top run scorer for South Africa in the 23 T20s held so far. He has 104 runs in his name. During this period he has also scored a half-century. Lungi Ngidi has played an important role for the team in bowling. He has taken 56 wickets in 3 matches.

The team batting first won 84% of the matches. The pitch at Ekana Stadium is generally considered slow. It is a bit difficult to score runs here. The fast bowlers may get some help in the beginning, but as the match progresses, the spin bowlers become more effective. Big scores are rarely made on this pitch, so the batsmen have to play with patience. So far 6 T-20 Internationals have been played here. In this, out of 5 matches, the team batting first and chasing only 1 match has won. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can choose to bat first.

Minimum temperature will be 12 degree Celsius There will be a special focus on the weather in this match to be held on Wednesday. According to Accuweather, the maximum temperature here will be 19 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be 12 degrees Celsius. dew

Possible playing XI of both teams India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty and Arshdeep Singh.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (wk), Dewald Brewis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Yanson, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortya, Lungi Ngidi and Ortonil Bartman.