South Africa will lock horns against India in the fourth T20I at the Wanderers, Johannesburg on Friday. The visitors won the previous match by 11 runs to take an impregnable lead of 2-1 in the series. Tilak Varma scored his maiden T20I century as he scored a majestic knock of 107 runs off just 56 balls.
Suryakumar Yadav’s team will look to bag the series whereas the Proteas will aim to bounce back to achieve parity. The home team’s batters have got off to starts but they haven’t been able to convert them into substantial scores.
Furthermore, the hosts’ bowlers have proved to be expensive and they need to find ways to keep the opposition batters at bay.
Stats Preview:
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav needs five sixes to complete 150 maximums in T20Is.
Hardik Pandya needs a dozen sixes to reach 100 maximums in T20Is.
Axar Patel needs two runs to complete the 500-run mark in T20Is.
David Miller needs 25 runs to complete 2500 runs in the T20I format.
Heinrich Klaasen needs 20 runs to reach the 1000-run mark in T20Is.
Tilak Varma needs four runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.
India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.
South Africa squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is), Tristan Stubbs.
Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan feels the Indian fast bowlers would be tired ahead of… Read More
With Dhruv Jurel all set to replace injured Rishabh Pant in the fifth Test match… Read More
Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels Ravindra Jadeja can bat at number five in the… Read More
Former Indian Test opener Aakash Chopra has showered praise on captain Shubman Gill for continuing… Read More
Former Indian captain Shubman Gill has rated the Old Trafford century as the most pleasing… Read More
Former Australian wicket-keeper bat Brad Haddin has backed England to win the fifth and final… Read More