The match between India and South Africa on November 15, 2024, for the 4th T20I would be an interesting one, as both teams need to win in order to make the series a close one. India is 2-1 ahead of the series with a gripping win over South Africa in the third T20I. The match is scheduled at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, which is a cricketing paradise that has always held potential to produce high-scoring games and wonderful matches.
The batting unit has been simply in form with the likes of in-form Tilak Varma, whose match-winning 107 runs on Wednesday in the 3rd T20I surely is a performance he’ll be asked to repeat for his side. Not far behind him are Abhishek Sharma, who can accelerate at any given point of time, and Hardik Pandya, an identifiable game-changer, making the batting line-up very formidable for India. It will be great to see if Varun Chakravarthy, at bowling, can once again repeat his bowling spell of 10 wickets that won him a game single-handedly. Arshdeep Singh will also need to have a good show in death overs.
For South Africa, it will be a case of redemption as they got outsmarted by 11 runs in the last match. South Africa would have been sweeping over the line had some big individual knocks such as 54 from Marco Jansen and 41 from Heinrich Klaasen been translated into real runs, because for the batting unit to really click, the team would still need Aiden Markram and David Miller among others to fire, and they will look towards Keshav Maharaj and Gerald Coetzee to do the job with the ball to prevent India from unleashing their depth in the batting order.
It’s going to be a high-wire act on the fourth T20I, with the series still up for the grab. Every team would want to make a statement, while the players will give their absolute best. A win for India here would send the series home, and South Africa would have to desperately strive and fight their way out to stay alive in competition.
India vs South Africa 4th T20 Match Prediction
With a good balance in the team, the depth in batting, as well as bowling, India is the clear favorite to win this game. South Africa, however, will not take kindly to suffering a series defeat and will put some fight into it by them. The Indian batting may be tested with some success coming from the bowlers’ form and give them the edge, but it is expected to be close.
Dream Team for India vs South Africa, 4th T20I:
- Wicketkeeper: Sanju Samson
- Batsmen: Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, Tilak Varma
- All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Marco Jansen
- Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj