India and South Africa have locked horns with each other in three matches of the five-match T20I series so far where the Proteas won the first two matches and is currently leading the series by 2-1. The fourth game will be played at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Friday. In the third T20I match, India beat South Africa by 48 runs.
In that game, South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. Coming to bat, India managed to reach score of 179 runs owing to brilliant half-centuries from the openers, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan as they score 57 runs and 54 runs respectively. Dwaine Pretorius took 2 wickets for South Africa. Coming to the chase, South Africa failed to chase down the target and lost all of their wickets, Heinrich Klaasen managed to score 29 runs for them.
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Harshal Patel picked up 4 wickets while Yuzvendra Chahal grabbed 3 crucial wickets for the men in blue. Both the teams would be aiming for a win in this one considering the series on the line. In the 20 meetings between the two sides so far, India is leading the charts 10-8 against the Proteas in the head-to-head battles. In the last 5 meetings, South Africa s ahead with a 3-2 margin. Another electrifying contest is anticipated here at Visakhapatnam on Tuesday between these two sides.
India
With the series on the line, it’s unlikely that the Indian team will be making any changes in the winning combination and hand out any debut caps just yet. Unless a last-minute injury concern strikes, India could go in with an unchanged line-up.
Probable XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c, wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
South Africa
If Quinton de Kock makes a comeback, Reeza Hendricks is likely to sit out. Considering De Kock had a hand injury, Heinrich Klaasen might still be standing behind the wicket. Aiden Markram has returned home after contracting Covid-19.
Probable XI: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock, Dwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
Fantasy Suggestion #1:
Heinrich Klaasen, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen(vc) , Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Wayne Parnell, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada.
Fantasy Suggestion #2:
Rishabh Pant,Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen(c) , Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, David Miller, Hardik Pandya (vc), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tabraiz Shamsi and Kagiso Rabada.
