IND vs SA: 4th T20I Preview – India look to carry winning momentum
After making a comeback in the series, Team India will take on the visitors South Africa in the fourth T20I match, to be played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot on June 17 (Friday). The Men in Blue, after losing the first two matches, made a strong comeback in the third match of the series, beating the Proteas by 48 runs.
For India, Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya have played some vital knocks, while Ruturaj Gaikwad also stroked an excellent half-century and will want to continue his good form. In the bowling department, senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar continued his good performance in the third match as well. However, Harshal Patel and spinner Yuzvendra Chahal were impressive as they shared a total of seven wickets between themselves in the last encounter.
For South Africa, skipper Temba Bavuma has not been able to convert his knocks into a big score. The wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klassen also got a start in his previous outing but could not win the match for his team. With the ball, Dwaine Pretorius, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, and Keshav Maharaj have been successful and will want to continue their good performance with the ball.
Here’s the probable XI for IND vs SA:
India
After winning their first match of the series, it is unlikely that the Men in Blue will want to make any changes in their playing XI. However, from the point of view of giving the bench a chance, they may play Umran Malik in place of Avesh Khan.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan
South Africa
South Africa team management continues to keep an eye on Quinton de Kock’s hand injury. Meanwhile, Aiden Markram has been ruled out of the T20I series. The visitors also might want to stick with the same playing XI for the upcoming match.
Temba Bavuma (c), Reeza Hendricks, Dwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje
