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IND vs SA 4th T20 Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11 Pitch Report | IND vs SA 4th T20 Dream11 Prediction Today | India vs South Africa 4th T20I Key Players | Rajkot Pitch Report
India will square off with South Africa at Rajkot in a must-win encounter on Friday. Rishabh Pant’s men managed to keep the series alive with a convincing win at Vishakhapatnam in the third T20I on Tuesday. However, the home team will have to win the remaining two on the trot now to emerge victorious in this tightly-contested home series.
The South African batting really stepped up to the challenge in the opening two T20Is. However, the Indian bowlers struck back fiercely to make up for a disjointed effort with the bat in Vizag. Both the teams have plenty to play for in the fourth match and that has kept the interested and excitement around the series quite upbeat so far. Without any further ado, let us get into the in-depth details of the upcoming game.
IND vs SA 4th T20 Possible Playing 11
The Indian team surprised many by naming an unchanged XI in Vizag after consecutive losses in the first two games. However, they derived a positive result out of the match and hence it is likely they will continue with a similar team on Friday.
India: 1: Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2: Ishan Kishan, 3: Shreyas Iyer, 4: Rishabh Pant (c & wk), 5: Hardik Pandya, 6: Dinesh Karthik, 7: Axar Patel, 8: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9: Harshal Patel, 10: Avesh Khan, 11: Yuzvendra Chahal.
South Africa would arguably not press the panic button merely after one loss. They have come across as a confident unit so far and will probably continue with the same XI in this game. Only Quinton de Kock’s recovery from his wrist injury could trigger a change in their lineup.
South Africa: 1: Temba Bavuma (c), 2: Reeza Hendricks/Quinton de Kock, 3: Rassie van der Dussen, 4: Heinrich Klassen, 5: David Miller, 6: Dwaine Pretorious, 7: Wayne Parnell, 8: Kagiso Rabada, 9: Anrich Nortje, 10: Keshav Maharaj, 11: Tabraiz Shamsi.
Key Players to Watch/Key Stats
India:
- Dinesh Karthik has struck three half-centuries and scored 224 runs at an average of 32 in 10 T20 matches in the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) Stadium.
- Ruturaj Gaikwad has notched 122 runs at an average of 30.50 and strike rate of 141.86 in four T20 games in this ground.
- Axar Patel fares well in his home state. The left-arm off-spinner has taken nine wickets in seven games at an economy rate of 7.26 including a three-wicket and four-wicket haul each in Rajkot.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken seven wickets, which includes two three-wicket hauls, at an economy rate of 7.75 in three T20 games in this ground.
- Yuzvendra Chahal will be India’s strike bowler and the dimensions of the ground might work to his benefit. He has taken seven scalps in four games in Rajkot, which indicates that it has been a happy hunting ground for the leg-spinner.
South Africa:
- Temba Bavuma will have to be wary of losing his wicket to Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the pacer’s opening spell. Bavuma has scored only six runs in the 16 deliveries that he has faced off Bhuvneshwar in T20Is. The fast-bowler has also dismissed the South African skipper once.
- South Africa are set to pit Heinrich Klassen’s power in the middle-order against Yuzvendra Chahal’s prowess with the ball. Klassen has 74 runs at a strike rate of 246.7 against the wily leg-spinner and this match-up will have an instrumental role in deciding the eventual outcome of this game.
- The visitors can consider using David Miller’s power-hitting to shake up India’s bowling plans in the middle overs. The 33-year-old has scored 31 runs off 17 deliveries of Axar Patel in T20Is. This is a match-up that Miller will fancy coming up against and he can optimise the ground conditions in Rajkot for the same as well.
- Bavuma might have to shield Tabraiz Shamsi against Shreyas Iyer in the middle-order. Iyer strikes at a rate of 215.8 against the leg-spinner and South Africa might have to constrain that to not cede a significant advantage to the home team after the powerplay, although Shamsi did dismiss Iyer in the last match.
- Will South Africa adopt a different bowling strategy in the first six overs to get rid of Gaikwad and Kishan? The openers have fantastic records against Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada respectively. For instance, Gaikwad has scored 67 runs in 36 deliveries with nine fours and three sixes against Nortje in T20 cricket so far. It is a high-risk game as Nortje has dismissed Gaikwad twice too.
- Keshav Maharaj has a middling T20I bowling record in India. The off-spinner has taken three wickets in as many games but has conceded runs at an economy of 11.29.
Other Stats and Facts
- Head-to-Head: Played 17, India 10, South Africa 7.
- South Africa has never lost a T20I series in India. They won the one in 2019 whereas the 2015 one had ended in a 1-1 draw.
- India last lost a T20I series way back in February 2019 against Australia at home.
- Rishabh Pant has an average of 12.60 and a strike rate of 112.50 in five T20Is against South Africa. The Indian skipper has struggled to find his form in this series as well.
- Axar Patel has picked only three wickets in six games at an economy rate of 9.71 vs South Africa.
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium Rajkot Pitch Report And Weather
The Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium generally offers a good batting track. The average first innings total in three T20Is in this ground in 183 runs. Rajkot is projected to have a partly cloudy weather with temperature ranging around 32°C during the time of the game.
IND vs SA 4th T20 Dream11 Prediction 17th June 2022
Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.
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Fan2Play Prediction
Base Team:
- Wicketkeeper: Heinrich Klassen
- Batsmen: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, David Miller
- All-Rounder: Dwaine Pretorius
- Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel
IND vs SA 4th T20 Match Prediction
India seemed to have gotten their form and plans right in the last game. One can bank on them to get a victory and keep the series alive before heading to the final game in Bengaluru on Sunday.
