Akshay Thakur - Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025India vs South Africa 4th T20I Pitch Report: India leads the five-match series 2-1 and will play South Africa in the fourth T20I match on Wednesday, December 17, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
India will be looking to win the fourth T20 match and secure an unassailable lead in the series. They won the first match in Cuttack but suffered a crushing 51-run defeat against the visitors in New Chandigarh. The team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, bounced back strongly in the Dharamshala match to maintain their series lead.
South Africa will be desperate for a win, as Aiden Markram's team will certainly want to keep the series alive until the fifth and final match. A victory tonight would mean the series heads to Ahmedabad for a thrilling conclusion to what has been an exciting display of cricket. Otherwise, they will have to return home with a 1-2 defeat in the overall multi-format tour.
SA vs IND 4th T20 Match Pitch Report: The pitch at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow is generally good for batsmen, where high scores can be achieved. For the IND vs SA match, it looks like a high-scoring pitch.
The grassy surface initially offers some assistance to fast bowlers, but later the batsmen tend to dominate. The average first-innings score is around 170-180. Dew in the second innings makes chasing the target easier.
Scores of over 200 have been seen in IPL and domestic matches at Ekana. Spinners get some grip in the middle overs, but fast bowlers struggle in the death overs. Winning the toss and batting first is generally advantageous.
| Total matches: | 9 |
| Batting first won: | 5 |
| Bowling first won: | 4 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 151 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 126 |
| Highest Total: | 199/2 |
| Lowest Total: | 0/0 |
| Highest Chased: | 159/4 |
| Lowest Defended: | 156/8 |
India (IND) Possible Playing 11: 1. Abhishek Sharma, 2. Shubman Gill, 3. Tilak Varma, 4. Suryakumar Yadav(C), 5. Shivam Dube, 6. Hardik Pandya, 7. Jitesh Sharma(WK), 8. Harshit Rana, 9. Arshdeep Singh, 10. Kuldeep Yadav, 11. Varun Chakaravarthy
South Africa (SA) Possible Playing 11: 1. Quinton de Kock(WK), 2. Reeza Hendricks, 3. Aiden Markram(C), 4. Dewald Brevis, 5. Tristan Stubbs(WK), 6. Donovan Ferreira(WK), 7. Marco Jansen, 8. Corbin Bosch, 9. Anrich Nortje, 10. Lungi Ngidi, 11. Ottneil Baartman
