India and South Africa face off in the 4th T20I on 17 December 2025 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, with the hosts holding a 2–1 lead in the five-match series. India dominated the first T20I, winning by 101 runs, but South Africa bounced back in the second game, beating India by 51 runs, before India retook the lead, winning by 7 wickets in the third T20I.
India will aim to seal the series, while South Africa needs a win to keep the series alive heading into the final game. So lets dive into players of both teams and match predictions in this blog.
IND vs SA 4th T20I Match Preview
The Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, has hosted several T20Is and regular IPL matches and is known for often producing low-scoring games in which spinners and bowlers who vary their pace come into play.
While India has played multiple internationals here across formats, India and South Africa have not previously faced each other at this venue in a T20I, making this contest a fresh battle.
Match Facts
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Match | India vs South Africa 4th T20I |
| Date | 17 December 2025 |
| Time | 7:00 PM IST |
| Venue | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Tournament | South Africa tour of India 2025 |
Pitch Report
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Pitch type | A slow surface offers help to spinners in the middle overs. |
| Average score | Average first inning score:151Average second inning score: 126 |
| Favors | Spin bowling, with tactical pacers. |
| Surface | Black soil surface, slower with lower bounce |
| Toss factor | Teams batting first have had a slight edge in previous matches. |
Weather Report
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Temperature | Cool winter evening with night temperatures around 11 °C. |
| Humidity | Relatively High humidity in the evening |
| Wind speed | 10 -14 KM/H |
| Rain Chance | 0% chances of rain |
| Dew factor | With rising humidity, dew develops in the second innings |
Toss Prediction
At Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, the toss plays a key role, with teams preferring to bowl first due to the dew factor under lights. In T20 matches here, the average first-innings score is around 150, and chasing sides have won slightly more games than teams batting first.
Injury update
Axar Patel has been ruled out of the remaining T20Is due to illness, and Shahbaz Ahmed has been named as his replacement.
IND vs SA Probable XI 4th T20I
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma, Harshit Rana/ Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman
Dream11 Team For IND vs SA 4th T20I
IND vs SA Head-to-Head Records
- 3rd T20I (14 Dec 2025): India 120/3 beat SA 117 (India won by 7 wickets)
- 2nd T20I (11 Dec 2025): South Africa 213/4 beat India 162/10 (SA won by 51 runs)
- 1st T20I (9 Dec 2025): India 175/6 beat SA 74/10 (India won by 101 runs)
- T20I in Nov 2024 (15 Nov 2024): India 283/1 beat SA 148/10 (India won by 135 runs)
- T20I in Nov 2024 (13 Nov 2024): India 219/6 beat SA 208/7 (India won by 11 runs)
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Top Picks For IND vs SA 4th T20I
| Players | Reason |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma (IND) | Powerful top hitter with 1080 runs with a strike rate of 189. |
| Varun Chakravarthy(IND) | No.1 T20I bowler with 50 wickets in 32 matches. |
| Shubman Gill (IND) | Not in excellent form, but has incredible T20 playing ability, with 840 runs in 33 matches. |
| Aiden Markram (SA) | A significant 61 runs in the last T20I will carry that momentum forward. |
| Tristan Stubbs (SA) | Over 800 runs with the ability to score quick runs. Will look to score his first big runs in the series. |
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