IND vs SA T20 : The Indian cricket team landed at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg with great hopes of winning the T20 series against South Africa. Team India, led by captain Suryakumar Yadav, have taken a 2-1 lead in the series after winning two of the first three matches. With the fourth T20 match, the visiting team aims to win the series and achieve a remarkable feat on South African soil.
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Opportunity to create history
This is the seventh time India is playing a T20 series in South Africa. No team has managed to beat South Africa in three matches of a T20 series at home. Team India has a chance to break this record and create history by achieving this unprecedented feat.
IND vs SA T20 : Samson and Tilak made a record partnership
IND vs SA T20 : India’s batting performance was exceptional in the fourth T20 match. Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma hit brilliant centuries and took the team to a huge score of 283/1 in 20 overs.
The duo shared a record-breaking 210-run partnership in just 86 balls for the second wicket, helping India post the second-highest score in T20 international history. Samson, who failed to score in the last two matches, made a brilliant comeback with an unbeaten 109 off 56 balls with the help of six fours and nine sixes. On the other hand, Tilak Verma continued his excellent form and scored 120 off just 47 balls with the help of nine fours and 10 sixes.
Abhishek Sharma also played a quick innings of 36 runs off 18 balls with the help of two fours and four sixes. South Africa’s Lutho Sipamla was the only bowler to take a wicket.
Samson’s third T20 International century
Sanju Samson showed his class and resilience in this match. He completed his century in just 51 balls, which is his third T20 International century. Samson’s return to form, who scored a century in the first match of the series but failed in the next two matches, has been very beneficial for Team India.
Tilak Verma’s two consecutive centuries
Tilak Verma continued his brilliant performance in the series with another century. This was his second consecutive century after a brilliant performance in the last match against South Africa. His innings full of aggressive stroke play ensured that India easily crossed the 250-run mark.
India dominates at Wanderers
Team India has a great track record at the Wanderers Stadium. Out of the six T20 matches played here, India has won four, while it has lost two. Overall, India and South Africa have faced each other in 30 T20 matches, with India leading South Africa in 12 matches with 17 wins. One match ended without any result.
A total of 26 T20 matches have been played at the Wanderers Stadium, in which the team batting first and the team chasing the target have won 13-13 matches. The highest score on this ground is 260, which Sri Lanka made against Kenya, while the lowest score here is 83.
IND vs SA T20 : Playing XI of both teams
India: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakraborty.
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Andile Simelane, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla.
Way Ahead
India’s impressive batting performance in the fourth T20I has put them in a strong position to seal the series. With 283 runs on the board, the Indian bowlers now have the task of defending the total and creating history by becoming the first team to beat South Africa in three T20I series matches on their home ground.
Will the Indian bowlers be able to make the most of the opportunity, or will South Africa make a stunning comeback? Cricket fans can look forward to a thrilling contest as the match progresses.
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