IND vs SA 4th T20I: India take on South Africa at the Ekana Stadium on Wednesday. (CREIMAS for BCCI)
India, currently leading 2-1 in the 5-match T20I series vs South Africa, will look to seal the series at the Ekana Stadium and take an unassailable 3-1 lead against the Proteas. With Axar Patel set to miss the remainder of the series die to illness and Jasprit Bumrah’s status unknown after the pacer missed the 3rd T20I, India is likely to field the same XI at Lucknow which played at Dharamsala on Sunday. Here’s all you need to know — match date, start time, squad list, predicted playing XI, venue details, pitch report and key battle insights before the toss.
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IND vs SA 4th T20I Match Details — Date, Time & Venue
4th T20I scheduled for 17 Dec 2025
Venue: Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
Match start time: 07:00 PM (IST)
India predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
IND vs SA 4th T20 Match Ekana Stadium Pitch Report: Know here
Key player to watch out for: The focus will be on India captain Suryakumar Yadav who hasn’t been in the best of form for a while but has been almost indispensable due to his leadership skills with India winning over 80% matches under him. With the T20 World Cup coming up early next year, the Men in Blue will be desperate for their captain to find form with the willow.
South Africa predicted XI: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman
Key player to watch out for: With a pitch that looks set to assist batters in the early going, South Africa will be looking to their explosive opening batter Quinton de Kock to replicate his 46-ball 90 that he scored in the 2nd T20I in Mullanpur so that they can level the series.
Matches played: 34
India won: 20
South Africa won: 13
South Africa Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Ottneil Baartman, Donovan Ferreira, Kwena Maphaka, George Linde
India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Shabaz Ahmed, Jitesh Sharma(w), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana
The India vs South Africa fourth T20I will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website and telecast on the Star Sports network from 7 PM IST on Sunday.
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