Fri Nov 15 14:50:00 UTC 2024: ## India Eyes Series Win in Final T20 Against South Africa
Johannesburg: India is looking to clinch a 3-1 series win against South Africa in the fourth and final T20 match at the Wanderers Stadium.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bat first, with both teams fielding unchanged line-ups.
India has been on a roll against South Africa in bilateral T20 series, remaining undefeated in the last five. The team secured victories in the first and third matches of the current series by 61 and 11 runs respectively.
India’s dominance against South Africa is reflected in their overall head-to-head record. They’ve won 4 out of the 9 bilateral T20 series played between the two nations, while 3 ended in draws.
Interestingly, India’s last T20 series loss against South Africa was in October 2015. The team has been unstoppable since then.
India also boasts an impressive T20 record in South Africa, winning 12 out of 18 matches. This includes their triumph in the 2007 T20 World Cup.
**Playing XIs:**
**India:** Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, and Varun Chakravarthy.
**South Africa:** Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klassen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, and Lutho Sipamla.
First Piper 