South Africa vs India Prediction: Only India can win this series

South Africa and India are going head to head in the Match 4 of T20 Series at DP World Wanderers Stadium, Sandton, South Africa on 15 November, 2024. Only India can win this series. Who will win this game of cricket?

South Africa failed to cross the mark of 220 at Centurion as it was left with 11 runs short. The thrilling knock by Marco Jansen of 54 off 17 balls and swift knock by Heinrich Klaasen of 41 off 23 balls had placed them in the game, but they were never in control of proceedings. The Proteas took a beating from the 19 extras they conceded, whereas India continued to concede 6. The top and middle-order batsmen such as Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, and David Miller have not been batting pretty well. However, Tristan Stubbs has given lots of promise in their batting line-up and could play a key role in the series-decider game for the coming series. Bowling suggests it has been a good show by Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee had the wicket-taking ability although he has been expensive. It will be interesting to see how bowlers such as Andile Simelane and Lutho Sipamla will handle the challenge thrown at them by the Indian batsmen. Key players to look out for South Africa are Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, and Tristan Stubbs.

Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla

Tilak Varma's fabulous batting performance at his maiden game in T20I wins the match for India by 11 runs, and India goes ahead of the series against South Africa with 2-1. A hundred by Varma, ably complemented by an attacking partnership with Abhishek Sharma, took India to a total of 219/6 which the hosts could never dream of chasing. As it has been a game full of ordinary batting on behalf of either side, India's batting line-up positively gained from the addition of Ramandeep Singh who went on to show that he was also a good power hitter. South Africa's batters continued to be tested while faced with bowling spinners Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, and Axar Patel. Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh contributed with 3 critical wickets, and there's a growing concern with Hardik Pandya's bowling. In the final match, India will most certainly look for crucial support from players like Tilak Varma, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Ravi Bishnoi.

Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy

The series is perfectly balanced now and would be for the final game. Both teams have strengths and weaknesses in both the batting and bowling departments. India looks much more organized this time. It is their home venue, and that can prove to be the difference, but their top and middle order has been so far struggling in this tour. The match may turn out to be some positive for South Africa if it does include the performance of a couple of players like Klassen and Miller. In case the conditions out there favor the batsmen also, we expect Indians to claim the game. We are predicting India to win the match and take the series away with a 3-1 scoreline.