Kumar Bahukhandi
India has so far taken a 2-1 lead over South Africa in the four-match T20 series. The fourth and final match of the series will be played in Johannesburg today
If we look at the nature of the pitch, the Johannesburg pitch is flat in T20 matches, where the ball comes straight on the bat. This is the reason why scores of 200 or more have been made in an innings on this ground many times. The highest score in this stadium is 260 runs, which Sri Lanka made against Kenya. In such a situation, both the teams would like to have depth in their batting line-up. On the other hand, fast bowlers are expected to get help in the beginning, but with the passage of time, spin bowling can be effective from the pitch.
The last match between the two in Johannesburg was in December last year, when India won by 106 runs. Both played 12 T20 Internationals in South Africa, India won 8 and the home team won 4.
Possible playing-11 of both teams
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), David Miller, Andile Simelane, Marco Jansen, Gerald Cootzi, N Peter and Keshav Maharaj.
