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India vs South Africa LIVE Score 4th T20 at Lucknow: Suryakumar Yadav Under Pressure to Perform
- India, leading the series 2-1, aim to seal the five-match tie at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on December 17, 2025, with a 7pm IST start and 6:30pm IST toss.
- India captain Suryakumar Yadav and vice-captain Shubman Gill face scrutiny over poor form, while Axar Patel is ruled out and Shahbaz Ahmed was named as replacement ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 with bench players Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson waiting for chances.
- At Ekana Stadium, the pitch is expected to offer early seam assistance and more spin later, while dew is forecast to favor bowling first; a par score is around 160–170, with 220 possible if both sides bat well.
- India need a win to clinch the series, with their bowlers, including Varun Chakravarthy, potentially deciding the outcome; South Africa must win to stay alive.
- With the T20 World Cup 2026 two months away, Varun Chakravarthy tops the ICC T20I bowling rankings while Abhishek Sharma sits 47 runs short of Virat Kohli's record, intensifying selection pressure.
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right7Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 39% Right
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- 39% of the sources lean Left, 39% of the sources lean Right
39% Right
L 39%
C 22%
R 39%
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