India vs South Africa 4th T20I: What is the Weather report and Pitch report?

New Delhi: India and South Africa will play the series decider at the Wanderers Stadium. Currently, the series is tied at 1-1 with the series decider set to take place at Johannesburg.

In-form India will be eyeing a 3-1 series win after taking an unassailable lead in the series. The Men in Blue beat South Africa by 11 runs in the third T20I to take a 2-1 lead. Batting first, India scored 219/6 in 20 overs thanks to an unbeaten century from Tilak Varma. In reply, South Africa scored 208/7.

What is the weather report in Johannesburg?

Coming to the weather report, the India vs South Africa match is again running the risk of going into turbulent weather.

Naturally, the start of the 4th IND vs SA T20I is in danger of getting delayed due to rain and a wet outfield. According to the weather forecast, the chance of rain is more than 50 per cent during the afternoon in Johannesburg. Even at 5 PM when the game is scheduled to begin, there is a 33 percent chance of rain.

However, the forecast does not predict much rain in the night and the game is likely to take place without too many interruptions. As far as the temperature is concerned, it will be hovering in the early 20s throughout the game and will further drop as the night progresses.

Source: Accuweather

India vs South Africa 4th T20I: Pitch Report

The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg is expected to favour batters. The pitch will be offering bounce and pace that bowlers can exploit. Naturally, the ball will be reaching waist-height lengths where cross-bat shots will pay dividends to the batters.

Under these circumstances, the upcoming IND vs SA T20I could be another run-fest at the Wanderers. Traditionally, the average first innings total at this venue is 174. With both teams having several world-class hard-hitters in their squads, it won’t be surprising if the upcoming contest turns out just like the third game.