India vs South Africa, 4th T20I, Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

After losing the first two T20Is, India bounced back brilliantly to defeat South Africa by 48 runs in the third match in Visakhapatnam. Half-centuries from Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad along with some great bowling displays from Harshal Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal helped the Men in Blue in staying alive in the series. The fourth and the penultimate game takes place on June 17 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot.

Gaikwad finally struck form in T20 Internationals as he registered his maiden fifty in the last encounter. Kishan’s solid run continued while Hardik Pandya provided the late flourish to take India’s total to 179/5. In the run-chase, the Proteas kept losing wickets at regular intervals as Harshal and Chahal snared seven scalps between them to bundle out the visitors for just 131 in 19.1 overs.

Quinton de Kock, who has missed the last two clashes due to a hand injury, may return to the side in place of Reeza Hendricks if he is fit. The hosts may go with the winning combination in another do-or-die encounter, which means Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh would have to wait for their debut. If India decide to include one of them, then Avesh Khan might have to go out as the pacer has gone wicketless in all the three T20Is so far. Rishabh Pant and his side will look to level the series 2-2 before moving on to Bengaluru for the final one.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 4^th T20I between India and South Africa:

Head-to-Head: India and South Africa have met each other in 18 T20 internationals so far, with India winning ten and South Africa eight. In India, both sides have clashed against each other seven times with the hosts winning just on two occasions and the Proteas on five.

1 – Rishabh Pant (99) is one six away from completing 100 maximums across formats.

64 – Dinesh Karthik (436) needs 64 runs to reach 500 runs in T20Is.

1 – Temba Bavuma (49) requires just one four to complete 50 fours in T20Is.

4 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar (64) needs four wickets to surpass Jasprit Bumrah (67) and become the second-highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is.

1 – Quinton de Kock (49) is one grab away from reaching 50 catches in T20 internationals.

1 – Axar Patel (99) is one scalp away from reaching the landmark of 100 wickets across formats.

8 – de Kock (192) needs eight fours to complete 200 fours in T20 internationals.

4 – Rassie van der Dussen (246) needs four fours to get to 250 fours in international cricket.