IND vs SA 4th T20 Highlights: Abandoned Due to Dense Fog in Lucknow

IND vs SA 4th T20 Highlights: The fourth T20 match between India and South Africa at the Ekana Cricket Stadium was called off on Wednesday due to dense fog. The toss was scheduled for 6:30 PM, but after repeated inspections, the umpires deemed the conditions unsuitable for play. This makes the next match of the series, scheduled for December 19 in Ahmedabad, a decider. On Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an "orange alert" for "very dense fog" in 13 districts of eastern and central Uttar Pradesh. A "yellow alert" for dense fog was also issued for 27 districts across the state, from the eastern to the western parts.

IND vs SA Toss Delayed Due to Poor Visibility

Lucknow was set to host its first T20 match in December, but the dense fog disappointed fans. Due to the thick fog, fans could barely see the stands on the other side of the stadium. The first indication of the match being called off came when the toss, initially scheduled for 6:30 PM IST, was delayed until 6:50 PM. However, the fog did not clear, leading to further inspections at 7:30 PM, 8:00 PM, 8:30 PM, and 9:00 PM. At 9:25 PM, the floodlights were visible from the batsman's crease, following which the match was officially called off at 9:30 PM local time.

Umpires Conduct Visibility Checks

Umpires KN Pandit and Ananthapadmanabhan conducted some visibility drills during the 8 PM inspection. One umpire held a ball at one end of the pitch, while the other went to deep midwicket to check if the ball was visible. When it became clear that the ball was not easily visible, another inspection was scheduled.

IND vs SA India Lead the T20 Series 2-1

The Indian team currently leads the series 2-1. Team Indiawon the first match played in Cuttack by 101 runs, after which South Africa leveled the series 1-1 with a 51-run victory in New Chandigarh. Team India has once again taken the lead in the series by winning the third match played in Dharamshala by 7 wickets. Now, Team India will be looking to win the final match and clinch the series 3-1, while the visiting team will try to win that match and level the series at 2-2.

IND vs SA The squads for both teams are as follows:

South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Aiden Markram (captain), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Ottniel Baartman, David Miller, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Tony de Zorzi, Lutho Sipamla, Kwena Maphaka

India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah

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