The 5th T20 match of the South Africa tour of India, 2022 is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 19th June 2022 at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

This series of five T20 matches between India and South Africa is now leveled with 2-2 and this match is like a final. The winner of this match will lift the trophy of this series. India lost the first T20 matches earlier but they bounced back strongly and won the next two matches in a row. On the other side, South Africa was just outstanding in the opening match and won two matches but now had lost two matches continuously. We had mentioned earlier that this match is going to be like the final match of this series between South Africa and India.

India was just superb in each and every department of the game in the 4th match against South Africa. The performance of the batting order of India was not impressive but they scored a handsome total in 20 overs. They scored a total of 169 runs. Almost all batters from their side put some runs on the board. D Karthik was the most successful and highest run score from the side of India who scored 55 runs on just 27 balls with the help of nine boundaries and two huge sixes. Hardik Pandya was the other batter who put some runs on the board. He scored 46 runs while he faced 31 balls and smashed three boundaries and the same huge sixes. Ishan Kishan also performed well with the bat and scored 27 runs.

The way how the bowling department of India performed in the previous match was just outstanding. They defended the target of 170 runs and send the full team of South Africa back to the pavilion in 16.5 overs on a total of just 87 runs. Avesh Khan was the most successful bowler from their side who picked four wickets in four overs against just 18 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal was the other bowler who performed well with the ball and picked two wickets in four overs while he was charged for 21 runs. Harshal Patel and Axar Patel picked one wicket each while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya were the bowlers who could not manage to pick any wicket.

South Africa was good in the opening matches but they lost the momentum and now they must win this match to win this series. The performance of their bowling department was average in the previous match. They leaked 169 runs in their inning of 20 overs which was chase-able. Lungi Ngidi was the most successful bowler from the side of South Africa with two wickets to his name in three overs against 20 runs. Marco Jansen, Dwaine Pretorius, Anrich Nortje, and Keshav Maharaj picked one wicket each while Tabraiz Shamsi was the only bowler from their side who remained wicket-less.

The batting order of South Africa almost collapsed in the previous match. Their full team came back to the pavilion on a total of just 87 runs in 16.5 overs while chasing the target of 170 runs. Rassie van der Dussen was the highest run-scorer from their side who had just 27 runs to his name. Quinton de Kock scored 14 runs while Marco Jansen could manage to score 12 runs. No other batter from the side of South Africa could even enter into double-figure. Temba Bavuma and Heinrich Klaasen scored eight runs each while Dwaine Pretorius and Keshav Maharaj were the batters who could not open the account on the scoreboard.

India
Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan.

South Africa
Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje, Temba Bavuma.

India had played a total of 163 T20 matches so far. They won 106 matches while other teams won 53 matches. 4 matches of India were ended with no result.

South Africa had played 151 T20 matches right now with 88 wins to their name while they had lost 62 matches. Their one match was ended with no result.

India had played 19 T20 matches against South Africa where they won 11 matches while South Africa had won 8 matches.

According to our match prediction, India is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make India a favorite team in this match, Some of the key factors are mentioned below:

• India has a deeper and far more powerful batting lineup
• The key players of India like Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad are back to the good form
• The bowling unit of India is much stronger than in South Africa
• India has better six-hitting capability when we compare it with South Africa
• Home ground conditions can help India

India has a strong batting order and bowling unit as compared to South Africa, so the winning chances of India for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

India has a 54% chance to win this match
South Africa has a 46% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important role in the decision of each and every match of this series. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 5th T20 Match match between India and South Africa is going to be played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match. A total of 190 can be difficult for batting second to chase.

The weather forecast in Bengaluru on match day is good for a cricket match. There are some chances of rain but that is possible that we may have an interrupted match.

Captain: Q de Kock
Vice-Captain: David Miller
R Van der Dussen, S Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Y Chahal, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, A Nortje, D Pretorius, H Pandya

Captain: Q de Kock
Vice-Captain: David Miller
R Van der Dussen, S Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Y Chahal, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, A Nortje, D Pretorius, H Pandya

Stadium: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
Location: Bengaluru, India
Opened: 1969
Capacity: 40,000
Known as: Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium
Ends: Pavilion End, BEML End
Time Zone: UTC +05:30
Home to: Karnataka
Floodlights: Yes
Curator: Narayan Raju

Total matches: 8
Matches won batting first: 3
Matches won bowling first: 5
Average 1st Inns scores: 153
Average 2nd Inns scores: 144
Highest total recorded: 202/6 (20 Ov) by IND vs ENG
Lowest total recorded: 127/10 (16.3 Ov) by ENG vs IND
Highest score chased: 194/3 (19.4 Ov) by AUS vs IND
Lowest score defended: 146/7 (20 Ov) by IND vs BAN

Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Venkatesh Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Umran Malik, Deepak Hooda.