IND vs SA: Toss delayed in Lucknow T20I match, will the match start?

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|17-12-2025

Overview:

In this 5-match T20 series, host team India has a 2-1 lead in the series after the first 3 matches.

Delhi, The fourth match of the T20 series between India and South Africa is to be played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. The toss could not be done at the scheduled time of 6.30 pm for this match of this 5-match T20 International series and the reason for the delay in the toss is also surprising.

Toss delayed due to dense fog at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow

The toss is being delayed in this match to be played today in Lucknow. Due to fog in the field, visibility is very low and due to this the toss has not been possible yet. The eyes of both teams and fans are fixed on clearing the situation.

Umpires fixed the time for inspection at 7.30 pm

There is dense fog in Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium. For this reason, the umpires had fixed the time of inspection at 6.50 pm but even then the fog could not clear and the umpires have fixed the new time for inspection at 7.30 pm.

Team India is leading 2-1 in the series

In this T20 International series between the two teams, the host Indian team is leading 2-1 in the series after the first 3 matches. India started the first match played in Cuttack with a resounding victory of 101 runs. After this, the visiting Proteas team made a wonderful comeback and won the second match in Mullanpur by 51 runs. But Team India took the lead in the series by winning by 7 wickets in Dharamshala.