India vs South Africa, 4th T20I, India Predicted XI: Will Avesh Khan Make way For Arshdeep Singh?

After losing the first two matches of the five-match T20I series, Team India bounced back beautifully to beat the high-flying Proteas in the third game to stay alive in the contest. It was a clinical show from the Rishabh Pant-led team, who first posted a total of 179/5 on the board before bundling out the Proteas for 131 runs. While Ruturaj Gaikwad (57 off 35), Ishan Kishan (54 off 35) and Hardik Pandya (31 not out off 21) shone with the bat in the first half of the match, it was Harshal Patel (4/25) and Yuzvendra Chahal (3/20) who hogged the limelight with the ball.

With an eye to level the series, India seek another win when the two teams meet next for the fourth T20I in Rajkot on Friday. On the other hand, the Proteas would be aiming to seal the series.

Here's what we think should be India's playing XI for the fourth T20I against South Africa:

Ishan Kishan: The southpaw is on song in the ongoing T20I series. He is the top scorer with 164 runs to his credit from the first three matches. Kishan has hit two half-centuries in the series so far.

Ruturaj Gaikwad: Registering scores of 23 and 1 in the first two games didn't present a good case for Gaikwad but the batter's dominating 57 off 35, which also happens to be his first international fifty, has turned the tables in his favour.

Shreyas Iyer: The right-handed batter has got good starts in the series so far but he has failed to take his innings deep. With someone like an in-form Deepak Hooda warming the benches, Iyer would be keen to perform better in the fourth T20I.

Rishabh Pant: While on the captaincy front stand-in skipper Pant has been good, he has failed to impress as a batter. The last two matches have seen him registering single-digit scores. He will be looking