The fourth and final Test of the four-match series between host India and South Africa will be played at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi Thursday.
Watch the live stream here and live scores here and here. The five-day match starts at 9:30 a.m. local time, or 4 a.m. GMT, on Thursday, Dec. 3 (8 p.m. PT or 11 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2).
The hosts have already clinched the series with wins in the first Test played at Mohali and the third Test played at Nagpur. Both teams settled for a draw in the second test played at Bangalore due to rain and a wet outfield.
The Indian spin trio - Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Amita Mishra - will look to pile on the agony for the Proteas batsmen in the final Test. Indian skipper Virat Kohli particularly praised Ashwin for his performance in the last Test.
"He is a world class spinner, probably the best in the world right now. He's stepped up in a big way for us, even in (the last series against) Sri Lanka. He is one of the main reasons why we've been able to win back-to-back series," Kohli said last week, according to The Times of India.
The visitors are looking to salvage pride in the final match of the series. They are going to adopt a new technique to counter the Indian spin attack.
"Indian spinners are a threat, there are three very good spinners. They put us under pressure. We are trying to do very specific training. We take the stumps and put it behind and use the rough there, try simulate what we probably get during the match. We get spinners to try and throw the balls like he bowls, we try to compete in practice in preparation for the matches," South African assistant coach Adrian Birrell said Tuesday, according to Daily News & Analysis.
The probable squads:
India
Shikhar Dhawan, Murli Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha , R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
South Africa
Dean Elgar, Stiaan van Zyl, Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Temba Bavuma, Dane Vilas , Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Simon Harmer, Imran Tahir.
