{"id":9998,"date":"2025-12-17T18:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=672519"},"modified":"2025-12-17T18:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:29:07","slug":"ind-vs-sa-4th-t20i-when-will-the-toss-happen-today-latest-update-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ind-vs-sa-4th-t20i-when-will-the-toss-happen-today-latest-update-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"IND vs SA 4th T20I: When will the toss happen today? Latest update explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The toss for the <strong>India vs South Africa 4th T20I<\/strong> has been <strong>delayed due to thick fog<\/strong> at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, even though there has been <strong>no rain<\/strong> in the area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial update:<\/strong><br \/>\nMatch officials had scheduled a <strong>ground inspection at 6:50 PM local time<\/strong>, citing reduced visibility caused by dense winter fog settling over the stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second update:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe inspection has now been <strong>pushed to 7:30 PM local time<\/strong>, as fog conditions have <strong>not cleared sufficiently<\/strong>. As of the latest update, <strong>fans will have to wait longer<\/strong> for the toss, with umpires closely monitoring visibility, especially around the outfield and sight screens.<\/p>\n<h3>Why is fog delaying the toss?<\/h3>\n<p>While the pitch itself is reported to be in good condition, <strong>fog impacts player safety and visibility<\/strong>, particularly for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fielders judging high catches<\/li>\n<li>Batters picking up the ball early<\/li>\n<li>Umpires ensuring fair playing conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under ICC playing conditions, <strong>minimum visibility standards must be met<\/strong> before the toss and start of play, regardless of rain.<\/p>\n<h3>Is there any over reduction?<\/h3>\n<p>As of now, <strong>there is no over reduction<\/strong>. Match officials are hopeful that conditions will improve, allowing a full 20-over contest. However, further delays could eventually force adjustments if fog persists deeper into the evening.<\/p>\n<h3>What happens next?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Next inspection:<\/strong> 7:30 PM local time<\/li>\n<li>Toss will take place <strong>only if visibility improves<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Any decision on revised playing conditions will be announced after inspection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For now, <strong>the match remains on hold purely due to fog<\/strong>, with organisers, players, and fans waiting for clearer conditions at the Ekana Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The toss for the India vs South Africa 4th T20I has been delayed due to thick fog at the Ekana\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":32508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}