India won the first match between the sides in Durban, led by Sanju Samson's second consecutive century in T20Is. The hosts hit back in Gqeberha though, winning by three wickets thanks to Tristan Stubbs' unbeaten 47.

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In the third match on Wednesday, It was Tilak Varma's turn to slam a ton, powering India to 219-6 before Arshdeep Singh's 3-37 helped India win by 11 runs despite a late blitz from Marco Jansen. That result ensured that India could not lose the four-match series, but now South Africa can level the scores by winning the last match in Johannesburg.

But their hopes could be in some danger with the weather around.

SA vs IND 4th T20I 2024: What is the rain forecast during the game?

According to Accuweather, the chances of rain hover around 47% from 4:00PM local time, going up to 51% by 5:00PM, the match start time. This remains constant until 6:00PM, with thunderstorms also a possibility. However, the forecast is much more optimistic post 7:00PM with a 13% chance of rain.

BBC Weather has a slightly less optimistic forecast. It puts the chances of rain at 57% at 2:00PM, and as high as 73% by 3:00PM. Post 5:00PM, chances range from 40-45%, coming down to 16% only by 8:00PM.

Weather.com has a relatively good forecast. It predicts the chances of rain to be the highest around 3:00PM, at just 24%. This is predicted to come down to 16% by 5:00PM, meaning the chances of a game are quite good by this forecast.

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