The fourth T20I between India and South Africa was called off on Wednesday owing to poor visibility after a dense layer of smog engulfed the Ekana Stadium raising serious questions about BCCI’s scheduling of matches in northern part of India during peak winter month.
The venues allotted for the full series against the Proteas included New Chandigarh, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Ranchi, Raipur, Visakhapatnam, Cuttack, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Kolkata during November and December.
A child makes his way through empty chairs after the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India and South Africa was called off due to poor visibility caused by dense layer of smog, at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI12_17_2025_000673A) India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav ahead of the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The match was called off due to poor visibility caused by dense layer of smog. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI12_17_2025_000656B) Fans ahead of the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The match was called off due to poor visibility caused by dense layer of smog. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI12_17_2025_000636A)Umpires ahead of the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The match was called off due to poor visibility caused by dense layer of smog. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI12_17_2025_000648B) India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, centre, Harshit Rana, right, ahead of the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The match was called off due to poor visibility caused by dense layer of smog. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI12_17_2025_000655B)Umpires ahead of the fourth T20 International cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The match was called off due to poor visibility caused by dense layer of smog. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)(PTI12_17_2025_000648B)
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