India will up against South Africa to claim for ICC T20 World Cup title on Saturday
India will up against South Africa to claim for ICC T20 World Cup title on Saturday
Barbados June 29: India will battle against South Africa for the title of ICC T20 World Cup at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday (June 29).
This match will be played at 8 pm Indian Standard Time while the toss will be at 7.30 pm. In this match, Rohit Sharma will lead Team India, while Aiden Markram will be seen captaining South Africa.
If we look at the history of the South African team, they fall apart in big matches, that’s why they have a tag of chokers.
On the other hand, India has also not been able to win any tournament for almost a decade. They have reached the semi-finals and finals but failed to win the title in the last 10 years. Now once again India will have a chance to win the T20 World Cup 2024 title.
If we look at the journey of both the teams in the T20 World Cup 2024, both teams have been invincible so far. India and South Africa have not faced defeat in a single match so far.
India has maintained its undefeated campaign by registering 3 wins in the group stage, 3 wins in the Super-8 stage and victory over England in the semi-finals.
South Africa also continued its undefeated campaign by defeating 3 in the group stage, 3 in the Super-8 stage and Afghanistan in the semi-finals.
A total of 26 T20 International matches have been played between India and South Africa so far. During this, India has won 14 and South Africa has won 11 matches. 1 match between these two teams has been inconclusive.
A total of 6 matches have been played between these two teams in the history of the T20 World Cup so far. Out of these 6 T20 matches, India has won 4 matches, while South Africa won only 2 matches. India has won the 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2014 T20 World Cups, while South Africa has won over India in the 2009 and 2022 T20 World Cups.
This pitch helps both bowlers and batsmen. Here fast bowlers get bounce and swing, while in the middle overs spin bowlers also dominate with the old ball. The Indian team played its first Super-8 match against Afghanistan on this pitch, where it scored 181 and also bowled out the opposing team for 134. The average score of the first innings on this ground is 153 runs. So far 224 runs have been the highest score here. So far a score of 172 runs has been successfully chased here. A score of 175 is a winning score on this pitch. A total of 32 T20 International matches have been played on this ground, out of which 19 have been won by the team batting first, while 11 matches have been won by the team batting in the second innings. During this, the result of 2 matches has not been declared.
Talking about the weather in Bridgetown, Barbados, the Meteorological Department has predicted rain during the match on Saturday.
For India, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya will have the burden on their shoulders to score runs while Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav will be expected to take wickets with the ball. South Africa will be dependent on Quinton de Kock, David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen will be expected to score runs while Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Keshav Maharaj (9) will be expected to take wickets.
Probable squads for India will up against South Africa to claim for ICC T20 World Cup title on Saturday
India- Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jensen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Tabrez Shamsi.
The live telecast of this match will be seen on Star Sports Network and live streaming also on Disney Plus Hotstar.
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