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SA vs IND: The two unbeaten giants India and South Africa will square off in the Final game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Tournament. The final clash of SA vs IND is ready to set the stage on fire at Kensington Oval Barbados on Saturday 29th Jun starting at 8:00 PM IST.
South Africa thrashed Afghanistan in the semi-final 1 of the T20 World Cup and removed the tag of choker, being nervous in the bigger games. Proteas led by Aiden Markram has registered a record first captain, topping the ICC summit for the first time in the ICC World Cup tournament. Aiden Markram and his Co. have finally broken the 7 consecutive losses in semifinal games and won the 8th game against Afghanistan defeating by 9 wickets. Proteas have one more game away to create history for taking the maiden ICC T20 World Cup to home.
Team India led by Rohit Sharma has avenged the 2022 semi-final match against England and deported the reigning champion back home. In a rain-curtailed 2nd semifinal of IND vs ENG, Team Blue outmuscled England by 68 runs and ended a decade-long wait to be in the final. Last time, India entered the 2014 Final after defeating South Africa in the semifinal.
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With a strong yearning for a second T20 World Cup India will battle with South Africa in Barbados.
Let’s check out SA vs IND head-to-head records ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup Final at Kensington Oval.
SA vs IND T20 World Cup Head to Head Records
South Africa and India have faced each other in the 6 games in the T20 World Cup tournament history. Out of 6, India became the winner in 4 games and South Africa came out victoriously in 2 games.
The table below shows the record of the SA vs IND T20 World Cup head-to-head records-
| Matches | SA Won | IND Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 4 | – | – |
SA vs IND T20 Head to Head Records
South Africa and India played a total of 26 games in the T20I cricket format. Which, India won 14 games and South Africa became the winner in the 11 games of T20I cricket.
The table below shows the record of SA vs IND overall T20I head-to-head records –
| Matches | SA Won | IND Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 11 | 14 | – | 1 |
T20WC 2024: Kensington Oval Stadium T20 World Cup Stats and Records
The Kensington Oval will witness the 9th edition of the T20 World Cup Final between South Africa and India. The Stadium has hosted 8 games in the T20 World Cup 2024. Ahead of IND vs SA, Kensington Oval has two stands with a seating capacity of 28,000 spectators. Speaking of T20I stats and records, Kensington Oval has held 32 games in the T20I cricket format. In the last fixture of USA vs ENG Super 8, England defeated the host USA by 18 runs and secured a semifinal spot.
Let’s look at the Kensington Oval T20I records ahead of SA vs IND Final match 55 in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
| Kensington Oval Stadium T20 World Cup Stats and Records | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total T20I Matches | 32 | ||
| First Match | 20/06/2008 | ||
| Last Match | 23/06/2024 | ||
| Batting 1st Won | 19 | ||
| Batting 2nd Won | 11 | ||
| Matches Tied | 0 | ||
| Matches N/R | 2 | ||
| Highest Team Inn | 224/5 by WI vs ENG in 2022 | ||
| Lowest Team Inn | 80 by AFG vs SA in 2010 | ||
| Average Score | 155 | ||
T20WC2024: Kensington Oval Stadium Pitch Report Ahead of SA vs IND
In recent matches, Kensington Oval’s pitch gave extra assistance to the seemer with a new ball. The extra bounce also helps fast bowlers to scalp some early wickets. However, the pitch conditions differ for batsmen struggling in the starting overs. But once batters settled in the pitch fast pace supports batter to score runs. The stats show that the team batting first won the most games at the Kensington Oval.
South Africa vs India X-Factor
South Africa X-Factor
Reeza Hendricks finally opened his bat scoring 29 off 25 balls against Afghanistan in the semi-final 1 match. Aiden Markram and David Miller have been supporting the Proteas batting lineup. Among bowlers, southpaw spinners Tabraiz Shamsi and pacer Marco Jansen have stunningly dismantled the Afghanistan squad. Both South African bowlers scalped 3-3 wickets while Kagiso Rabda and Keshav Maharaj took 2-2 wickets each.
India X Factor
Rohit Sharma was spectacular in the semifinal against England bagging 57 off 39 balls in Guyana. Undoubtedly, opener and skipper Rohit will be on the radar of South African bowlers. Another smasher from India is Suryakumar Yadav who is back hitting boundaries 360° in the ground. Indian bowlers have been remarkable in the entire tournament, especially Jasprit Bumrah with dot balls, Kuldeep Yadav “Chinaman”, and Arshdeep Singh with his reverse swing. Among allrounder, Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya supported the squad’s back with their multi-skills on the field.
