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SA vs IND Final: South Africa and India are the two finalists who will wrestle at Kingston Oval Barbados in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Final. The SA vs IND Final is set to commence on Saturday 29th June starting at 8:00 PM IST.
In an exciting, rain-curtailed match India defeated the reigning champion England and won by 68 runs in Guyana. While Indian skipper Rohit Sharma played another outstanding knock of 57 off 39 balls. In the 2nd innings, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel stole the show with their 3-wicket haul.
South Africa who already secured a finalist spot after thrashing Afghanistan in the semifinal 1 won by 9 wickets at Brian Lara academy. Aiden Markram and his team put a rampage on Afghan batters dismissing the whole squad in 11.5 overs for just 56 runs. Now Proteas will face India to clinch their maiden ICC 2024 T20 World Cup at Kensington Oval in Barbados.
Check out the top 3 key player battles for the upcoming SA vs IND to watch out for in today’s T20 World Cup 2024 Final Match 55.
South Africa vs India Cricket Records and Stats
South Africa and India have faced each other in 26 T20I games. Out of 26, India won 14 games while South Africa became the winner in 11 games. One game between India and South Africa went without any result.
| Matches | SA Won | IND Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 11 | 14 | – | 1 |
The T20 World Cup is moving towards its end with South Africa and India locking horns in the Final match of 55 in Barbados.
Let’s look at the top 3 Key Players’ battles for the SA vs IND ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Top 3 Player Battle Between SA vs IND of Today T20 World Cup 2024 Match
1. Reeza Hendricks vs Arshdeep Singh
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 214.3 | – |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 214.3 | – |
In the previous match, top batter Reeza Hendricks scored 29 off 25 balls to chase Afghanistan’s paltry target of 56. In the ICC tournament, Hendricks has bagged 109 runs in 8 innings. He could be a destructive batter in the final. To handle Reeza, India has pacer Arshdeep Singh who scalped 3 wickets for Australia in the Super 8 Final match.
2. Suryakumar Yadav vs Kagiso Rabada
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 300.0 | – |
| Total | 39 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 300.0 | – |
Sky aka Suryakumar Yadav seems like in his best form for the T20 World Cup 2024. Ranking no. 9 in most runs for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, Suryakumar has amassed 196 runs in 7 games in the tournament. Pacer Kagiso Rabada will take care of this top-order batter. One of the best wicket-takers Kagiso Rabada has bagged 12 scalps in the 8 games.
3. Virat Kohli vs Anrich Nortje
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 110.0 | 11.0 |
| Total | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 106.2 | 17.0 |
Virat Kohli hasn’t been in his usual form in the T20 World Cup 2024. However, taking Kohli lightly could be a mistake for South Africa. Virat Kohli has a good record of scoring higher than 50 in the knockouts of ICC T20. Pacer Anrich Nortje is likely to be dismissed in the early overs of the Final game. Nortje is topping the most wickets for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 charts on no. 5. He has scalped 13 wickets with his best 4-wicket haul for 7 runs in the 8 games.
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4. David Miller vs Hardik Pandya
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 160.0 | 8.0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 92.9 | – |
| Total | 31 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 114.8 | 10.3 |
Middle batter David Miller can turn the game upside down in no time. David Miller is one the most run scorers for the Proteas in the ongoing T20 World Cup. In 7 innings out of 8 games, David Miller has bagged 148 runs with his impressive knock of 59. To finish off Miller, Hardik Pandya might get the job done. So far in the T20 World Cup 2024, Hardik Pandya has been playing a crucial role either with bat or ball. Pandya has scalped 8 wickets including 3 wickets for 27 runs in the 8 games.
With the mantra of “Keep calm and composure” Aiden Markram led his team into the ICC T20 World Cup Final. Markram became the first captain in history leading Proteas in the final of the ICC World Cup in white ball cricket (ODI & T20 overs). The new Captain Cool giveaway all the credit to his squad including Quinton de Kock, the most runs scorer, veteran David Miller, pacer Kagiso Rabada, brilliant Anriche Nortje, youngster Tabraiz Shamsi, and all-rounder Keshav Maharaj, Heinrich Klaasen.
Hitman Rohit Sharma, once again leading his Team Blue into another ICC marquee event after last year’s ODI World Cup. Unbeaten Team India is filled with confidence with match-winning performances of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar getting full support of Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, and Axar Patel from the other end. However, in many crucial matches, Indian bowlers saved the day including Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, and Jasprit Bumrah.
So these are our top 3 South Africa vs India key player battles for the Final match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
