India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2024 final: Weather, pitch report, head-to-head records, and more
livemint.comcricket matches so far. India have won 14, South Africa 11 and one match did not produce any results. In T20 World Cups, these two teams have clashed against each other 6 times.
India won 4 of those while the Proteas won twice.India’s last victory against South Africa in T20 World Cups came in 2014. Virat Kohli (72 off 44 balls) was the Player of the Match while the Men in Blue won it by 6 wickets. In 2022, the India vs South Africa World Cup encounter went in favour of the African team.
Lungi Ngidi crashed the Indian batting by claiming Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya.Kensington Oval is known for favouring fast bowlers. Pacers have claimed 59 wickets at this venue at economy rate of 7.88 and an average of 20.22. The game will be played on the pitch used for the Namibia vs Oman match.
Namibia pacer David Wiese claimed 3/28 while both teams managed to score 109. Namibia won in the Super Over.The Scotland vs England match was also held on the same pitch. Scottish batters scored 90/0 in 10 overs before the match was washed out, so there seems to have been enough assistance for batters as well.Thunderstorms and rain started early in the morning in Bridgetown, Barbados.
However, no rain is predicted for 4 hours starting from 9 AM. It will start to rain again, as per AccuWeather, at 1 PM but will dry up after a short while. Between 8 PM and 11 PM, there is a chance of rain between 33% and 56%.There is a reserve day in case the match doesn’t occur due to rain.
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