It is going to be a thrilling climax to the T20 World Cup when India and South Africa face off on Saturday, June 29, at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados beginning at 10:30 am local time (8 pm IST).
The two sides have performed very well throughout the tournament and are looking forward to becoming champions in T20 cricket.
Key facts about India against South Africa final:
TEAM INDIA
India, ranked first in T20 world rankings, were once champions in 2007.
Their coach is Rahul Dravid with Rohit Sharma being their captain.
Key players to consider include Suryakumar Yadav who is second top batter in T20s and Axar Patel eighth placed bowler.
Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
India’s magnificent route to final
They won all the matches played as part of group stage against Ireland Pakistan and United States whereas one match versus Canada ended without any result.
In the Super Eight phase they beat Afghanistan Bangladesh and Australia.
This was followed by a semi-final win over England by 68 runs.
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa ranked fifth among T20 world’s best teams reached semifinals previously in 2009 and 2014.
Rob Walter is their coach whereas Aiden Markram captains them while also being eighth leading batsman for them
Among their bowlers Anrich Nortje stands ninth thus making him leader of the bowling department.
Aiden Markram, Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.
South Africa’s way to final
South Africa made it to the finals by beating Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Bangladesh, and Nepal in the group stage.
In the Super Eight, they defeated United States England West Indies.
They won their semi-final match against Afghanistan with nine wickets.
Head-To-Head
India:14
South Africa:11
No result: 1
This is going to be a mouth-watering ending to the T20 World Cup at Kensington Oval which has capacity of 28,000 as both teams would like to add another significant achievement in their cricket history.
