In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 final, the South Africa vs India (SA vs IND) match will be played on Saturday morning at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. It will be the battle of two unbeaten sides in the tournament.
South Africa ended the group stage as the Group D champions and the Super 8 stage as the Group 2 champions. Meanwhile, in the first semi-final, the Proteas thrashed Afghanistan by nine wickets after destroying the opposition batting line-up for only 56 runs. South Africa have won all seven matches of this tournament.
Meanwhile, apart from one rain-washout game against Canada in the group stage, India have won all six other fixtures in this tournament. They were the Group A champions and Group 1 champions in the group stage and Super 8, respectively, before beating the defending champions England by 68 runs in the second semi-final.
South Africa are ready for their first final in any ICC Men’s World Cup history, as they are eyeing their maiden T20 World Cup trophy.
On the other hand, the inaugural ICC Men’s T20 World Cup champions (2007) will play their third T20 World Cup final (2007 and 2014) as they are desperate to win their second T20 World Cup trophy.
SA vs IND Match Overview
Tournament: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
Format: T20I
Tournament Stage: Final
Match: South Africa vs India (SA vs IND)
Tournament Match No: 55
Match Date: June 29, 2024 (June 29, 2024 in India)
Official Starting Time: 10:30 local time (20:00 IST)
Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies
Live Broadcasting and Streaming (only in India): Star Sports network, Disney+Hotstar, DD Sports Free Dish
SA vs IND Head-To-Head
Details | Matches | SA Won | IND Won | Tied | No Result | ||
Matches | SA won | IND won | |||||
Overall T20I | 26 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
In West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20 World Cups | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 5 T20Is | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SA vs IND Weather Forecast
Accuweather suggests low-to-medium rain threats for this match. The game-time temperatures can be about 31°C-29°C.
SA vs IND Pitch Report
Kensington Oval (Bridgetown, Barbados) will host the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Final, which will be the ninth game for this venue in this tournament. After a tie and no result in the first two fixtures of the competition at this venue, it experienced three successful defending results and three successful chases.
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, Ground Stats
Average innings score (in the last 5 completed T20Is): 148
Average 1st batting score (in the last 5 completed T20Is): 156
Highest T20I total (in the last 5 completed T20Is): 201/7 by Australia (vs England on 8 June 2024)
Lowest T20I total (in the last 5 completed T20Is): 115 by USA (vs England on 23 June 2024)
Last 5 completed T20Is results scenario (latest to oldest): 10 wickets, 9 wickets, 47 runs, 36 runs, 5 wickets
SA vs IND Toss Prediction
Won the toss and bat first
SA vs IND Predicted XIs:
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Ottneil Baartman/Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
SA vs IND Dream11 Team Prediction #1:
Wicketkeeper(s): Q de Kock (vc), H Klaasen, R Pant
Batter(s): R Sharma (C), S Yadav
All-rounder(s): A Patel, A Markram, H Pandya
Bowler(s): J Bumrah, A Nortje, A Singh
Captain: Rohit Sharma (India)
Vice-captain: Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
SA vs IND Dream11 Team Prediction #2:
Wicketkeeper(s): Q de Kock, R Pant
Batter(s): R Sharma, V Kohli, D Miller, S Yadav
All-rounder(s): H Pandya (C)
Bowler(s): J Bumrah (vc), K Yadav, K Rabada, A Nortje
Captain: Hardik Pandya (India)
Vice-captain: Jasprit Bumrah (India)
SA vs IND Dream11 Team Top 4 Backups:
M Jansen, K Maharaj, T Shamsi, T Stubbs
South Africa vs India Match Prediction:
India are the favorites for this match.
