India and South Africa are competing for the ICC T-20 World Cup cricket title. The final match between these two teams will start on Saturday at 8:30 PM at the Kensington Oval ground in Barbados.
India and South Africa are unbeaten in the World Cup. While India beat Ireland, Pakistan and USA in the group stage, they shared points with Canada due to rain.
Similarly, he defeated Australia, Bangladesh and Afghanistan in the Super-8. India stunned the defending champions England by 68 runs in the semi-final and traveled to the final. He now plans to take advantage of his excellent form to win the title.
In the World Cup final after 10 years
India is playing the final after 10 years. He last played in the 2014 World Cup final, where he lost to Sri Lanka. India has won the T20 World Cup once so far.
He won the title of the debut World Cup i.e. the 2007 edition. Since then, India has not been able to win the title.
South Africa in the final for the first time
South Africa is about to play the final for the first time. He had previously been eliminated from the semi-finals. This year, South Africa is in a high rhythm. He defeated Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Bangladesh and Nepal in the group stage and America, England and West Indies in Super-8.
Similarly, South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets in the semi-final. Along with this, they became the first team to win eight matches in a row in T20 World Cup. Now South Africa wants to win the title at the first opportunity by shocking India as well.
India ahead in ‘Head to Head’
So far, India and South Africa have faced each other in six matches in T20 World Cup, in which India has won four matches and South Africa has won two matches.
Similarly, these two teams have played a total of 26 matches against each other in T20Is, in which India won 14 matches and South Africa won 11 matches.
One match between India and South Africa has been cancelled. Talking about the last five matches, South Africa has beaten India in three matches. These two teams last played on 14 December 2023, India won the match by 106 runs.
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