IND vs SA Final: Players To Look Out For Ahead Of T20 World Cup Showdown

The highly anticipated final between India and South Africa is set for Saturday, June 29, at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Both teams remain undefeated in the T20 World Cup 2024, promising an exciting match.

India dominated their group stage, defeating Pakistan, Ireland, and the United States, and continued their winning streak in the Super 8 stage with victories over Australia, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.

In the semi-final, India triumphed over Jos Buttler’s England by 68 runs at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, setting a target of 172 and bowling out England for 103. Axar Patel earned the Player of the Match award for his three-wicket haul. India aims to break their 17-year drought and claim their second T20 World Cup title.

Players Who Could Make A Difference For Team IND vs SA

Suryakumar Yadav poses a significant threat to South Africa. He has an impressive record against the Proteas, scoring 343 runs in 6 matches at an average of 68.60 and a strike rate of 177.72, with one century and four fifties. He is one of the few Indian batsmen, along with Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina, to have scored a century against South Africa in T20Is.

Kuldeep Yadav has also been effective against South Africa, with figures of 5.5-0-43-6 in 2 matches, including a five-wicket haul at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

Players To Look Out For In SA Team Ahead Of T20 World Cup Final vs IND

South African bowlers have generally struggled against India. Their pacers, Marco Jansen, Anrich Nortje, and Kagiso Rabada, have not succeeded.

• Kagiso Rabada: Rabada has only 8 wickets in 12 matches against India with an economy rate of 7.31, with a notable three-wicket haul in September 2019 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
• Marco Jansen: The Protea pacer picked up 2 wickets in 2 matches against India, albeit at an expensive economy rate of 11.
• Tabraiz Shamsi: The left-arm wrist spinner has 7 wickets in 12 matches against India with an economy rate of 8.46.
• Anrich Nortje: The fast bowler has 6 wickets in 9 matches against India at an economy rate of 9.19, with his best figures being 4-0-36-2 in June 2022 at Cuttack.
• Keshav Maharaj: The left-arm spinner has 10 wickets in 10 matches against India with an economy rate of 8.53, achieving his best figures of 4-0-23-3 in October 2022 at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.

David Miller and Quinton de Kock are expected to play crucial roles for South Africa with the bat, countering the spin threat of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.

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