India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Final Match Preview

The final of the T20 World Cup will be played today i.e. June 29 at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The performance of both the teams has been excellent in the World Cup. Both teams have not lost a single match so far. South Africa has made its place in the finals by winning 8 consecutive matches, while India won 7 out of 8 matches and one match was canceled due to rain.

While the Indian team has made its place in the final of the T-20 World Cup for the third time, South Africa has reached any World Cup for the first time. India won the T-20 World Cup title for the first time in 2007, after that in 2014, Team India reached the final but lost to Sri Lanka. Now after 10 years, India has a chance to repeat history after 17 years.

IND vs SA Head to Head
There have been 26 matches between the two teams in T20I, in which India has won 14, while the South African team has been successful in winning 11 matches. Apart from this, a total of 6 matches have taken place between the two teams in the T20 World Cup so far, in which India has won 4, while the South African team has been successful in winning 2 matches. India has made the highest score of 186 against South Africa, while South Africa has made the highest score of 172 runs. In the last 2022 T-20 World Cup, the South African team was successful in defeating India by 5 wickets.

Barbados Pitch report
Both bowling and batting get equal opportunities on the pitch of Kensington Oval Stadium in Barbados. On this pitch, fast bowlers get help and bounce is also seen. Spinners can show their magic in the middle overs. The average score of the first innings on the pitch has been 153 runs.

The role of toss can be important in this match. A total of 32 T-20 International matches have been played on this ground, in which 19 times the team which batted first has won, while 11 times the team chasing the target has been successful in winning. There has been no match in two matches. 172 runs is the highest run chase on this ground. That means the match can be high scoring.

IND vs SA Final Weather Report
It is raining in Barbados too. According to AccuWeather, it is expected to rain on the day of the final match also. The probability of rain between 4 am and 9 am local time has been estimated to be around 50 percent. The probability of rain between 1 pm is said to be 30 percent. An additional time of 190 minutes has been given on Saturday to complete the match. If the match is not played on Saturday i.e. today due to rain, then the final will be played on the reserve day.

What will happen if the match is canceled due to rain?
A reserve day has been kept for the final match. That means, if the match is canceled due to rain, the final will be played the next day. If the match cannot be completed even on the reserve day, both the teams will be declared winners. But the umpire would like that there should be at least a 10-10 over match between the two teams. If it does not happen then both the teams will become champions.