New Delhi. In the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, will Team India lift the trophy again after 2007 or will they get a new champion in the form of South Africa, this question is currently stirring in the minds of crores of cricket fans. This will be answered in the title match (India vs SA) in Bridgetown on 29th June. Both India and South Africa have made it to the finals with unbeaten records, so this match is likely to prove to be a full dose of thrills and entertainment for the fans. Whichever team can withstand the pressure and perform best will be crowned the winner.
However, if we look at the overall record in the T20 World Cup, Team India has the upper hand. So far the teams from both the countries have played 26 times in the T20 format, with India winning 14 times and South Africa winning 11 times. A match has ended without a win or a loss. The two teams have met each other 6 times in the T20 World Cup so far, out of which Team India has won 4 times and South Africa has won 2 times.
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Raina has scored a century against South Africa
The two teams first met in the T20 World Cup in 2007 in which the Indian team won by 37 runs. In this match, Rohit Sharma, the current captain of Team India, played an unbeaten innings of 50 runs. South Africa was able to avenge this defeat in the T20 World Cup 2009. The South African team won this match played in Nottingham by 12 runs. After this, the Indian team won the match in 2010, 2012 and 2014, while South Africa won the last match in the 2022 T20 World Cup. In 2010, Suresh Raina played an important role in team India’s victory by scoring 101 runs. This is the only century from India in the tournament. In 2014, the two countries met in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup which was won by the Indian team. Rohit’s team now has a chance to repeat the feat in the final on June 29.
India vs South Africa so far in T20 World Cup
2007: Team India won by 37 runs
2009: South Africa won by 12 runs
2010: Team India won by 14 runs
2012: Team India won by 1 run
2014: Team India won by 6 wickets
2022: South Africa win by 5 wickets
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Raina has scored the most runs, Ashwin-RP lead in wickets
Suresh Raina has scored the most runs for India in a T20 World Cup match played between the two countries. In 4 matches against South Africa, he scored 170 runs at an average of 42.50 and a strike rate of 151.78, including a century. Yuvraj Singh has scored 101 runs in 4 matches against South Africa. Ravichandran Ashwin and RP Singh are the most successful bowlers with 5 wickets each.
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Duplessis and Ngidi shone for South Africa
Faf du Plessis has scored the most runs for South Africa against India in the T20 World Cup. He has scored 123 runs in 2 matches at an average of 61.50 and a strike rate of 155.59, while AB de Villiers is second with 118 runs in 5 matches at an average of 23.60 and a strike rate of 129.67. In bowling, Lungi Ngidi and Parnell have taken 4 wickets each. Engidi took these 4 wickets in a single match at an average of 7.25 and an economy of 7.25.
Among the current players, Rohit, Virat and Surya are shining but…
Talking about the current players, it is the hitman who scored the most runs for India against South Africa in the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma has so far scored 143 runs (average 35.75 and strike rate 117.21) in 5 matches against South Africa. Virat Kohli has scored 86 runs (highest 72*) in three matches at an average of 43 at a strike rate of 140.98 and Suryakumar Yadav has scored 68 runs at a strike rate of 170.00 in the only match. Rohit and Surya are also scoring runs in the current World Cup but Virat’s bat is quiet this time. Virat played an unbeaten innings of 72 against South Africa in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2014. Fans will be expecting a similar innings from ‘King Kohli’ in the final this time as well.
In the bowling department, Arshdeep of the current team has taken two wickets in one match and Hardik Pandya has taken one wicket in the match against South Africa. Arshdeep (15 wickets), Jasprit Bumrah (13 wickets) and Kuldeep Yadav (10 wickets) have been trouble for the batsmen so far in the T20 World Cup 2024. Apart from this, Pandya’s all-round performance (139 runs and 8 wickets) has also made a big difference.
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Miller, Markram should not be a threat on June 29!
Among the current batsmen in the South African team, David Miller and Aidan Markram scored 82 runs in two matches against India (strike rate 141.37) while Markram has played only one match against India in the T20 World Cup and scored 52 runs at a strike rate of 126.82. Apart from this, Team India will also have to come up with a solid strategy against Quinton de Kock and Henrik Klaasen, who are capable of changing the course of the match with their aggressive batting. So far de Kock has scored only 7 runs in two matches against India but everyone is aware of his hits. Klaassen, who hit a blistering six in IPL 2024, will play against India for the first time in the T20 World Cup. Talking about bowling, fast bowler Enrique Norcia (13 wickets), Kagiso Rabada (12 wickets), Chinaman Shamsi (11 wickets) are performing well for the team in the current World Cup.
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First published: June 29, 2024, 07:20 IST