In the Twenty20 World Cup final, undefeated South Africa hopes to create the ideal conclusion to their tale

Nidhi Tiwari

theindiaprint|29-06-2024

In the T20 World Cup final, undefeated South Africa and India will take the field at Kensington Oval, hoping to create the ideal conclusion to their tales.

The head coach, Rahul Dravid, and captain, Rohit Sharma, will compete in their third ICC competition final in less than a year.

In both the World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup, Australia caused immense heartache. But Australia isn’t going to ruin the party this time around as they search for the ideal conclusion.

However, South Africa, captained by Aiden Markram, will be waiting for them, hoping to cause trouble and make sure India leaves without winning despite their superiority.

The tournament results for both teams have been very different. The team captained by Rohit Sharma has crushed every team they have played in the competition, including formidable opponents like Australia, Pakistan, and England.

On many instances, the Proteas have narrowly avoided elimination while making it to the final. In the group stage, Bangladesh and Nepal gave them a serious competition. They almost completed their elimination in their last Super 8 match against the West Indies, who were the co-hosts, when they chased the amended 123.

After crushing Afghanistan in the semi-final at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago, they overcame the semi-final curse.

The dominance of spinners has been one feature that has been seen throughout the Caribbean games.

However, the surface at Kensington Oval has provided more for the pacers. At an economy rate of 7.88 and an average of 20.22, they have claimed 59 wickets in all.

The final is also in danger of rain, but in the event that the weather gods forbid play, a backup day is scheduled.

The T20 World Cup has never had a champion who has gone undefeated throughout the whole competition, regardless of the winning team.

Thus, South Africa and India are destined to write history.

Thus, South Africa and India are destined to write history.

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