T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa vs India, Final – Dafanews Match Preview

India will lock horns against South Africa in the all-important final of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday. Both of these teams have been unbeaten so far in the tournament and they will want to cross the final hurdle.

India came up with a comprehensive win against England in the semifinal whereas the Proteas also registered a convincing victory against Afghanistan. We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form of India: W W W W W

India has been dominant in all three departments of the game and they will want to bring their A-game in the all-important summit clash. Rohit Sharma is going to hold the key at the top of the order whereas India’s bowling has been right on the money.

Current form of South Africa:  W W W W W

South Africa has also come up with a collective effort as they have ticked the right boxes. The Proteas have done a good job with both bat and ball and they will need to be at their absolute best against the potent Indian team.

Head to Head: Matches: 29, Won by India: 14, Won by South Africa: 11, NR: 1, Abandoned: 3.

Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah will hold the key for India.

Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, and Anrich Nortje will be the crucial players for South Africa.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj. 

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.