The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 stage is set for the final match of the tournament. The opponents – India and South Africa have been very deserving ones in the final with their outstanding performances throughout the competition. The India National Cricket Team, being one of the title favourites delivered an all-around performance with bowlers defending the totals and batters chasing down the targets. The South Africa National Cricket Team on the other hand have been more reliant on their bowlers who shined the most than their batters in the tournament. Anrich Nortje Takes Most Wickets for South Africa in Single ICC T20 World Cup Edition.
Despite the slow start in the competition, Rohit Sharma is the third-highest scorer in the ICC T20 World Cup with248 runs in seven innings next to him is Suryakumar Yadav who has 196 runs and stands ninth in the list of top batters in the T20 World Cup 2024. Just above Surya, we have Quinton De Kock (the only South African Batter in the top 10) who has 204 runs. In the bowling department, it’s Arshdeep Sing (17 Wickets) and (Jaspreet Bumrah (15 Wickets) taking up second and fifth position in the leading wicket-takers list. wherein Anrich Nortje (13 wickets) and Kagiso Rabada (12 wickets) are close to the Indian pacers. With a close contest in the stats, here is a win probability of India and South Africa in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Final.
Who Will Win India vs South Africa ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Match?
While India’s deep and destructive batting lineup is their strength, the South Africa National Cricket Team reached their first-ever ICC T20 World Cup final with the help of their bowling attack and fielders. Team India has executed a perfect game plan against some of the tournament favourites like England and Australia, they might have to go back to the basics to tackle the Proteas challenge. But Google's win predictor thinks otherwise and provides a strong 66% chance to the Men in Blue to win the match. India vs South Africa Head-to-Head in T20 World Cup Ahead of T20WC 2024 Final.
To be fair, the Indian side has played every variety of matches in the ICC T20 Tournament – and leads their opponents in every stat despite playing one lesser game. Team India registered four 150+ scores against a quality bowling attack while managing to restrict opponents to around 100 runs in the remaining matches. South Africa on the other hand scored 150+ runs in two matches and struggled against teams like the Netherlands and Sri Lanka. But looking at the quality possessed by both the teams, fans are in for an exciting match.
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