south africa national cricket team vs india national cricket team stats: Overview 

The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final match between India and South Africa was a much expected match that stirred the interest of cricket lovers all over the world. This final was planned to take place at the famous Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados and this looked set to be a classic encounter. Moreover Here, both teams had exhibited great soccer; therefore, this match was quite befitting in rounding off a good World Cup. In this article we will explore south africa national cricket team vs india national cricket team stats.

south africa national cricket team vs india national cricket team stats: Overview of the Final Match

Detail	Information
Event	ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Final
Teams	India vs South Africa
Date	June 29, 2024
Venue	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Weather Forecast	Rain expected, Reserve day available
Significance	India’s chance to secure another T20 World Cup title

2. Head-to-Head Record: India vs South Africa

Aspect	India	South Africa
Overall T20 Matches Played	26	26
Wins	14	11
Wins in T20 World Cups	4	2
Last Five Meetings	2 Wins	3 Wins
Super Over Wins	0	0
No Result	1	1

3. Recent Head-to-Head: Last Five Meetings

Date	Result	Venue	1st Innings	2nd Innings
2023-12-14	India won by 106 runs	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	India – 201/7 (20.0)	SA – 95/10 (13.5)
2023-12-12	South Africa won by 5 wickets (DLS)	St George’s Park, Gqeberha	India – 180/7 (19.3)	SA – 154/5 (13.5)
2022-10-30	South Africa won by 5 wickets	Perth Stadium, Perth	India – 133/9 (20.0)	SA – 137/5 (19.4)
2022-10-04	South Africa won by 49 runs	Holkar Stadium, Indore	SA – 227/3 (20.0)	India – 178/10 (18.3)
2022-10-02	India won by 16 runs	Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati	India – 237/3 (20.0)	SA – 221/3 (20.0)

4. Kensington Oval, Barbados – Pitch and Conditions

Aspect	Statistical Overview
Average 1st Innings Score	167.95 since 2022, 150.43 in T20 World Cup 2024
Winning 1st Innings Score	184.55 since 2022, 182 in T20 World Cup 2024
Pace vs Spin – Overall	Pace: 145 Wickets, Econ 8.05, Avg 23.66, SR 17.63 Spin: 99 Wickets, Econ 7.13, Avg 21.87, SR 18.4
Powerplay Performance	Pace: 48 Wickets, Econ 7.31, Avg 27.15, SR 22.29 Spin: 9 Wickets, Econ 7.75, Avg 49.11, SR 38
Middle Overs (7-15)	Pace: 26 Wickets, Econ 7.52, Avg 35.73, SR 28.5 Spin: 74 Wickets, Econ 6.6, Avg 18.85, SR 17.14
Death Overs (16-20)	Pace: 71 Wickets, Econ 9.65, Avg 16.87, SR 10.49 Spin: 16 Wickets, Econ 9.28, Avg 20.5, SR 13.25
Toss Impact	Since 2022: 20 Matches – Bat First Wins: 11, Field First Wins: 7 T20 WC 2024: Bat First Wins: 3, Field First Wins: 3

5. Venue-Wise Head-to-Head Record

Venue	Matches Played	India Wins	South Africa Wins	Ties	No Result	Abandoned
Arun Jaitley Stadium	1	0	1	0	0	0
Barabati Stadium	2	0	2	0	0	0
Barsapara Cricket Stadium	1	1	0	0	0	0
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eden Gardens	1	0	0	0	1	0
Greenfield International Stadium	1	1	0	0	0	0
Holkar Cricket Stadium	1	0	1	0	0	0
Perth Stadium	1	0	1	0	0	0
New Wanderers Stadium	4	3	1	0	0	0

6. Key Player Battles

South African Batters vs Indian Bowlers

Batter	Bowler	Innings	Runs	Balls	Dismissals	Average	Strike Rate	4s	6s
Q de Kock	Axar Patel	11	120	71	2	60.0	169.0	11	5
H Klaasen	Yuzvendra Chahal	8	133	60	3	44.3	221.7	4	14
DA Miller	Ravindra Jadeja	14	142	83	2	71.0	171.1	8	10
DA Miller	Hardik Pandya	9	43	34	4	10.75	126.5	3	2
Q de Kock	Arshdeep Singh	7	31	32	3	10.33	96.9	2	1

Indian Batters vs South African Bowlers

Batter	Bowler	Innings	Runs	Balls	Dismissals	Average	Strike Rate	4s	6s
Hardik Pandya	Kagiso Rabada	12	73	51	2	36.5	143.1	5	5
Rohit Sharma	Anrich Nortje	7	60	34	2	30.0	176.5	5	5
Rohit Sharma	Kagiso Rabada	15	90	76	4	22.5	118.4	10	5
Suryakumar Yadav	Kagiso Rabada	12	126	68	3	42.0	185.3	9	8
Virat Kohli	Keshav Maharaj	9	87	46	1	87.0	189.1	8	4

7. Probable Playing XI

India

No.	Player	Role
1	Rohit Sharma (C)	Batsman
2	Shubman Gill	Batsman
3	Virat Kohli	Batsman
4	Suryakumar Yadav	Batsman
5	Hardik Pandya (VC)	All-rounder
6	Dinesh Karthik (WK)	Wicketkeeper
7	Ravindra Jadeja	All-rounder
8	Axar Patel	All-rounder
9	Arshdeep Singh	Bowler
10	Yuzvendra Chahal	Bowler
11	Jasprit Bumrah	Bowler

South Africa

No.	Player	Role
1	Quinton de Kock (C)	Wicketkeeper
2	Temba Bavuma	Batsman
3	Rassie van der Dussen	Batsman
4	David Miller	Batsman
5	Aiden Markram	All-rounder
6	Heinrich Klaasen	Wicketkeeper
7	Wayne Parnell	All-rounder
8	Keshav Maharaj	Bowler
9	Kagiso Rabada	Bowler
10	Anrich Nortje	Bowler
11	Lungi Ngidi	Bowler

8. Key Moments from the Final

Over	Event
1st Over	Rohit Sharma hits two consecutive sixes off Rabada.
8th Over	Yuzvendra Chahal dismisses Quinton de Kock cheaply.
15th Over	David Miller takes on Arshdeep Singh, smashing 20 runs.
19th Over	Jasprit Bumrah bowls a crucial maiden, keeping India in the game.
Last Ball	Hardik Pandya’s boundary seals the win for India.

Conclusion

Moreover India and South Africa competing in the final match of the 2024 T20 World Cup was one of the most intensive confrontations. That reflects the highest level of T20 cricket. It was not only a result of India’s skills and experience. But also of their ability to conquer pressure in the final. However, the World Cup is a different story and South Africa. Although they played like champions throughout the tournament, lost the trophy by a few miracles of moments.

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