T20 World Cup Final:  India, South Africa come face to face today

BARBADOS: The highly anticipated ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 final is all set for a thrilling showdown between India and South Africa on Saturday, June 29, at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados.

The match is set to begin at 10:30 am local time (7:30 pm PST).

 The final promises to be a captivating contest. India boasts a well-balanced batting line-up with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, while their spin attack has been a key factor throughout the tournament. South Africa, on the other hand, possesses a potent pace attack and a strong batting unit featuring Quinton de Kock and David Miller.

Both teams have shown strong performances throughout the tournament and are aiming for the ultimate prize in T20 cricket.

The match at the 28,000 capacity Kensington Oval promises to be a thrilling climax to the T20 World Cup, with both teams vying to add another significant achievement to their cricketing history.

ICC announces officials for T20 World Cup final

According to AccuWeather, there is a high chance of rain during the match at the Kensington Oval.

However, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has set aside a reserve day for the final. If the match can’t be completed on Saturday, both the teams will take the field once again on Sunday.

According to ICC’s Playing Conditions for the reserve day, “every effort will be made to complete the match on the scheduled day with any necessary reduction in overs taking place and only if the minimum number of overs necessary to constitute a match cannot be bowled on the scheduled day will the match be completed on the reserve day.”

The result for the match will only be achieved if a minimum of 10 overs have been completed by each side. The match will resume from the same point, where it stopped due to rain on Saturday, on the reserve day.

Squads

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, Mohammed 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