The title match of the ICC T20 World Cup will be played between India and South Africa in Barbados today. India has reached the final of this tournament for the third time. Earlier, the team was successful in reaching the finals in 2007 and 2014 also. At the same time, the South African team will play the final match of the World Cup for the first time. The Indian team also reached the final of the ODI World Cup last year, but at that time the team had to face defeat by Australia.
India last won the ICC trophy in 2013
It has been a long time since the Indian team won any ICC trophy and the team won the Champions Trophy in 2013 under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and this is their last ICC trophy. After this, the team lost in the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy, while the team also lost in the semi-finals of the 2019 ODI World Cup, the final of the 2021 World Test Championship, the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup, the final of the 2023 World Test Championship and the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Had to face defeat. Now the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will have a chance to end the 11-year drought of winning the ICC trophy.
India-South Africa head-to-head
India has the upper hand over South Africa in T20 cricket. A total of 26 matches have been played between the two. Of these, India has won 14 and Proteas have won 11. At the same time, one match remained inconclusive. India also has dominance over South Africa in the T20 World Cup. Both the teams have met six times in which India has won four matches while South Africa has won two matches. In such a situation, India is a strong contender to win the title match.
The final match of the T20 World Cup 2024 between India and South Africa will be played at the Kensington Oval Stadium in Barbados.
The final match of T20 World Cup 2024 between India and South Africa will be played at 8 pm Indian time. The toss will take place at 7:30 pm.
Star Sports has the rights to broadcast the T20 World Cup 2024. Live commentary in English will be available on Star Sports 1 HD/SD and Hindi commentary will be available on Star Sports Hindi HD/SD. Apart from Hindi and English, the Star Sports channel will provide live commentary in other languages including Bengali, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil. At the same time, viewers using DD Free Dish will be able to watch India's matches and semi-finals and final matches for free on DD Sports.
How to watch live match on phone or laptop?
Live-streaming of this match can be seen on Disney Plus Hotstar app.