India and South Africa will clash in the climax of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. IND vs SA, the final of the ICC T20 World Cup, will take place on Saturday, June 29.
The party’s headquarters is the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The IND vs SA match will give us the winners of the T20 World Cup 2024, which began earlier this month.
Both the teams have faced each other on multiple occasions in T20I World Cups in the past. Furthermore, India and South Africa also share a long history in T20I cricket. Below we take a look at the head-to-head records between India and South Africa.
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IND vs SA Head-to-Head Records: ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Final
Statistics Matches IND Won SA Won No result Overall 26 14 11 1 At Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
0
0 0 0 In last 5 matches 5 2 3 0 In ICC T20 World Cups
6
4 2 0 in the West Indies
1
1 0 0
Face-to-face registrations between IND and SA: key statistics
According to the head-to-head records of IND vs SA, both sides have faced each other in 26 games. India won 14 games, while South Africa won 11 games. A match ended without result.
Head-to-head records between IND and SA: 5 recent head-to-heads
In the last 5 matches between the two, India won 2 matches while South Africa won thrice. Therefore, South Africa has an advantage in the recent clashes. It is noteworthy that two of them took place on Indian soil and three on South African soil.
IND vs SA comparison: key moments and standout performances
If we look at head-to-head records between IND and SA, David Miller is South Africa’s leading run-scorer with 431 in 20 matches. Rohit Sharma is next with 420 runs in 17 matches.
David Miller also holds the record for the highest ever knock with his century (106*) in October 2022 at Guwahati Ground. Rohit Sharma also holds the same record, with 106 runs in Dharamshala in October 2015.
Among bowlers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is India’s highest wicket-taker with 14 scalps in 12 matches. Ravichandran Ashwin is next with 11 wickets. Lungi Ngidi is the highest wicket-taker with 10 wickets. Keshav Maharaj also has the same number of wickets.
If we talk about the best bowling performances in IND vs SA matches, Kuldeep Yadav steals the list with 5 wickets for 17 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar follows with 5/25. For South Africa, Lungi Ngidi took 4/29 against India.
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Historical comparisons between IND and SA: trends and patterns
India and South Africa have faced each other in 6 games in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The Men in Blue won 4 games while the Proteas won 2 games.
Hence, India is quite powerful when it comes to beating South Africa in the T20 WC leagues. It is noteworthy that both teams will be meeting for the first time at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados.
Conclusion
India and South Africa are the kings of the league and the players of the World Cup qualifiers, if we consider their history in international cricket.
While South Africa has choked out several times in World Cups, India has failed to win any ICC tournament final in the last 10 years. However, this time one of them will taste the sweetness of the trophy.
