IND vs SA: Scorecard, Highlights and Results of India and South Africa's last matches in 2024 T20 World Cup
Rohit Sharma-led India will take on South Africa in the 2024 T20 World Cup final at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday, June 29. The Men in Blue beat England in the semifinal to qualify for the summit clash, while the Aiden Markram-led side thrashed Afghanistan by nine wickets. The two teams are yet to lose a game in this edition.
The two teams have locked horns six times in T20 World Cups, with India leading the Proteas 4-2 in head-to-head battles. SA beat India by five wickets in their last faceoff in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Batting first, India scored 133/9, courtesy of Suryakumar Yadav's 68 off 40 balls. Lungi Ngidi and Wayne Parnell bagged four and three wickets, respectively. In response, half-centuries from Aiden Markram and David Miller took their team past the finish line.
Overall, the two teams have locked horns in 26 T20Is, with India and SA winning 14 and 11 matches, respectively. One game didn’t yield a result.
India’s scorecard from 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal
India beat England by 68 runs at the Providence Stadium in Guyana in the 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal.
Asked to bat first, India got off to a poor start as Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant departed for single-digit scores. India skipper Rohit Sharma then led from the front, scoring 57 runs off 39 balls. Suryakumar Yadav also chipped in with 47 off 36 deliveries. The duo shared a 73-run partnership for the third wicket.
Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel chipped in with 23 (13), 17* (9) and 10 (6), respectively. Chris Jordan was the pick of the lot in England's bowling unit, returning with figures of 3/37.
In response, England were bundled out for 103 in 16.4 overs. Skipper Jos Buttler (23 off 15) and Harry Brook (25 off 19) got starts but failed to take the team over the line. Jofra Archer and Liam Livingstone also chipped in with scores of 21 (15) and 11 (16), respectively.
Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel starred with the ball for the Men in Blue, returning with three wickets apiece, while Jasprit Bumrah bagged two wickets.
Click here for the IND vs ENG scorecard.
South Africa’s scorecard from 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal
South Africa beat Afghanistan by nine wickets in the 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba in Trinidad on June 26.
Opting to bat first, Afghanistan were bundled out for 56 in 11.5 overs, with Azmatullah Omarzai only batter to reach a double-digit score.
Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi emerged as the pick of the SA bowlers, bagging three wickets apiece, while Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje scalped two wickets each.
In response, SA chased down the target in 8.5 overs. Fazalhaq Farooqi dismissed Quinton de Kock early but it was a smooth chase from Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram thereafter. The duo stayed unbeaten on 29 (25) and 23 (21), respectively.
Click here for SA vs AFG scorecard.