Sunday , November 24 2024

Before the farewell match, Dravid laughed at Kohli's poor form, also told the mega plan for the final

T20 World Cup 2024 IND vs SA Final Match : The final match of T20 World Cup-2024 will be played between India and South Africa tomorrow (29 June). This match is to be played at Kensington Oval Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados city. This is also the last match of Rahul Dravid, after which the coach of the Indian team will change. Before the farewell match, Rahul Dravid has given a big statement regarding the final. Dravid has responded laughingly to Virat Kohli's poor form. Apart from this, he has also revealed India's mega plan for the final.

South Africa's team is in form, they also have great players: Dravid

Indian team coach Rahul Dravid will step down after the final match tomorrow. Dravid said before the match against South Africa, 'Relax, stay in the moment, live in it… don't think too far ahead and don't think too far behind. Just try to follow the plan. You just need to play good cricket. The other team (South Africa) is also in great form. They also have great players. I just want the team to enjoy.'

What did Rahul Dravid say about Virat Kohli?

After India reached the final by defeating England by 68 runs in the second semi-final, Dravid said about Kohli, “You know, the thing about Virat is that when you play a little more risky cricket, sometimes things don't work out. Dravid laughed and said, “He (Kohli) is performing well and he deserves to play a long innings. Such an innings of his can be seen in the final match.”

Africa dominates ODIs, India dominates T20s

  • A total of 91 ODI matches have been played between India and South Africa (India vs South Africa) so far, out of which India has won 40 matches, while South Africa has won 51 matches, while three matches have not resulted in any result.
  • Talking about T20 matches, both the countries have played a total of 26 matches, out of which India has won 14 matches, Africa has won 11 matches. One match did not result in a result.
  • Out of the total 44 test matches played between the two countries, India has won 16 matches, while Africa has won 18 matches. While the result of 10 test matches was a draw.

Probable playing-11 teams of both countries

  • India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
  • South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jensen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrique Norquay and Tabraiz Shamsi.