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Team India progressed to their third T20 World Cup final with a commanding 68-run win over defending champions England in the second semi-final in Guyana on Thursday. This is also India’s first final in a T20 World Cup in 10 years as they aim to clinch their first ICC title since 2013.
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The start of the match against England had been delayed due to rain and later a wet outfield by more than two hours. England won the delayed toss and asked India to bat first. The Men in Blue lost Virat Kohli in the third over after Reece Topley cleaned him up, but Rohit Sharma (57) and Suryakumar Yadav (47) led the team’s recovery with a 73-run partnership to take them to 171/7.
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Spinners dictated the terms in England’s reply, with both Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav picking three wickets each. Jasprit Bumrah also chipped in with two wickets as England were all out for 103 in 16.4 overs.
South Africa, on the other hand, are into their first-ever T20 World Cup final and did so with a thumping nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first semi-final in Trinidad. Afghanistan were all out for 56 after they opted to bat first and the Proteas comfortably aced the chase in 8.5 overs, with Reeza Hendricks (29*) and Aiden Markram (23*) staying unbeaten.
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Let’s now take a look into some statistics as far as India vs South Africa rivalry in T20Is is concerned:
Impact Shorts
More ShortsIndia vs South Africa head-to-head record in T20Is
Played: 26
India won: 14
South Africa won: 11
Tied: 0
No result: 1
Last 10 T20I meetings between India and South Africa
12 June 2022, Cuttack: South Africa won by 4 wickets
14 June 2022, Visakhapatnam: India won by 48 runs
17 June 2022, Rajkot: India won by 82 runs
19 June 2022, Bengaluru: Match abandoned due to rain
28 September 2022, Thiruvananthapuram: India won by 8 wickets
2 October 2022, Guwahati: India won by 16 runs
4 October 2022, Indore: South Africa won by 49 runs
30 October 2022, Perth: South Africa won by 5 wickets
12 December 2023, Gqeberha: South Africa won by 5 wickets
14 December 2023, Johannesburg: India won by 106 runs
India vs South Africa in T20 World Cups
India and South Africa have locked horn against each other in T20 World Cups a total of six times. India hold a 4-2 win-loss record against Proteas in T20 World Cups.
Their first meeting in the showpiece tournament was on 20 September 2007, when the two teams met in a Group E match in Durban. Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten fifty and RP Singh took four wickets as India won by 37 runs.
Their latest meeting in the T20 World Cup came in Perth in 2022 October when Lungi Ngidi’s four-fer and fifties from Aiden Markram and David Miller helped South Africa win by five wickets.
India vs South Africa stats and records (T20Is)
Most runs for India: Rohit Sharma (420 runs)
Most runs for South Africa: David Miller (431 runs)
Top wicket-taker for India: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (14 wickets)
Top wicket-taker for South Africa: Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi (10 wickets each)
Highest total: 237/3 by India on 2 October, 2022
Lowest total: 87 all out by South Africa on 17 June, 2022
Biggest win (By runs): India beat South Africa by 106 runs on 14 December, 2023
Biggest win (By wickets): South Africa beat India by 9 wickets on 22 September, 2019
Smallest win (By runs): India beat South Africa by 1 run on 2 October, 2012
Smallest win (By wickets): South Africa beat India by 4 wickets on 12 June, 2022
Highest individual score: David Miller –106* off 47 balls on 2 October, 2022
Best bowling figures: Kuldeep Yadav – 5/17 on 14 December, 2023
Most sixes in an innings: Suryakumar Yadav and David Miller (eight sixes each)
Most sixes for South Africa against India: David Miller (29 sixes)
Most sixes for India against South Africa: Suryakumar Yadav (23 sixes)
Most matches won as captain: MS Dhoni (5 wins for India)
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