T20 World Cup 2024: Match 55, Final, SA vs IND Stats Preview - Players approaching milestones, stats, and records

After 52 matches and two semifinal encounters, it all comes down to the mega-final of the T20 World Cup 2024. South Africa (SA) will take on inaugural champions India (IND) in the summit clash on Saturday, June 29, at the Kensington Oval, in Bridgetown. Both the teams last met in a T20I game in December 2023 at New Wanderers Stadium, in Johannesburg when India toured South Africa. In that match, the Indian team defeated South Africa by 106 runs courtesy of a magnificent hundred from Suryakumar Yadav.

In the ongoing tournament, South Africa is unbeaten and has won all the eight matches they have played so far. Thus, South Africa would like to continue their winning momentum. On the other hand, the India is also unbeaten in the tournament and has won all seven matches they have played so far in this tournament.

Speaking about the last game of South Africa, Reeza Hendricks 29*(25) played a good innings which helped South Africa to chase a very low target of 57. Aiden Markram 23*(21) also performed well, playing a second fiddle to Reeza Hendricks. Speaking about the bowling of South Africa, Tabraiz Shamsi (1.5-0-6-3) bowled magnificently which helped South Africa to restrict Afghanistan to just 56. Marco Jansen (3-0-16-3) also bowled well and gave excellent support to Tabraiz Shamsi. South Africa also got support from other bowlers, as a result of which they restricted Afghanistan to a very low total. South Africans will be hoping all these will continue their good form.

Speaking about the last game of India, skipper Rohit Sharma 57(39) played a magnificent match-winning captain's innings which helped India to post a competitive total of 171. Suryakumar Yadav 47(36) played superbly and gave excellent support to Rohit Sharma. Speaking about the bowling, Kuldeep Yadav (4-0-19-3) bowled magnificently which helped India to restrict England to just 103. Axar Patel (4-0-23-3) also bowled superbly and gave excellent support to Kuldeep Yadav. India eventually won the game by 68 runs.

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Meanwhile, let us look at the stats and numbers ahead of the Final, Match 55 South Africa vs India T20 World Cup clash:

Head-to-Head: South Africa and India have met 26 times in the T20I history, with India winning on 14 occasions and South Africa clinching 7 victories. One game resulted as No Result.

1 - Virat Kohli needs a fifty-plus score to match the record for most fifty-plus scores in T20Is.

1 - Aiden Markram (49) needs another six to reach 50 sixes in T20Is.

4 - Yuzvendra Chahal (96) needs four more wickets to reach 100 wickets in T20Is.

2 - Reeza Hendricks (98) needs another two catches to reach 100 catches in T20s.

1 - Reeza Hendricks (49) needs another fifty to reach 50 fifties in T20s.

3 - Ryan Rickelton (97) needs three sixes to reach 100 sixes in the T20s.

5 - Ryan Rickelton (195) needs five fours to reach 200 fours in the T20s.

10 - Tristan Stubbs (1990) needs another ten runs to reach 2000 runs in T20s.

2 - Sanju Samson (298) needs two sixes to reach 300 sixes in the T20s.

1 - Hardik Pandya (249) needs another six to reach 250 sixes in the T20s.

4 - Shivam Dube (46) needs another four wickets to reach 50 wickets in T20s.