India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2024 Final: Live Score
The stage is set! Cricket fans worldwide are on the edge of their seats as India and South Africa lock horns in the much-anticipated final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. The historic Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, plays host to this high-voltage clash, with both teams aiming to etch their name in cricketing history.
SA 147/4 in 15 overs Axar to Klaasen, FOUR! In the slot and Klaasen picks it down the ground. Two back-to-back wides to follow. SIX! Klaasen gets across and slog sweeps this over mid-wicket. This one hits the roof. SIX MORE! This one over long on, Klaasen goes deep into his crease and smacks this 103m. FOUR! Chips this one over covers. Klaasen has taken the game away from India. Two runs off the final delivery makes it 24 off the over.
SA 123/4 in 14 overs Kuldeep for his last over. Miller flicks through mid-wicket and runs two. Miller sweeps the third to deep square for a single. Klaasen punches to deep mid-wicket and takes a single. FOUR! Miller swipes off his backfoot and breaches the fence. SIX! Miller picks the short delivery and pummels this over mid-wicket.
SA 109/4 in 13 overs Arshdeep back into the attack. Klaasen pulls this length ball to deep square for a single. FOUR! De Kock shuffles across and hooks Arshdeep over the short fine leg fielder. WICKET! The change in field works, de Kock goes for another hook and picks the fine leg fielder.
Quinton de Kock c Kuldeep b Arshdeep 39 (31)
David Miller in at No. 6. He gets off the mark with a single to fine leg. Two runs for Klaasen to finish the over.
SA 101/3 in 12 overs Kuldeep to de Kock, one run to deep covers with a cut shot. SIX! Slightly wide from Kuldeep and Klaasen picks it over covers, deep into the stands. A single with a sweep next. De Kock is beaten on the final delivery trying to cut.
SA 93/3 in 11 overs Ravindra Jadeja is the new bowler. Klaasen hits through covers off his back foot for one run. ALMOST! De Kock pulls and the ball falls just short of deep mid-wicket. SIX! In the slot and Klaasen hammers it down the ground. Slightly wider now from Jadeja, Klaasen cuts to deep covers for a single. De Kock tucks the fifth towards mid-wicket with soft hands and completes two runs. A single to end the over.
SA 81/3 in 10 overs Hardik Pandya replaces Kuldeep Yadav. He starts with three dots to Klaasen. SIX! Short and wide, Klaasen crunches it over sweep cover for a six. Hardik bowls a front foot NO BALL! QDK hits it high, only manages a single as he fails to capitalize on the free hit. 10 off this over as South Africa is 81/3 halfway through.
SA 71/3 in 9 overs Axar Patel continues. Patel to Stubbs, SIX! Stubbs sweeps it over deep backward square for a maximum. A couple of singles bring Stubbs back on strike. OUT! Stubbs goes across for another sweep and Axar cleans him up with a full ball. Big wicket for India to break this dangerous partnership.
Tristan Stubbs b Axar 31(21)
Heinrich Klaasen gets a single off the pads. 9 off this over.
SA 62/2 in 8 overs Kuldeep Yadav continues. FOUR! Stubbs shimmies down the track to hit the overpitched delivery down the ground for a boundary. SIX! QDK bends his knees and clobbers a full ball over deep mid-wicket for a massive six.
SA 49/2 in 7 overs Axar Patel with his second over. A couple of singles in the first two balls to start the over. FOUR! Stubbs brings out his slog sweep to find the fence at deep mid-wicket. Axar recovers well, leaking just a single from the last three deliveries.
SA 42/2 in 6 overs Spin from both ends. Kuldeep Yadav to bowl the last over of the PowerPlay. A couple of singles and doubles fetch six off the first four deliveries. FOUR! Kuldeep bowls an overpitched delivery, QDK finds the gap backward point. 10 off this over as South Africa manages 42/2 in the PowerPlay.
SA 32/2 in 5 overs Axar Patel replaces Arshdeep Singh. A dot to start as Axar uses his pace to cramp Stubbs. FOUR! Stubbs cracks the width offered for a boundary at deep backward point. FOUR! QDK reads the line quickly and places it over extra cover. 10 off this over.
India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Final 2024 - Live Score Update (as of June 29, 22:11 IST)India: 176/7 (20 overs)South Africa: 20/2 (3.2 overs)Target: 177 runs
South Africa needs 157 runs to win from 16.4 overs.
Key Moments:
India set a target of 177 runs for South Africa after Virat Kohli's brilliant knock of 76 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Reeza Hendricks with a beautiful delivery in the first over.
Arshdeep Singh picked up the wicket of Aiden Markram in the third over.
Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs are currently at the crease for South Africa.
India vs South Africa Live Score: Axar Patel OUT on 47After a brilliant counter-attacking innings, Axar Patel was dismissed for 47. He stepped out of his crease to take a run but couldn't return in time as Quinton de Kock pulled off an exceptional throw to hit the stumps.
India vs South Africa Live Score: IND 95/3 after 12.3 oversAnrich Nortje’s over yielded runs as Axar Patel tried to hit into the wind to boost the scoring rate. However, Nortje's pace prevented the Indian batters from getting under the ball for big hits.
Axar 40 (29)
Virat 43 (38)
Another 7-run over, indicating that the two batsmen are targeting a specific bowler to increase the scoring rate. India needs to score above 10 runs per over to reach the 170-run mark.
Virat 39 (32)
Axar 29 (23)
India scored 7 runs from Tabraiz Shamsi's first over, looking to make a comeback. Virat Kohli has been steady since the early dismissals, while Axar Patel is now the danger man for South Africa. India aims for at least 160-170 runs to post a compelling total.
Virat 36 (29)
Axar 26 (20)
India has a clear strategy now: Virat Kohli is taking singles and doubles while Axar Patel plays the aggressor. Axar has managed to clear the boundary twice, once against Aiden Markram and once against Keshav Maharaj.
Axar 25 (17)
Kohli 31 (26)
Score: India 49/3 (8 overs)
India has weathered the early storm after losing three wickets in the Powerplay. Virat Kohli (19*) has been the anchor, smashing boundaries off both Jansen and Markram. Axar Patel (5*) has joined him in the middle, and the duo is currently rotating the strike with singles.
Earlier:
Kohli and Rohit Sharma started brightly, but Rohit fell cheaply for 9(5).
Rishabh Pant also departed for a duck, leaving India at 23/2.
SKY provided some resistance with a four, but was caught soon after for 3(4).
India in early trouble despite Kohli fireworks!Score: India 23/2 (2 overs)
India's innings started brightly with Rohit Sharma hitting two boundaries off the first over. However, he fell soon after, caught at square leg for 9(5). Rishabh Pant, coming in at number 3, couldn't survive either, caught behind for a duck.
Virat Kohli, at the other end, continued his good form smashing four boundaries in the second over bowled by Jansen. He currently sits at 18* off just 6 balls. India needs more partnerships to build on this start.
The match began with India winning the toss and choosing to bat first.
Weather: Early morning thunderstorms and rain have subsided, with clear skies predicted between 9 AM and 1 PM. However, AccuWeather forecasts rain returning at 1 PM and continuing intermittently between 8 PM and 11 PM (33% to 56% chance).
India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Final 2024 TeamsSouth Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
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