India and South Africa will face off at the Kensington Oval on Saturday in the T20 World Cup final both looking to end long waits for glory.
India and South Africa have faced each other in 26 matches in T20. Out of these 26 games, India have won 14 whereas South Africa have come out victorious on 11 occasions. One match ended without a result.
India will play their third T20 WC final. While they defeated Pakistan in the inaugural edition in 2007 to lift the trophy, the team lost the title clash to Sri Lanka in 2014. Meanwhile, this is also India’s third successive appearance in the summit clash of an ICC tournament. They lost the World Test Championship final and ODI World Cup final last year.
Both teams have balance and momentum in their favor. The majority of the SA batters have been among runs. Their bowlers have also operated well as a unit. Rohit Sharma has led India from the front. However, bowling has been their main asset in this tourney.SA’s major task would be tackling Indian spinners, who rattled the mighty England batting order in the semi-final.
