IND vs SA Final: Threat of rain on the title match

India and South Africa are face to face in the title battle in the T20 World Cup 2024. A memorable tournament is all set to conclude, which saw many ups and downs and big upsets. South Africa and India will clash in the title match at Kensington Oval in Barbados. There is an equal competition between ball and bat on the pitch here. In the beginning, fast bowlers dominate here, while spinners also show their flair in the middle overs. India's wait to win the trophy in the ICC tournament is very long. In its third ICC final in the last 12 months, India is struggling to end the 11-year drought of a major title.

Record of both the teams

A total of 26 T20 International matches have been played between India and South Africa so far and India played its first match of this format against this team. India has won 14 of these 26 matches while South Africa has won 11 and one match has not resulted in a result. Both the teams have clashed six times in the T20 World Cup. India has won four of these and South Africa has won only twice.

Team India, led by MS Dhoni, won the T20 World Cup 2007 i.e. the opening season of the tournament in 2007, in which Rohit Sharma was also a part. Now after almost 17 years, Rohit Sharma has a chance to win it as captain. On the other hand, South Africa is in the final of the Men's ICC World Cup for the first time. Both India and South Africa have reached the title match as undefeated teams. The team led by Rohit Sharma remained on top on the difficult pitches of New York and is now undefeated in the Caribbean as well.

Weather update

According to AccuWeather, just as India's semi-final was interrupted due to rain, the same can happen with the final. In Barbados, there is about 50 percent chance of rain between 4 am and 9 am local time on Saturday, but there is a 30 percent chance of rain between 10 am (scheduled time of toss) and 1 pm. But after that the chance of rain is again 50. An additional time of 190 minutes will be allotted on Saturday to complete the match.

For the result of the match, it is necessary that both the teams have to bat at least 10 overs. Let us tell you, there was no reserve day for the second semi-final, in which India defeated England, but a reserve day has been kept for the final. The umpire will first try to get the result of the match on Saturday itself, but if the match does not start on Saturday then the match will be played on Sunday.

According to the Barbados Meteorological Services, "light to moderate" rainfall can be expected in Barbados on Saturday, which means the India-South Africa match could see rain interruptions. The forecast also predicts "periods of rain and a very slight chance of thunderstorms".