IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 Final: Kensington Oval Pitch Report and Bridgetown, Barbados Weather Forecast

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IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 Final: Rohit Sharma's India will take on Aiden Markram's South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados on Saturday, June 29. The match will start at 8:00 PM IST and 10:30 AM local time.

India and South Africa are unbeaten in the tournament so far. India, who topped Super 8 Group 1, defeated England by 68 runs in the second semi-final. South Africa were Super 8 Group 2 table-toppers and they defeated Afghanistan by nine wickets in the first semi-final.

India are looking to win their first ICC trophy since 2013. They lost in the ODI World Cup final against Australia last year. South Africa have qualified for an ICC World Cup final for the first time.

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Pitch Report

The last match at the venue was played between England and the USA. England won the must-win game by 10 wickets. After winning the toss and opting to bowl first, England bundled out USA for 115 in 18.5 overs.

Pacers picked seven wickets, while spinners picked three wickets for England. In reply, England chased down the target in 9.4 overs without losing any wickets. It was leg-spinner Adil Rashid's 2/13 in four overs which created the maximum impact for England.

"We will bowl first. An early morning start, it will be tacky to start, that's the reason to bowl," England captain Jos Buttler had said after winning the toss.

"Wicket was a bit sticky, Rashid very experienced, very good bowler," USA's stand-in captain had said after the 10-wicket hammering.

In the second-last match in Barbados, West Indies opted to bowl against USA and won the match by nine wickets. USA were bundled out for 128 in 19.5 overs. West Indies pacers picked five wickets, and spinners four. However, it was off-spinner Roston Chase (3/19 in four overs) who made the maximum impact.

India opted to bat against Afghanistan in their Super 8 match at the venue and won by 47 runs after scoring 181/8. Rashid Khan was most impactful bowler for Afghanistan with figures of 3/26. India pacers and spinners were equally good as they bundled out Afghanistan to 134 in 20 overs. Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah picked three wickets each. This was the third-last match at the venue.

In the fourth-last match, Australia scored 201/7 after being asked to bat first. In reply, England were restricted to 165/6. England spinners and pacers picked three wickets each. Australia pacers picked four of the six England wickets which fell.

Bridgetown, Barbados Weather Report on Saturday, June 29

The India vs South Africa final match is scheduled to start from 10:30 AM local time, and Accuweather has predicted thunderstorms from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM. The precipitation level is expected to dip below 30 percent after 9:00 AM, however it is likely to rise to 51 percent around 1:00 PM with another round of thunderstorms. But again no rain showers and thunderstorms have been predicted in Barbados before 11:00 PM. However the precipitation level would keep fluctuating between 35 to 45 percent.

With a humidity level of 80 percent, the temperature will hover around 31 degree celsius. The wind speed at the venue can go up to 35 to 40 percent.

How to watch IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 Final?

India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2024 Final live streaming will be available for free on Disney+ Hotstar, while Star Sports network will show the matches live on TV from 8:00 PM IST. SuperSport TV and SuperSport app will show the live action in South Africa from 4:30 PM.

Which TV channel will show IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 Final?

TV viewers can catch India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2024 final action on the Star Sports network channels – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu.