🏏ICC T20I WC 2024: Final - M55: SA vs India @ 8:00 PM IST🏏 - Page 16

- At this venue, this is the fourth time a team won the toss and opted to bat first in 9 matches this World Cup. The win-loss record for sides batting first and chasing is evenly split 3-3 with one match each ending in a tie and no result. The average batting first innings score is 150 runs (163 runs in day games).

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- Teams winning the toss have won the match in 7 out of the 8 ( and all the last 6) previous T20 World Cup finals. It is the first T20 World Cup final since 2010 that will be played in day time.

As expected, both teams are sticking to the combinations that have worked. Also as expected, India have decided to bat first and put up runs on the board in a high-pressure game.

- At this venue, this is the fourth time a team won the toss and opted to bat first in 9 matches this World Cup. The win-loss record for sides batting first and chasing is evenly split 3-3 with one match each ending in a tie and no result. The average batting first innings score is 150 runs (163 runs in day games).

Originally posted by: WildestDreams

This is the first time since 2012 that the captain winning the toss has chosen to bat first in a T20 World Cup final. A lot of that has to do with this being a day game, clearly. Ian Bishop said the pitch looked hard during his pitch report, but not a lot of live grass, so perhaps it could get a little drier as it goes along and bring the spinners into play to a greater degree as the match goes on.

Does it mean, it's the team chasing who has been winning lately?

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

Does it mean, it's the team chasing who has been winning lately?

Yeah. But keep in mind those were evening/night matches. First time finale is held at morning

Achcha khelo boys. Ab yeh Umar mei heart dhakke sehen nahi kar payega

Originally posted by: WildestDreams

Yeah. But keep in mind those were evening/night matches. First time finale is held at morning

Yes .. the morning breeze might help the batsmen

At least hope so

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

Why are you jinxing SA....

I just had a soft corner for SA as they have not won trophy since last 25 years

And they reached WC final for the 1st time

I felt bad when they used to lose in SFs

And they choke while chasing

No jinxing to any team

Now it's clear Ind will win

Originally posted by: nutmeg7

Achcha khelo boys. Ab yeh Umar mei heart dhakke sehen nahi kar payega

Haan yaar so many heartbreaks lately.. ab bardast nhi hoga aur

All the best India acha khelo

This is the third ICC tournament final for India under Rohit Sharma in a little over 12 months - in three different formats. He could also become the first to 50 wins as a T20I captain

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