Some information about the pitch for the 2024 t20 world cup final between india and south africa has been revealed. It is said that it will not be favorable for the indian team. The final will be played at the Bridgetown Stadium in Barbados. Eight matches have been held at this stadium so far in this World Cup. It is in India's favor that south africa has not played a single match at this stadium. At the same time, india had won by 47 runs against afghanistan on the same ground. In that match, the indian team batted first and scored 181 runs. It is in favor of the indian team but the pitch chosen for the final is a bit complicated.
Pitch number four has been chosen for the India-South Africa final. Two matches have been played on this number four-pitch in this world cup so far. One of them was a match between england and Scotland. The match was abandoned due to rain without an over being bowled. The next match between namibia and oman was played on this pitch. In that match, both teams scored low and both teams tied the match. The match went to a super over. Considering this, it is considered that this pitch is definitely not conducive to accumulating more runs.
The international Cricket Council (ICC) has created a problem for the indian team by choosing this pitch. Earlier, there were controversies that the indian team had changed the pitch according to their wish in the final match of the 2023 ODI world cup series, now a pitch that is not favorable for the indian team has been chosen. Fast bowlers have taken the most wickets in this world cup at this ground. south africa is a strong fast bowling team which is a disadvantage for India. The teams batting first have won more on this ground. It is noteworthy that in the 50 international t20 matches played here so far, the team batting first has won 31 times.In the same world cup, the indian team won the match against the afghanistan team by batting first. So, the toss is going to play a very important role in this match. If the indian team wins the toss, they must choose to bat.
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