A first-ever men's senior World Cup final for South Africa take on India, who have had a performance block in the summit clash in a battle for the T20 World Cup trophy. Both teams have been unbeaten so far and will hope to keep their nerves and not let the occasion get the better of themselves.
Team India and the semi-final got over the Guyana bad weather threat to progress to the final but there is an even bigger rain threat in Barbados ahead of the final. India take on South Africa in the grand finale of the T20 World Cup on Saturday, June 29 in search of that elusive trophy.
Former India captain Virat Kohli has been going through a lean patch in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup scoring just 75 runs in seven innings but skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid have expressed their optimism regarding him coming good in the final against South Africa.
Team India qualified for the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup for the third time after beating England in the semi-final in Guyana while Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was positive about Virat Kohli coming good in the summit clash. Here's a look at the top 10 trending sports stories on June 28.
Team India qualified for their third final in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup after the Men in Blue beat England avenging the defeat of the 2022 semi-final to make it through to the summit clash. The win was 49th for India under Rohit Sharma as captain, the most in men's T20Is for a skipper.
After sweeping the three-match ODI series, the Indian women's cricket team will be hoping for a similar result in the one-off Test against South Africa. India won both their Test matches at home at the end of last year against Australia and England and aim for a similar result in Chennai.
Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott admitted that the pitch wasn't great for the standards of a World Cup knockout at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad. Afghanistan were shot out for 56 after choosing to bat first against South Africa on an uneven surface with the ball seaming.
South Africa smashed Afghanistan to qualify for their maiden men's T20 World Cup final with eight successive wins in the ongoing edition. South Africa are still unbeaten and their eight wins are now the joint-highest number of wins in a row in T20 World Cup history as they left India behind.
South Africa won the the first semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup beating Afghanistan and made the historic maiden final in men's World Cups while the rain looms large over the second semi-final between India and England. Here's a look at the top 10 trending sports stories on June 27.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan questioned the scheduling of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup once again after South Africa made short work of Afghanistan on an up-and-down pitch in Trinidad on Wednesday, June 26 evening (local time). India are set to play England in the second semi-final.
It was as easy a semi-final as it could get for the Proteas as South Africa qualified for their first-ever men's senior World Cup final in history. South Africa bowled first after losing the toss and dished out a cracker of a performance bowling out Afghanistan for a paltry 56 and won it nicely.
The rain looms large over India's T20 World Cup semi-final against England on Thursday (June 27) morning in Georgetown, Guyana. There is no reserve day for the second semi-final, however, there will be an additional 250 minutes available to get the match completed.
If the T20 World Cup 2022 wasn't a sign, 2024 definitely is, if India have to win the whole thing, they have to beat England, as simple as that. England won the semi-final last time around in the evening sky of South Australia and now the in-form Indian team has opportunity to avenge the same.
Out-of-favour England opener Jason Roy was not picked in The Hundred draft after turning down the central contract last year and following a disappointing season last year for the Oval Invincibles. Roy was part of a title-winning squad in the Hundred 2023 but will be joining a new team this season.
Team India vice-captain Hardik Pandya has risen to No 3 amid a fabulous T20 World Cup 2024 campaign in the Caribbean and the USA. Hardik averages 53 with the bat and has taken eight wickets with the ball and will be aiming to continue the same in the knockouts.
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