India National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

You can’t hear sounds from the text.. Really?? Long off… Long off… LONG OFF… SURYAKUMAR YADAV.. This was the second most exciting match for the people of India in 2024 after the IPL match of RCB vs CSK. In this article, India national cricket team vs South Africa national cricket team match scorecard let’s deep dive into why this match was important for Team India and what was the scorecard, result, and memorable highlights of the match.

India National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Starting

India won the toss and decided to bat first, which is kind of counterintuitive since India always tried to ball first and then reach the target. There was a kind of pressure from the Indians due to the underperformance of Team India in the World Cup finals on 19 November 2024 against Australia and India didn’t win the World Cup the 2007 and by winning the title, they became 3rd country to win t20 world cup twice after England and West Indies. The match was played at Kensington Oval, a stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados in the West Indies which was opened in 1882 and has a capacity of over 11000 people.

India National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

Let’s go through the India national cricket team vs South Africa national cricket team match scorecard. Here, is the detailed match summary table as well:

MATCH DETAILS

Indian Incredible Batting

Since India decided to bat first, let’s see their performance through the scorecard below

There were 7 extras in total which comprised 1 no ball and 6 wide balls. The total runs scored by team India was 176 runs with 7 wickets in 20 overs. Some players like Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah didn’t get the chance to bat. In this match, Virat Kohli was the only player who scored the half-century (76 runs).

The concept of Strike rate is the number of runs a player scored with the ball the player played(extras aren’t considered in the balls). The higher the strike rate, the better it is for the player. Its basic formula is 

                                                        Runs scored * 100/ Balls Played

The highest number of 6s was played by Axar Patel(4) and 4s was played by Virat Kohli(6)

Bowling Lineup of South Africa

The highest wicket-takers from South Africa were Anrich Nortje and Keshav Maharaj (2 each) and the maximum runs were given by Marco Janson(49). The lowest no. of economy rate was with Anrich Nortje(6.50). Now, you are thinking, what is the concept of economy in cricket? Let me explain, the economy rate basically means the no. of overs a bowler served concerning the runs surrendered. Lower the economy rate, better for the bowlers. Its basic formula is: 

Over served/ Runs surrendered

SOUTH AFRICA Batting

After the completion of an innings with up to half an hour break, South Africa started to bat. Let’s analyze their scorecard below 

There were 9 extras in total which consisted of 1 No Ball, 3 Wide, 1 Bye, and 4 Leg Bye. The total runs scored by the team South Africa were 169 runs with 8 wickets in 20 overs. Some players like Tabraiz Shamsi didn’t get the chance to bat. The highest 4s were scored by Quinton De Kock(4) and the highest 6s were scored by Heinrich Klassen (5). The half-century was only scored by Heinrich Klassen (52 runs)

Bowling Lineup of India

The highest wicket-taker from India was Hardik Pandya(3 wickets) and the maximum runs were given by Axar Patel(49). The lowest no. of economy rate was with Jasprit Bumrah(4.50).

Important note: The term (c) stands for captain of their team and (wk) for the wicketkeeper of their team

India National Cricket Team Vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Results

India won the match by 7 runs and with the utmost celebration, India lifted the world cup after 11 years. There were so many enjoyable moments for everyone. Many celebrities, players, and politicians congratulate the team India such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Former Cricket Player Mahendra Singh Dhoni, etc. The post which was made by Virat Kohli has become the most liked post on Instagram all over Asia defeating the post by the BTS singer Kim Taehyung. The post currently has over 21 million likes all over the world. Virat Kohli was the player of the match, who scored 76 runs. Jasprit Bumrah(India) was the player of the tournament.

India national cricket team vs South Africa national cricket team match memorable highlights

There were very memorable highlights of the match. Firstly, the catch by Suryakumar Yadav on 19.1 over which was bowled by Hardik Pandya to David Miller. Secondly, was the catch of Kagiso Rabada on 19.4 over when South Africa needed 9 runs in 2 balls. Players expressed their feelings with the news. Hardik Pandya told the news media how he kept dealing with the hate due to his underperformance in the IPL 2024 for the past 6 months. Things were going against him. That time, Rohit Sharma came and kissed him. Rohit Sharma hoisted the Indian Flag on the lands of the West Indies. Then, by a sudden strike, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirement from the t20 internationals. Later, Ravindra Jadeja also announced his retirement. 

Match Summary Table

Conclusion

In the article India national cricket team vs South Africa national cricket team match scorecard, we learned about the match finals between South Africa and India on 29 June 2024 in Kensington Oval, a stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados in the West Indies. Why was this match important for team India and its core players, how the players perform in the match where we discussed the players who scored half-centuries and bowlers who performed very well in the match. Additionally, the article contains information about the concept of economy rate and strike rate in cricket and how it is calculated, what were the results of the match what were the memorable highlights of the match, and the retirement of three core players of India.

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