IND vs SA: Fans pray to 'all Gods' for India's victory in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Final

It's time for the showdown to determine the champion of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Final between India and South Africa at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Both teams have remained unbeaten in the tournament so far, and only one will continue their streak in the final.

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After India won the toss and chose to bat, fans immediately took to social media, particularly X (formerly known as Twitter), expressing their hopes and prayers for the Men in Blue to win this prestigious event.

As for the match, both teams entered the tournament unchanged, aiming to maintain their winning momentum. India posted 181 in their Super 8 game against Afghanistan, while Australia managed 201 against England, so the Men in Blue will also hope to set a high total.

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Interestingly, teams winning the toss have won the match in 7 out of the previous 8 (and all of the last 6) T20 World Cup finals. The chasing team has won 6 out of the 8 T20 WC finals. This is the first T20 World Cup final played in daytime since 2010.

However, things are not looking well for the Indian team as currently, they lost two quick wickets in one over in skipper Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant. After 5 overs, Men in Blue scored 39 runs and the fall of three wickets with the latest being Suryakumar Yadav.

Teams:

South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

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