Reminder of Nov 19, 2023: Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav fall in Powerplay; fans unhappy

Not the start fans of the Indian cricket team expected in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Winning the toss and opting to bat first, fans were confident the Men in Blue would post a good total on the board, especially given their strong batting lineup and consistent performance throughout the tournament.

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However, things did not go their way. In the 2nd over, Keshav Maharaj was brought in after the 1st over went for 15 runs. The Proteas spinner dismissed skipper Rohit Sharma (9 off 5) and Rishabh Pant (0 off 2) in the same over, and later Kagiso Rabada removed Suryakumar Yadav (3 off 4). 

All of this happened within 5 overs, prompting fans to express on X (formerly known as Twitter) how it resembled last year's ODI World Cup Final, where India lost quick wickets against Australia.

After 11 overs, India has managed to score 82 runs with Axar Patel, who has been promoted up the order, along with Virat Kohli at the crease. 

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 daylight since 2010.

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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