Suryakumar Yadav Shines as India Faces South Africa in T20 World Cup Final
India and South Africa, both undefeated, will clash in the T20 World Cup final in Barbados. All eyes are on Suryakumar Yadav, India’s top T20I batter, who has been crucial in India’s journey to the final.
The two teams have had impressive runs in the tournament. South Africa ended Afghanistan’s campaign with a nine-wicket win, while India defeated England by 68 runs in a repeat of the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final.
Suryakumar Yadav has been a standout player, scoring 196 runs in seven matches with an average of 32.66 and a strike rate of 137.06. He has played key innings against teams like the USA, Afghanistan, Australia, and England. His best score in the tournament is 53, and he has two half-centuries to his name.
Against South Africa, Suryakumar has an impressive record, scoring 343 runs in six matches with an average of 68.60 and a strike rate of 177.72. He has scored a century and four fifties against them, with his best score being 100.
In the T20 World Cup 2022, Suryakumar played a crucial knock of 68 runs in 40 balls against South Africa, helping India reach a competitive total. In his last match against South Africa, he scored a match-winning 100 as captain.
The squads for the final are as follows:
| India Squad | South Africa Squad |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal | 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, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin, Ryan Rickelton |
Will Suryakumar Yadav deliver another impactful performance to lead India to victory? Only time will tell.
