India wants to break their championship drought

India wants to break their championship drought, 
while South Africa wants atonement

 

When the two unbeaten teams in the competition square off in the Twenty20 World Cup final on Saturday at Kensington Oval, India will be looking to snap their worldwide championship drought while South Africa hopes to live up to their "chokers" moniker.

There's no denying that the two greatest teams out of the twenty teams in the tournament have advanced to the Bridgetown final thanks to their flawless campaigns and convincing wins in the semifinals.

India defeated England's title defence in Guyana, one day after South Africa ended Afghanistan's incredible run in the first semi-final in Trinidad, to advance to the third straight global event final in all forms.

 

 

India's skipper, Rohit Sharma, will be hoping for his side to win three games in a row after they lost both the World Test Championship final and the 50-over home World Cup the previous year.

 

It would be the perfect farewell if Virat Kohli, 35, and Rohit, 37, win the championship.

 

 This may be their final T20 World Cup.

 

They have the personnel and the plan in place to do it.

Rohit epitomizes India's batting strategy at the top of the order, which favours a succession of aggressive cameos over a single game-winning blow from a batter.

 

While speed leader Jasprit Bumrah has been nearly unplayable so far in the tournament, their three-pronged spin attack has served them well in the second half.

 

The secret to India's successful run, in Rohit's opinion, has been a quiet changing room.

"We do understand the occasion but for us, it's important to keep calm and composed," he stated.

"It assists us in coming to wise judgments. We have to make wise choices throughout the entire 40 overs."

India's sole apparent concern going into the final seems to be Kohli's run-scoring issues, but Rohit is unconcerned about the form of his opening partner.

"We comprehend his class. Form is never an issue when you've been playing for fifteen years," he stated.

 

NO MORE CHOKERS?

 

As South Africa looks to move beyond their seven heartbreaking semi-final World Cup losses and into their first World Cup final in any format, it will be a test of nerves for their opponents.

Every time their batters faltered, their pace attack came through for them.

Their middle order has a lot of firepower, and opener Quinton de Kock has made excellent use of his experience playing in the Caribbean Premier League.

South Africa also boasts a composed captain in Aiden Markram, who has won eleven games in a row.

 

"It's a personal and individual motivation that you get to a final, to earn the opportunity to hopefully lift the trophy," Markram stated.

 

"We think and feel that we can compete with the world's finest and take home medals. And that's good that we now have that chance." 

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