BARBADOS: The highly-anticipated ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 final between India and South Africa, scheduled here at Kensington Oval on June 29, is likely to be affected by rain.
The bad weather may play spoilsport in the final as rain is expected throughout the day.
According to weather.com, there are 66 per cent chances of rain at around 10:30 AM local time (7:30 PM PST), the scheduled start time of the game.
Moreover, the forecast remains grim late in the evening with a 50% chance of precipitation at 4:00 pm local time (1:00 AM PST), posing a threat to the possibility of a full-fledged match.
As a result, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has allocated a reserve day for the final on June 30 in a bid to ensure the completion of the high-stakes match but rigorous efforts will be made to complete the game as per the original schedule.
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Remember, both teams will need to bat a minimum of ten overs to determine the result through the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, unlike the group-stage matches where five overs per side are enough to produce the result.
Despite all the efforts, if both teams did not manage to bat ten overs each across the two-day period then the trophy will be shared.
India and South Africa are unstoppable in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 as both the finalists are thus far unbeaten.
South Africa won all eight matches they have played so far while India won seven out of eight as their group-stage fixture against Canada was abandoned without a ball bowled.
India made their way to the final by avenging their 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final defeat against England while South Africa blew away Afghanistan in the first semi-final of the ongoing mega event to qualify for their first-ever World Cup final.
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