Team India is on a winning spree as of now, in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. However, their right-arm pacer Mohammed Siraj is not playing India vs South Africa finals Match.
India has not only won 3 of their matches in the group stage while the fourth match got abandoned, they also managed to bag a 47-run victory against their neighbours Afghanistan and a 50-run victory against Bangladesh while defeating Australia by 24 runs in the Super 8 stage. Mohammed Siraj had not been included for any of the Super 8 matches. Find out why Mohammed Siraj is missing from today’s T20 World Cup 2024 clash against South Africa.
Speaking of the semifinals, India got a big win against England, defeating them by 68 runs at Guyana. While Mohammed Siraj was present in the post match ceremony, he was not a part of the playing XI.
India will compete in the T20 World Cup 2024 finals against South Africa in the Kensington Oval Stadium, Barbados. While India is hoping to win their first ICC tournament since 2013, South Africa is playing their first ever ICC World Cup finals.
Here’s Why Siraj was left out from the team
India’s popular right-armer Mohammed Siraj will not be a part of India’s match against Australia. The bowler took only one wicket in all of India’s matches in New York during the group stage.
However, India’s captain Rohit Sharma explained that the team is aware of how spin bowlers are gaining popularity on Caribbean pitches. He mentioned that there is a strategic decision taken to include 4 spin bowlers in the team. Siraj was replaced by Kuldeep Yadav, who made his World Cup T20 debut against Afghanistan. The decision to replace Siraj by Kuldeep was the team’s best as Yadav dismissed 2 Afghan batsmen in his first match.
In India vs Australia, Kuldeep also took wickets of Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell, making his name big in the cricket world. He also took wickets of Harry Book, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan and a joint run out of Liam Livingstone with Axar Patel in India vs England.
Team India still has four pace options with Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh at the top, followed by Hardik Pandya and the all-rounder Shivam Dube. However, Dube has bowled in only one match till now.
India playing XI for the match:
Here is the Indian team as shared as Australia won the toss at the Kensington Oval Stadium, Barbados.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
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