India vs South Africa Head to Head record before T20 World Cup 2024 final: Who has the edge?

India and South Africa will battle it out for the eminent T20 World Cup 2024 crown. Both teams will enter the Kensington Oval as undefeated forces in the highly-anticipated final. However, only one will be able to keep the record intact and step out as the undisputed winner. It will be a case of who will handle the nerves well. Since Team India has already experienced the hard lesson of entering into the final as the undefeated team and then incurring a defeat at the biggest stage, therefore, it is expected that the team will make any mistake to get pounced upon. India's case study is relevant for South Africa too as the final is a whole different stage in itself, where the success of the past won't matter.

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India vs South Africa: Head-to-head battle

While the India vs South Africa T20 World Cup 2024 final match is touted as the encounter between the evens, there is not much separating the two. Both have their respective set of strengths and would be looking to minimize weaknesses to grab hold of the title. Yet, there is a factor that can present a psychological edge on the paper to a specific team. Let's take a look at the head-to-head record of India vs South Africa.

India and South Africa have met each other 26 times in T20Is. India have won 14 of those encounters, whereas South Africa have prevailed 11 times. One match ended in a no-result. 

India vs South Africa: Head-to-head battle in T20 World CUP

When it comes to T20 World Cup, the sides have met 6 times in the global tournament. India have the lead in this department as well. India have won in comparison to South Africa's two.

Thus, India have the advantage in the head-to-head section but to reiterate, the success of the past does not hold any importance when the stage is the T20 World Cup final.