Watch India Vs Srilanka T20 Worldcup FINAL Live
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India have been the best and most consistent side in this T20 World Cup, the only team to win all four of their group matches, and will deservedly go into the final four game against SA as the favorites. The spinners have been on song throughout the tournament, with India also having the added advantage of having played all their matches at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, the venue for the semifinal as well, while South Africa will play their first match at the stadium, having featured in all their Group 1 games in Chittagong.
Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Date: Sunday, April 6 (Reserve day Monday, April 7)
Start time: 7 p.m. local time (2 p.m. BST)
Weather: According to Weather.com, we may well be in for more thunderstorms in the afternoon, with temperatures again high and the air sure to be humid.
Of the four matches that India played in Group 2, all of which they won comfortably, two spinners have taken the man of the match awards, with the first two going to Amit Mishra, while Ashwin took home the accolade in the last two games.
That just goes to show how well the spinners have bowled for MS Dhoni, and South Africa's biggest challenge in the semifinal will be how they tackle the tweakers.
"The wicket in Dhaka is completely different to Chittagong," Proteas skipper Faf Du Plessis said. "We have played all our games there [in Chittagong] and India have played all their games here. From a conditions point of view, they are much more used to them than we are.
"We have put in some really hard practice on really abrasive surfaces, making sure that we almost over-practised against the ball that is turning too much. I think the wicket is not going to be too bad. I watched the game here recently and the wicket didn't seem too bad and didn't seem to spin that much."
South Africa tasted success against India recently, winning both the ODI and Test series at home, and Du Plessis and co. will definitely take a lot of confidence from those victories. On the other hand, India have a much better record in T20Is against South Africa, winning five of their seven.
Rain and then a spectacular hailstorm intervened with the West Indies on 80-4 after 13.5 overs, clearly banking on one of their fast finishes but failing to account for the weather.
Lasith Malinga was the star for Sri Lanka's bowlers as he took 2-5 from two overs and removed both openers
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