South Africa’s former captain AB de Villiers has come up with a huge prediction about T20 World Cup final.
AB de Villiers believes India and New Zealand will be the two finalists who’ll contest to lift the trophy in Melbourne on November 13.
AB de Villiers believes India will lift the trophy
AB de Villiers was present at the launch event of the first edition of The Last Man Stands (LMS) India Super League 2023, the world’s largest amateur T20 cricket league in India. When asked about the final of the T20 World Cup the former South African captain said to ANI, “India and New Zealand will play the final and I think India will win.”
“Everyone is playing well. Suryakumar looks in good form, Virat looks in good form. Rohit has not had his best run, but he will come to the party when it matters the most. He is a fantastic player. The whole batting line-up and team are talented. I am looking forward to them having a good game against England, which is their biggest test. If they win the semifinals, they will lift the trophy,” he added about form of Indian players.
Team India will face England in the semi-final while New Zealand will take on Pakistan to book a seat for the final. Cricket fans are expecting India vs Pakistan final just like the 2007 event. However, de Villiers has a contrary opinion to that. The faith shown by the former Proteas captain will definitely boost the morale of Team India.
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The batting department is relying on the duo of Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav. Virat has scored 246 runs at an average of 123.00 and three half-centuries including the match-winning knock of 82 runs against Pakistan while Suryakumar has scored 225 runs in five matches at an average of 75.00 with three half-centuries.
The bowling department too is doing well as Arshdeep Singh is consistently among wickets grabbing 10 wickets till now. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is bowling well with the new ball while Mohammad Shami and Hardik Pandya are taking crucial wickets in the middle overs.