• T20 World Cup 2024 Final: What happens if India vs South Africa title clash is washed out due to rain?

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    T20 World Cup 2024 Final: What happens if India vs South Africa title clash is washed out due to rain?
    Although India enters the final as favorites, South Africa presents a formidable challenge. The highly anticipated match is scheduled to commence at 8:00 PM IST in Barbados...

    Digital Desk: India and South Africa are set to face each other in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup to break their ICC trophy droughts. India's last ICC triumph was in 2013 during the ICC Champions Trophy under MS Dhoni's leadership, while South Africa's last ICC title dates back to the 1998 ICC Knockout Trophy in Bangladesh. Remarkably, South Africa has never reached a World Cup final in any format till now.

    Although India enters the final as favorites, South Africa presents a formidable challenge. The highly anticipated match is scheduled to commence at 8:00 PM IST in Barbados, with fans closely monitoring the weather forecast, which predicts possible rain interruptions that could affect the match duration.

    Organizers have allocated a reserve day for the fixture, prioritizing completion on the original day if feasible. Should a 10-over match be impossible on the scheduled day, play will move to the reserve day. In the event that neither day allows play, India and South Africa will share the trophy, akin to the 2002 Champions Trophy final between India and Sri Lanka, which was also affected by rain and couldn't be completed despite efforts on the reserve day.