The Proteas will aim to proudly fly the South African flag in Saturday’s T20 World Cup final against India, with President Cyril Ramaphosa having also joined the chorus of good luck messages. Saturday’s final is set to get under way in Barbados at 16:30 (SA time), with all of South Africa set to unite behind Aiden Markram’s men. President Ramaphosa has wished the Proteas well “On behalf of all South Africans, I wish @AidzMarkram and @ProteasMenCSA the very best for your historic ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final against England or India in Barbados on Saturday, 29 June,” he posted on X.
“We look forward to seeing your Final tenacity, talent with bat and ball and our beautiful flag on display in the Kensington Oval Stadium. And of course, we’re looking forward to hosting another championship team and trophy at the Union Buildings,” Ramaphosa added in reference to the Springboks’ World Cup welcome last year. How the two teams got to the final India have won every game they’ve been able to compete in, with the only dropped points coming from the abandoned fixture against Canada at a rain-soaked Lauderhill.
Impressive wins over Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Australia secured their spot in the knockout stages as the winners of Group 1 in the Super Eight – and they compounded their excellent form with a thumping victory over defending champions England in the semi-final. South Africa have a perfect record at the tournament, but have been pushed close a number of t.
