Form, record and playing conditions favour India
India have done well against South Africa in T20Is and might improve their record further given their form and the favourable conditions at Mirpur

India have been the most economical bowling unit in this World T20 and have done the best in Powerplays too. • ICC
Team | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | Dis | 100/50s |
South Africa | 4 | 645 | 86* | 23.03 | 134.1 | 28 | 0/3 |
England | 4 | 610 | 116* | 22.59 | 131.5 | 27 | 1/1 |
West Indies | 4 | 593 | 72 | 24.70 | 123.5 | 24 | 0/2 |
Australia | 4 | 565 | 74 | 18.22 | 126.7 | 31 | 0/3 |
Pakistan | 4 | 556 | 111* | 20.59 | 118.6 | 27 | 1/1 |
India | 4 | 531 | 62* | 35.40 | 114.7 | 15 | 0/5 |
Bangladesh | 4 | 497 | 66 | 17.13 | 104.2 | 29 | 0/1 |
Sri Lanka | 4 | 486 | 89 | 22.09 | 124.6 | 22 | 0/3 |
New Zealand | 4 | 419 | 65 | 19.04 | 116.7 | 22 | 0/3 |
Netherlands | 4 | 415 | 63 | 14.31 | 99.8 | 29 | 0/1 |
South Africa's bowlers - much like their batsmen - have had to work hard. With South Africa bowling second in three of their matches, their bowlers have got the worse of the conditions under the lights at Chittagong, which has been the more difficult venue for bowlers with dew being a factor on occasions. Despite this, their bowlers have managed 30 wickets in the league stage - the second highest by any team in the tournament. They have also leaked runs though: their economy of 8.26 is one of the worst among teams. South Africa's area of concern has been their bowling in the Powerplay overs - they have taken only four wickets in these overs and have conceded runs at 8.91 runs an over. Their economy in these overs in the worst among the ten teams in the league stage and a run and a fraction more than the next worst.
Team | Total Wkts | Powerplay Wkts | Eco | Powerplay Eco | Ave | SR | 4/5w |
India |
27 |
6 |
6.17 |
4.50 | 17.44 |
16.9 |
1/0 |
West Indies |
31 |
11 |
6.32 |
5.41 | 15.64 |
14.8 |
1/0 |
Sri Lanka |
26 |
10 |
6.73 |
4.66 | 16.92 |
15.0 |
1/1 |
Netherlands |
25 |
7 |
6.81 |
6.54 | 19.10 |
16.8 |
0/1 |
New Zealand |
26 |
7 |
7.48 |
6.54 | 22.84 |
18.3 |
0/0 |
Pakistan |
23 |
6 |
7.66 |
7.00 | 26.17 |
20.4 |
0/0 |
Australia |
20 |
6 |
8.22 |
6.83 | 32.75 |
23.9 |
0/0 |
South Africa |
30 |
4 |
8.26 |
8.91 | 21.66 |
15.7 |
2/0 |
England |
14 |
3 |
8.41 |
7.88 | 39.28 |
28.0 |
0/0 |
Bangladesh |
16 |
2 |
8.46 |
7.20 | 40.18 |
28.5 |
0/0 |
Venue | Mat | Overs | Wkts | Eco | Ave | SR | BBI | 4/5w |
Mirpur |
10 |
205 |
63 |
6.78 |
22.06 |
19.5 |
4/11 | 2/0 |
Chittagong |
10 | 95 |
32 |
7.40 |
21.96 |
17.8 |
5/3 | 1/1 |
Format | Mat | Won | Lost |
T20Is |
7 |
2 |
5 |
World T20 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
World T20 knock-outs | - | - | - |
ODIs (Major tournaments) knock-outs | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Shiva Jayaraman is a sub-editor (stats) at ESPNcricinfo.com