And here we are after a month-long T20 World Cup. We’ve got the finalists, India and South Africa. Although, if we look a little deeper, we’ll see that many players in the Indian team are from IPL teams like the Mumbai Indians, from Jasprit Bumrah to Suryakumar Yadav, and from skipper Hardik Pandya to hitman Rohit Sharma, everyone is doing wonders in the T20 World Cup in Indian colors.
On the other hand, if we consider IPL franchises, they also own all six SA20 teams (the T20 League of South Africa). Reliance Industries, which owns the Mumbai Indians, also has a stake in SA20, with their team, MI Cape Town, based in Cape Town City, playing in it. Although now it looks like the same franchise are now rooting for their respective national teams.
Mumbai Indians vs MI Cape Town in T20 World Cup final!
Indeed, it’s India vs South Africa in the T20 World 2024 final. Several players in this match represent their respective MI franchises, Kagiso Rabada is the best example. Rabada has taken 12 wickets in seven games and could play a key role for South Africa.
Also, Mumbai Indians players like Surya Kumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma, who scored 92 runs against Australia and broke many records, are leading the Indian lineup. also not forget Hardik Pandya, who recently captained the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024. Looking at this scenario, there’s no doubt that, apart from India vs South Africa, we’re also going to witness a battle between two mirror franchises. Or it is right to say that we are going to witness MI Paltans war in the T20 World Cup 2024 final.
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