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The team that lose the toss in the final is once champion

Sarojini Bishi

Kingston Oval: The final match of T20 World Cup Cricket 2024 will be played between India and South Africa. Both the teams have advanced to the final this time unbeaten. However, interesting facts about the toss of the T20 World Cup final have come to light. It is in the team’s advantage to chase the title fight. The team that lost the overall toss is the champion only once. In 8 editions of the T20 World Cup, the 3 times captain has won the toss and decided to bat first. In between India in 2007 and West Indies in 2012 decided to bat. These 2 teams became champions.

Similarly, 5 times the captain chose to chase. Overall, the team that has chased 6 time has won the title. Pakistan (2009), England (2010), Sri Lanka (2014), West Indies (2016), Australia (2021) and England have become champions in 2022. In 2009, the Pakistan team lost the toss and became the champion. The teams that won the toss were India (2007), England (2010), West Indies (2012), Sri Lanka (2014), West Indies (2016), Australia (2021) and England (2022).

8 T20 World Cup matches have been play at Kingston Oval. The team that batted first won 3 times and the team that batted later won 3 times. While one match was tied, another match was inconclusive. Overall, in the 29 T20 International matches play here, the team winning the toss has won 18 times.

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