Identified for his electrifying monologues, Shastri referred Richie Richardson to a ‘possible punching bag’ that floored everybody on the toss complaints within the ultimate.
“In the green corner, ready to land an uppercut for the first time, in South Africa captain Aiden Markram,” mentioned pace introducing Markram. “And punching all the way through the tournament is Rohit Sharma,” Shastri mentioned.
“West Indies’ very own, the one there to keep things calm and be the potential punching bag is match referee Richie Richardson,” added Shastri.
Bharat captain Rohit gained the toss and bat within the ultimate on the Kensington Oval.
The toss was once held in glorious sunshine and with a gusty air blowing around the 28,000 capability venue which is predicted to be bought out for the sport.
Rohit and his South African counterpart Markram each named unchanged line-ups from the groups which gained their respective semi-finals.
Enjoying XIs
Bharat – Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa – Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
