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Aiden Markram-led South Africa cricket team has found themselves in a bad situation ahead of the Final in the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup 2024 against Team India. They have been facing problems with their tight schedules along with logistical challenges. The whole Proteas team is stuck on the Trinidad airport with their family and the officials.
Proteas team stuck at airport
As per a report from ESPN Cricinfo, an accident occurred at the Barbados airport that forced the South African players, their families, commentators, and match officials stuck at the Trinidad Airport. The Grantley Adams airport in Barbados was completely shut down for inspections by the Civil Aviation Authority and the Barbados Police Service after a small private aircraft's failed landing. The SA team was about to board the flight when the pilot of their flight received the message regarding of the runway closure in Bridgetown.
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"It appeared that the landing gear of the private aircraft did not deploy, but it is currently on the runway at GAIA [Grantley Adams International Airport] safely,” Sharleen Brown, Corporate Communication Specialist with GAIA, said in a statement, confirming that all three individuals on board – two passengers and a pilot – were unharmed.
However, this isn’t the first time when such an incident has occurred and a team had to through something like this in the T20 World Cup 2024 went through such a situation. Earlier, Sri Lanka had to spend a whole night at the airport while traveling from Florida to New York. Recently, Afghanistan suffered a delay in flight before reaching Trinidad for the first semi-final clash against South Africa.
India to face South Africa in Final
The Indian team will face South Africa in the Final of the T20 World Cup 2024 which will be held in Barbados. They are coming into this match with a win over England and South Africa reached here after defeating Afghanistan. This will be the first time that two undefeated teams will compete in the Final of the T20 World Cup.
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