Watch: Rishabh Pant gives 'Kuldeep Yadav' warning to Quinton de Kock as the duo share fun moment in T20 World Cup final

India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant was involved in a funny banter with his South African counterpart Quinton de Kock in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. The two teams are up against each other at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown Barbados. 

After India posted a total of 176 runs on the board, Quinton de Kock has taken South Africa off to a decent start with the bat. The keeper-batter is keeping his team in the hunt and has looked in solid touch with the bat, smashing Indian bowlers all over the park. 

Quinton de Kock has played some gorgeous strokes in his innings and is making sure that doesn't let India get to the top of the game. Despite the game being high-pressure, the keeper-batter has kept his calm and has ensured that he soaks in everything. 

This was quite evident when he was involved in a fun banter with India keeper-batter Rishabh Pant. It was on the 5th ball of the 6th over when Kuldeep Yadav shortened his length after he saw the batter coming down. Quinton de Kock was then forced to defend the ball as it turned out to be a dot ball. 

As Quinton de Kock was forced to change his shot, Rishabh Pant behind the stumps had something to say to his South African counterpart. He seemingly warned the batter to not leave the crease when facing Kuldeep. The Proteas batter laughed about it as the duo shared a fun moment amid the high-pressure final. 

Here's the video:

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Quinton de Kock perishes after scoring 39 runs 

Quinton de Kock after that incident played some sensational strokes in his innings and seemed to be taking the game away from the opposition. The keeper-batter put the Indian bowlers under pressure as South Africa was cruising through the chase. 

Quinton de Kock was removed at the crucial juncture of the game as Arshdeep brought his team back into the game. The left-arm pacer bowled a length ball angling onto the pads, to which the batter tried to pull it behind the square but a ball ahead Kuldeep Yadav was pushed to the boundary. 

The ball went straight down his throat as he took an easy catch to send the batter packing. It was a timely blow for India as the batter looked in sensational touch. With his wicket South Africa, lost their 4th wicket as India made a slight comeback. 

This was for the 4th time that Arshdeep Singh removed Quinton de Kock in the T20Is. The batter has scored just 38 runs off 39 balls against the fast bowler at an average of just around 9. His wicket left South Africa at 106/4 inside 13 overs at the Kensington Oval. 

Quinton de Kock ended with the innings of 39 runs off 31 balls. The keeper-batter batted with a strike rate of around 125 and also slammed 4 fours and 1 six in his innings. After he got out, Heinrich Klaasen brought out his aggressive best and slammed a sensational fifty, taking his team close to target.