YES, WE WON!
It was thrilling till the end. India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title after beating South Africa by 7 runs. Every Indian fan cried after this win against South Africa. It was the end of India’s 17-year-long wait for an exclusive title. So on 29th June, an exciting match was played between India vs South Africa at Kensington Oval Barbados. In this final match fans thoroughly enjoyed every moment.
Team Squads
INDIA: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.
SOUTH AFRICA: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Match Summary
On Saturday a fearless India was rewarded with an ICC trophy. In this match, India’s captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first. Virat Kohli the king scored 76 runs in this big game, and the spinning all-rounder Axar Patel’s magnificent knock 47 helped India to reach 176 runs in 20 overs.
The highest-ever team total in the history of the T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa in Barbados. Shivam Dube scored 27 runs in the death.
Chasing the target of 177 runs, South Africa fall short by just 7 runs. Quinton De Cock gave a solid start but Arshdeep Singh got him at 39. Heinrich Klaasen’s inning was a nightmare for India as he hitting continuously to the bowlers, especially spinners but at the end, Hardik Pandya’s brilliant off-cutter got edged off Klaasen and it was safely taken by Rishabh Pant.
Tristan Stubbs also played a very good innings of 31 runs. Indian bowlers especially Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Arshdeep Singh kept calm in the end as India snatched the victory from the jaws of defeat. Earlier Keshav Maharaj got twice with the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant as they got out while playing sweep. And Kagiso Rabada got Suryakumar Yadav’s wicket as India lost 3 wickets in the powerplay. Anrich Nortje conceded just 26 runs in his 4-over spell and got 2 wickets.
Axar Patel could score more runs but for his casualness, he was run out by a brilliant throw from Quinton de Cock. Once South Africa needed 30 runs off 30 balls, from there Indian fast bowlers made a great comeback. In the last over Hardik Pandya bowled a full-toss delivery to the offside to David Miller, he tried to clear that over long off but Suryakumar Yadav’s unbelievable catch turned back India to win the T20 World Cup 2024 (India vs South Africa highlights).
Let’s talk about some key moments in the India vs South Africa final match.
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Key Moments
- Outstanding Knock By Virat Kohli:
After India defeated England in the semi-finals, Rohit Sharma said to the broadcasters that Virat Kohli was saving his best for the finals. His statement turned out to be true as Virat Kohli scored top for his team with 76 off 59 balls. India was three down for 34 and needed their most experienced batter in the middle. King Kohli loves the big stage and he proved it again.
And shocking news to the fans that Virat Kohli announces T20I retirement after this match. “ This was my last T20 World Cup, this is exactly what we wanted to achieve”, Kohli told the broadcasters.
- Heinrich Klaasen’s Fiery Knock:
Heinrich Klaasen has the best strike rate and average against slow left-arm spinners among all the batters in the world. South Africa needed 52 runs in 36 balls, Axar came to bowl and he hit 24 runs from that over. So South Africa needed 30 runs from 30 balls. That’s how he tried to snatch the victory from India but in the end, it went in India’s favor. He hit 5 sixes and 2 fours with a strike rate of 192.59.
- Exceptional Death Over Bowling:
South Africa needed just 30 runs off the last five overs and six wickets in hand. Bumrah gave just 4 runs in the 16th over and Pandya also gave only 4 runs with the wicket of Klaseen in the 17th over.
In the 18th over Bumrah took the wicket of Marco Jansen conceding by only 2 runs. Arshdeep came on the 19th over and conceded four runs.
In the last over they needed 16 runs, Pandya came to bowl that over conceded 8 runs, and got 2 wickets with his brilliant bowling. Great performance by Hardik Pandya, he will be remembered for many years for this outstanding performance throughout the tournament whether it’s bowling or batting.
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- Suryakumar Yadav’s Catch:
16 runs were needed in the final over from Hardik Pandya and David Miller almost hit the first ball for a six. Suryakumar Yadav at the long off steadies himself on the ropes, keeping his eyes on the ball.
Takes the catch and releases it through the air for a moment, goes back behind the rope, and again comes back and completes the catch. Catches win matches, this was the match-winning catch and it looks stunner.
Ind vs Sa Scorecard:
Here below is the full Ind vs Sa scorecard (India vs South Africa highlights).
Conclusion
India won their first T20 World Cup in 2007. Now it’s the second time the T20 World Cup title after 17 years. If I talk about the ICC trophy, MS Dhoni last lifted the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013. 11 years later now Rohit Sharma’s boys lifted the trophy. South Africa tried their best as they almost finished the match but India’s extraordinary bowling snatched the victory from them. This performance of India will be remembered for many years to come.
