Watch the highlights of India vs South Africa ICC T20 World Cup Final 2024 - ICC World Twenty20 International tournament of the Final match played between South Africa and India at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados in 29th June 2024.
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| Rohit Sharma holds the T20 World Cup trophy aloft © AFP/Getty Images |
Virat Kohli's masterful 76 and Axar Patel's 31-ball 47 before Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah's stunning comeback and Suryakumar Yadav's unbelievable catch script to India snatch a 7-run win over South Africa, despite a Heinrich Klaasen's onslaught and India clinch their second T20 World Cup title after 17 years in a nail-biter game of the final of a T20 World Cup.
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- India became the third team to win the two T20 World Cup titles after West Indies and England.
- India became the third team to win the four World Cup trophies after Australia (7) and West Indies (4).
- India's 7-run win was their joint 12th smallest victory by terms of runs in T20 international, It is their second narrowest win against South Africa in T20Is and It is their sixth smallest win in T20 World Cups.
- Rohit Sharma became the first-ever captain to win 50 T20Is, beating Babar Azam's 49-wins record.
- Under Rohit Sharma's captaincy India have also became the first team to win the T20 World Cup title without losing a single game.
- Rohit Sharma became the second captain to play ICC tournament finals acros all three formats after Kane Williamson.
- India's 45 for 3 was their joint 14th higest powerplay total against South Africa in T20 international and It is the India's third highest powerplay total against South Africa in T20 World Cups.
- 72 : Virat Kohli and Axar Patel set up the record fourth-wicket partnership for India against South Africa in T20 international, previously held by the 70-run stand between Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh at Gqeberha in the last year, It is the India's joint eighth highest fourth-wicket stand in T20Is and the India's joint highest fourth-wicket partnership in T20 World Cups, jointly unbeaten 72-run stand held by between Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube against USA at New York earlier in this tournament.
- 57 : Virat Kohli and Shivam Dube set up the second highest fifth-wicket partnership for India against South Africa in T20 international, The highest is 85-run stand between Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni at Durban in the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 and the India's eighth highest fifth-wicket stand in T20 World Cups.
- Virat Kohli's 76 was his 13th highest score for India in T20 international, his sixth highest score in T20 World Cup and the joint fifth highest-score by an Indian batsman against South Africa in T20Is, jointly with Ishan Kishan.
- Virat Kohli's 76 was his second highest score in an T20 World Cup final game after his 77 against Sri Lanka at Mirpur in the 2014 World Twenty20.
- India's 176 was their joint 11th highest score against South Africa in T20 international and It is their joint 14th higest total in T20 World Cups.
- India's 176 was the highest total by any team in an T20 World Cup final game, surpassing the previous record of 173 by Australia against New Zealand at Dubai (DICS) in 2021 T20 World Cup.
- 58 : Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs set up the fourth highest third-wicket partnership for South Africa against India in T20 international and the South Africa's fifth highest third-wicket stand in T20 World Cups.
- Heinrich Klaasen hammered a 23-ball his second fastest fifty for South Africa in T20 international, also his second fastest fifty against India in T20Is and the joint third fastest fifty by an South African batsman in T20 World Cups, jointly with AB de Villiers.
- Heinrich Klaasen hammered a 23-ball fastest fifty by any batsman in an T20 World Cup final game, surpassing the previous record of 31-ball half-century held by Mitchell Marsh against New Zealand at Dubai (DICS) in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
- South Africa's 169 was their tenth highest score against India in T20 international, It is their 14th highest score in T20 World Cups.
- South Africa's 169 was the fourth highest total by any team in an T20 World Cup final game.
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* When South Africa required 30 from 30 balls with six wickets in hand, to win their first World Cup title, and then Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah's stunning comeback lead to India clinch their fourth World Cup trophy after 13 years.
* Suryakumar Yadav snatched a unbelievable boundary catch for the ages, Jasprit Bumrah delivered two electrifying final overs, and Hardik Pandya prized the two big wickets as India pulled off one of their great heists to win a T20 World Cup trophy, finally.
End of the Era - Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retires from T20Is
* Virat Kohli retires from T20 internationals after winning T20 World Cup trophy, Kohli announced after being named the Player of the Match in the T20 World Cup final.
* Title-winning captain Rohit Sharma confirmed retirement from T20 internationals, The Indian skipper will be stepping down from the T20I format after India's T20 World Cup 2024 victory in Barbados.
" This was my last game as well," the captain Rohit Sharma said in his post-match press conference, referring to Virat Kohli's earlier announcement that he will be retiring from T20Is.
India scored respectable total of 176-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Virat Kohli struck 76 off 59-balls, Axar Patel hammered a 47 off 31-balls including 4-sixes & a four with strike rate of 151.61.
Shivam Dube blasted a 27 off 16-balls included 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 168.75, Rohit Sharma hit 9 off 5-balls contained 2-fours.
South Africa best bowler by Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje both took 2-wickets and one for Kagiso Rabada - Marco Jansen.
South Africa scored 169-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Heinrich Klaasen hammered a 52 off 27-balls including 5-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 192.59.
Quinton de Kock cracked a 39 off 31-balls including 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 125.80, Tristan Stubbs blasted a 31 off 21-balls included 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 147.61 and David Miller hit 21 off 17-balls with one-six & a four.
India best bowler by Hardik Pandya picked up 3-wickets for 20-runs in 3-overs, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh both took 2-wickets and one for Axar Patel.
Virat Kohli named Player of the match for his masterful 76 off facing 59-balls including 6-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 128.81.
Jasprit Bumrah earned player of the tournament for claiming 15-wickets with economy rate of 4.17.
India lift the T20 World Cup trophy after 17 years
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