India edge S Africa in thriller to win T20 World Cup title
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados :India were crowned Twenty20 World Cup champions after a seven-run victory over South Africa in a heart-stopping final at the Kensington Oval on Saturday.
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India beat S Africa by 7 runs to win T20 World Cup
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados : India beat South Africa by seven runs in the final at Kensington Oval on Saturday to win the Twenty20 World Cup title.
India beat South Africa to win T20 World Cup
India's decade-long trophy drought is over after a stunning spell from Jasprit Bumrah and a sensational late catch from Suryakumar Yadav carried them to a thrilling seven-run T20 World Cup final victory against South Africa.
Virat Kohli Retires From T20Is After India's T20 World Cup Triumph
Virat Kohli, former Indian cricket team captain and Player of the Match in the T20 World Cup 2024 final, announced his retirement from the format right after India's historic win over South Africa in the final In Barbados on Saturday. Kohli, who has been one of India's best-ever crickets, said that it was time for the next generation to take over. For a boy who rose from the by-lanes of Delhi to rule world cricket, it was the perfect culmination of a T20I career that saw several highs as well as lows as captain.
Watch: Suryakumar Yadav's Stunning Catch That Clinched T20 World Cup 2024 Title For India
Suryakumar Yadav produced a moment of absolute brilliance in the final over of the final to clinch the T20 World Cup 2024 title for India with a thrilling win over South Africa on Saturday. India needed to defend 16 runs in the final over but South Africa still had the explosive David Miller out in the middle. On the first ball of the over, Hardik Pandya bowled a full-toss just outside off-stump and Miller was quick to heave it straight down the ground. It looked like the ball was going to sail over the boundary rope but Surya appeared out of nowhere to catch it. However, his momentum took him over the boundary rope but he was ready for it as he lobbed it back, steadied himself and came back to complete a sensational effort.
All's Well That Ends Well: Coach Rahul Dravid's Team India Journey Culminates With T20 World Cup Title
When Rahul Dravid coached India to an U-19 World Cup win in 2018 - guiding the likes of Shubman Gill and Arshdeep Singh - it seemed like it was a matter of time till he became the Head Coach of the senior India Men's cricket team. And so it proved to be. Now, as the curtains are drawn on the 2024 T20 World Cup, Rahul Dravid's two-and-a-half-year-long tenure comes to a close. Will he, nay should he, be remembered fondly for guiding India in a transitional phase despite the burning hunger for a major title?
Virat Kohli Retires From T20Is. Rohit Sharma To Follow Suit After T20 World Cup 2024 Win?
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli - two champion cricketers which have been synonymous with Indian cricket for the last two decades - face a strong speculation over their future in the shortest format. Rohit Sharma was part of the Indian cricket team which won the 2007 T20 World Cup on the other hand Virat Kohli played in the 2011 ODI World Cup-winning campaign. That way, the 2024 T20 World Cup is sort of 'coming full circle' for the veteran duo.
1st Time In Indian Cricket: Rishabh Pant Sets Hits Low With Duck In T20 World Cup 2024 Final
India scored a record-high total in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa with Virat Kohli playing the lead role. Talismanic batterKohli stepped up to the plate, ending his lean patch with a 59-ball 76 to help India post a competitive 176/7 against South Africa in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval here on Saturday.