India vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2024 Highlights: IND end 11 years of pain, come out on top in thrilling final
India vs South Africa Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: India pulled it back despite Heinrich Klaasen bringing it down to South Africa needing 30 runs to win off 30 balls and won their second T20 World Cup title.
India vs South Africa Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: India have got over that finish line at long last. They somehow pulled things back despite South Africa needing just 30 to win off 30 balls and won their second T20 World Cup title. It is their first major title since 2013 and the first time they won the T20 World Cup since the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup. India are also the first team ever to win a T20 World Cup without losing a single match throughout the tournament and the first team since 2013 to win an ICC title in this manner. Former captain Virat Kohli, who had struggled all tournament long, was player of the match for his 76 off 59 balls and he announced his retirement from T20Is in the presentation ceremony.
Kohli's innings helped India recover from a shaky start and get to a score of 176/7, thus breaking the record for highest score in a T20 World Cup final. South Africa were off to a shaky start with Reeza Hendricks falling in the second over to a gem of an outswinger from Jasprit Bumrah. Captain Aiden Markram fell in the next to Arshdeep Singh. Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs then steadied the South African ship with a 58-run stand off 38 balls. India kept a finger on the South African innings with frequent wickets though, with Stubbs falling to Axar Patel and De Kock falling top Arshdeep. Heinrich Klaasen then suddenly seemed to take the game away from India by smashing 24 runs in the 15th over but India fought back with Hardik Pandya sending him back in the 17th over.
Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh then put the chokehold on South Africa Bumrah gave just two runs and dismissed Marco Jansen in the 18th over and then Arshdeep Singh gave just four runs in the 19th. Pandya then bowled the last over and South Africa finished seven runs short. India thus ended their 11-year title drought.
Kohli earlier hit three fours in the first over but Keshav Maharaj hit back for South Africa by dismissing Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant in the second. This was followed by Suryakumar Yadav falling to Kagiso Rabada and so India ended up losing three wickets inside the powerplay. Kohli and Axar Patel have since steadied the ship for India and saw them through to the 10th over. Their stand went on to cross 60 and India crossed 100 inside 14 overs.
However, Axar fell just three runs away from his half-century thanks to a stunning piece of fielding from Quinton de Kock, running him out with a direct hit at the non-striker's end. The stand between Axar and Kohli brought 72 runs in 54 balls for the fourth wicket. Kohli eventually crossed his fifty in 48 balls and then teed off against Kagiso Rabada in the 18th over, hitting a six and a four in it.
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: And the Indians lift the trophy!
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: After 17 years, Indian fans get to see their team lift the T20 World Cup trophy. 17 years is a long time. There would've been kids on the cusp of adulthood dancing and jumping around after S Sreesanth took that catch to dismiss Misbah Ul Haq in 2007. Those same individuals would now probably be dancing around with their own kids in their hands. It is the time when people go from being college kids to leading their own lives, possibly leading a team or two in their workplace. Both of these facts can be applied to Rohit Sharma, in fact. He was a fresh-faced youngster in 2007, only those in tune with Mumbai cricket may have heard of this youngster who has got extraordinary hand-eye co-ordination. That tournament came around not too long since he was travelling hours in Mumbai's local trains for cricket. Today, he is the wisened old man in this team and he has lifted the trophy after having endured disappointment for such a long. He was walking around with his daughter on his shoulders. 17 years is a long time and for once, the Indian captain's feelings would be very much in sync with most Indian fans who can clearly recall that victory in 2007. A word on Rahul Dravid as well, let's hope we get to see the great man soon in some way or the other. Today we saw him roaring in a manner he seldom does as he lifted that trophy. Oh the things a World Cup does to you, regardless of the format; regardless of the sport. That's it from me today, but that is not even close to being it from us, a lot of stuff has been churned out already and a lot more yet to come. We hope you had as much fun following this tournament with us as we had covering it. Goodbye and good night
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: “The fans have been waiting a long time, just like us,” Rohit signs off
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA:"I've been someone who has seen (Bumrah) play for so many years, but even I don't know how he does it. It is a masterclass. He backs his skills and he is a very confident lad. Hardik was brilliant as well, bowling that last over. Fantastic for the fans to support us through New York till Barbados. And all the guys in India, it is a late night but I'm sure they'll all be waiting to watch this. They have been waiting a long time.
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: “We are competitive, respectful and will go down with a fight,” says a proud Aiden Markram
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA:"Gutted for the time being, it'll take some time to reflect on a really good campaign, hurts quite a bit but incredibly proud. We bowled well, not a lot to work with, it was a chaseable total, batted well, came down to the wire, gutted not to get over the line. We have seen with a lot of our games in this campaign, it's not over till the last ball is over. So we never got comfortable, things happen quickly at the back end. We got into a great position to prove we were worthy finalists. Could have won today, unfortunately didn't but very proud of this group. One thing that is guaranteed about South Africans around the world is that we are competitive, respectful and will go down with a fight. It's still a proud moment for us."
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: A word on Hardik Pandya as it starts pouring at the Kensington Oval
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Just how Bollywood can we get, eh? There are tears everywhere you see here, whether it be the Indians or the South Africans and in true blue filmy style there is rain to outline those emotions. Hardik Pandya broke down after the last ball. What an incredible tournament he has had. He had probably the most difficult of IPL seasons anyone has ever had, he missed out on much of the 2023 World Cup due to a freak injury and now, he has done the job for India. He bowled that pressure last over and came out on top. Take a bow.
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from T20 Internationals
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Virat Kohli is the player of the match and he tells Harsha Bhogle that he is hanging up his boots in the shortest format of international cricket. An era has come to an end. He spoke about Sachin Tendulkar carrying the Indian team on his shoulders after the 2011 World Cup. Kohli has carried India for so long in so many dazzling individual performances in T20 World Cups. This tournament, he wasn't at his best but today, he struck, he bailed India out. He does the job for India one last time and we can only say, thank you legend.
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: India's 2nd T20 World Cup title, first since 2007, first ICC title since 2013
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: A fitting finale if there ever was any between two incredible sides. In the end both sets of players are in tears, two very different kinds of them of course. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the clump of Indian players hugging and celebrating. These two legends have tasted success with the Indian team when they were young turks. Now they are wisened old men of Indian cricket and they are probably savouring this more than they did those previous trophies.
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: OUT! SKY WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY CATCH AND MILLER IS GONE!
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: OH CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS! Miller goes big downtown first ball Suryakumar runs across, his momentum takes him over the boundary line so he throws it up, gets back inside and completes the catch. The umpires go upstairs and that only shows just how brilliant that catch was. Unbelievable stuff.
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: South Africa need 16 runs to win off the last over
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Maharaj misses the first two deliveries and all of a sudden, SA need 20 to win off 10. Extraordinary pull back here from India. Maharaj manages to get the third to deep midwicket and takes a single, brings Miller on strike. SA need 19 from 9. Miller goes leg side but can't quite connect, runs two. SA need 17 from 8. Arshdeep nails a middle stump yorker, Miller digs it out and can only take a single. Maharaj onstrike for the last ball which is yet another perfect yorker. Maharaj can only dig it back to the bowler. Just four runs off the 19th, unbelievable from Arshdeep.
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Just 4 runs and a wicket off the 17th, over to Bumrah
India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: That is a bonus good over for India. Hardik Pandya had not been able to keep the runs down all tournament long but he does that and gets possibly the most important wicket of the day as well. Now Rohit throws it back to Bumrah with the Proteas needing 22 to win off 18.
IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 155/5 in 17 overs