The final match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was full of excitement and raised the heartbeat of every fan of the game. Team India started the proceedings as Rohit Sharma won the toss India and Rohit Sharma as well as Virat Kohli started aggressively. But the beauty of the game was reflected in the match as everything was turned around in one over of Keshav Maharaj as he removed Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant put pressure on team India but Virat Kohli stood strongly and posted a decent total on the board. After that, the bowling unit responded really well and the incredible catch of Suryakumar Yadav made the dream fulfilled as India lifted the World Cup after 17 years. So let’s get into the article to check out the full details of the match between India versus South Africa in the final match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
A look back to the game between India versus South Africa
India won the toss and elected to bat first, the captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli started aggressively but Rohit Sharma went back to the pavilion after scoring 9 and in that particular over he smashed 2 boundaries. Rishabh Pant was not able to open his account and Suryakumar Yadav added just 3. Team India was under serious pressure. But Virat Kohli stood strongly in the middle and he delivered what he saved for the final game of the tournament.
Virat Kohli smashed 76 from 59 under huge pressure and those runs were very valuable for team India. Axar Patel showcased a brilliant performance and he smashed 47 from 31 and a small misunderstanding between Virat Kohli and Patel made him run out.
Shivam Dube contributed 27 from 16 while Hardik Pandya was not out after scoring 5 and Ravindra Jadeja contributed 2. Team India finished the innings at 176 with the loss of 7 wickets after 20 overs.
South Africa tried dominate in the early stage as Reeza Hendricks smashed a boundary in the first over but he was not able to sustain in the middle as Bumrah bowled him for just 4. While Quinton de Kock contributed 39 from 31 to the total and the captain of the side Aiden Markram went back to the pavilion for just 4.
Tristan Stubbs looked dangerous as he smashed 31 from 21 but Axar Patel removed him and kept the hope of India alive. Heinrich Klaasen was in the beast mode and he smashed 52 from 27 and it was believed that everything went away from team India but a slightly wide delivery from Hardik Pandya showcased him the way to the pavilion and that was the turning point for team India in the match.
David Miller was still in the middle and it was a 50-50 chance for both teams. But the sensational catch by Suryakumar Yadav from the boundary line went him back to the pavilion and the team India was inching closer to the victory.
After that, Marco Jansen added 2 to the total while Keshav Maharaj was not out after scoring 2. Kagiso Rabada added 4 and Anrich Nortje added 1 but that was not enough for South Africa as they lost the match by 7 runs. It was the dream movement for every Indian as Rohit Sharma listed the ICC T20 World Cup trophy in his hand and India got the World Cup after 17 years. It is worth mentioning that this is the 50th victory for Rohit Sharma in T20s and he becomes the first captain to do so.
The entire team of Sporting Avenue congratulates each and every player of team India for the sensational victory and thank you so much for bringing back the trophy to our home once again.
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