India defeated South Africa in a thrilling T20 World Cup 2024 final.
2024.07.01
Team India, captained by skipper Rohit Sharma, defeated South Africa in the much awaited ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 final to capture their second T20 World Cup championship.
Against South Africa, India won the toss and decided to bat first. Before leaving the game early, Rohit gave India a fast start with a rapid nine off five balls. But Virat Kohli was the one who really steadied the innings, hitting six fours and two sixes his route to a vital 76 off just 59 deliveries. In their allocated 20 overs, he and Axar Patel combined to hammer 47 runs off only 31 balls, giving India a competitive total of 176/7. India’s score was reinforced by Hardik Pandya’s fast five off two balls and Shivam Dube’s impressive 27 from 16 balls against a strong South African bowling attack.
India’s batsmen presented a formidable obstacle to South Africa’s bowlers. Despite taking one wicket, Marco Jansen was costly—he let up 49 runs in his four overs. The two bowlers that stood out the most were Keshav Maharaj and Anrich Nortje, who both took two wickets while keeping economical statistics of 26 and 23 runs, respectively. Even though Kagiso Rabada and Aiden Markram each took a wicket, the bowling unit was unable to stop India’s potent batting order, giving up 176 runs in all.
South Africa began the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup by chasing 177 runs, however they lost wickets often. Quinton de Kock got off to a strong start with 39 runs off 31 balls, but India’s disciplined bowling assault caused the middle order to falter. South Africa was kept in the hunt by Heinrich Klaasen’s explosive 52 off 27 balls, which included 5 sixes. Though David Miller added 21 off 17 balls and Tristan Stubbs contributed 31 off 21 balls, the remainder of the batting order was unable to build on their beginnings.
Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah led the way as India’s bowlers tightly controlled the contest. In his four overs, Arshdeep took two wickets for just twenty runs, and Bumrah also took two wickets with only eighteen runs conceded. With his spell, Pandya changed the course of the match by grabbing three vital wickets for 20 runs in only three overs. In their 20 overs, India’s bowlers restricted South Africa to 169/8 despite a few costly overs from Axar and Kuldeep Yadav, clinching an exciting 7-run victory.
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