Source: ICC

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is off to an exhilarating start. And it’s time for the Final match. Let’s dive into the highlights:

Final Match: India vs. South Africa

  • India wins a world cup after 13 years.
  • India has won the T20 world cup after 17 years.
  • Rohit is the third Indian captain to win an ICC trophy for India after Kapil dev and MS Dhoni.
  • Jasprit Bumrah has won the Player of the Tournament award for his exceptional bowling throughout the Tournament.
  • Rohit and Virat confirms that, this is their last T20I.

Update on 30-6-2024:

  • Ravindra jadeja too announced his retirement from T20I through an Instagram post.

India defeated South Africa by 7 runs.

Match Details

  • Date: June 29, 2024
  • Toss: India won the toss and decided to bat
  • Stadium: Kensington Oval Barbados
  • Result: India won by 7 runs

India’s Innings

  • India has scored 176 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.

  • Virat Kohli, who played his last T20WC today, has scored 76 runs off 59 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes.

  • Axar Patel, the Indian all-rounder has scored 47 runs off 31 balls with a four and 4 sixes at a strike rate of 151.61.

  • Shivam Dube has scored 27 runs off 16 balls with 3 fours and a six.

  • South Africa’s bowling:

    • Anrich Norje and Keshav mahraj have picked two wickets each in 4 and 3 overs respectively.
    • Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada have picked a wicket each.

South Arica’s Innings

  • South Africa tried their best till the end to win the match but the Indian side dominated with the ball.

  • South Africa has scored 169 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs.

  • Heinrich Klassen has scored 52 runs off 27 balls with 2 fours and 5 sixes at a strike rate of 192.59.

  • Tristan stubbs has scored 31 runs off 21 balls with 3 fours and a six at a strike rate of 147.62.

  • Quinton de Kock and David miller have scored 39 runs and 21 runs respectively.

  • India’s bowling:

    • Hardik Pandya, the Indian all-rounder has picked 3 wickets conceding 20 runs in 3 overs.
    • The Indian pacers, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh have picked 2 wickets each.

Player of the Match

  • Virat Kohli has won the Player of the Match award for his exceptional batting in the final.

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