BARBADOS (KENINGSTON OVAL STADIUM): India became ICC T20I World Champions for second time after 17 years by beating South Africans here on Saturday (29th June, 2024).
India (that scored 176 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the available 20 overs) opted to bat first after winning the toss against South African cricket team (that emerged as runner-up scoring 169 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs) here on Saturday (29th June, 2024).
BARBADOS: India opted to bat first after winning the toss against South African cricket team.
BARBADOS: Virat Kohli hit three boundaries in the first over of the last T20I cricket match he played: “This was my last T20 World Cup, and this is what we wanted to achieve. One day you feel you can’t get a run, then things happen. God is great, and I got the job done for the team on the day it mattered. Now or never, last T20 for India, wanted to make the most of it. Wanted to lift the cup, wanted to respect the situation rather than force it. This was an open secret, it’s time for the next generation to take over, some amazing players will take the team forward and keep the flag waving high.”
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Chasing the target of 177, set by Indians, SA’s Reeza Hendricks went back to the pavilion in the 2nd over (bowled by Jasprit Bumrah for four runs) and Aiden Markram in the 3rd over (caught behind by Rishabh Pant off Arshdeep Singh for four runs).
BARBADOS: Skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja (not in the picture) have announced bidding farewell to the T20Is after lifting the 2024 World Cup.
Ravindra Jadeja
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It may be recalled that South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 9 wickets while India defeated England by 68 runs in the Semi-Finals played on Thursday (27th June, 2024) to perch at the pinnacle of the Super-8 group.
The undefeated Indians:
India: Rohit Sharma (skipper), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.
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Runner-Up South African Team:
South Africa: Aiden Markram (skipper), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.
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