LIVE | T20 WC final: India crowned champions after last-over thriller; Kohli retires from T20Is
Virat Kohli scored 76 to take India to 176/7 in 20 overs. Axar Patel contributed crucial 47 runs
In a thrilling final, India defeated South Africa by seven runs to clinch the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday, June 29. India remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, a new record.
Virat Kohli, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya starred in the final that was decided in the last over. India scored 176/7 and kept the Proteas to 169/8.
This was India's second T20 World Cup triumph after winning the inaugural edition in 2007 under MS Dhoni's captaincy.
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- 29 Jun 2024 8:01 PM IST
FOUR - Kohli off the mark with a boundary
Kohli scores a boundary off the first ball he faced
- 29 Jun 2024 8:00 PM IST
Rohit and India off the mark
First ball of the final played for a single by Rohit
- 29 Jun 2024 8:00 PM IST
Final gets underway
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli open the batting for India. Left-arm seamer Marco Jansen bowls for South Africa.
- 29 Jun 2024 7:39 PM IST
South Africa too unchanged
South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.
- 29 Jun 2024 7:38 PM IST
India unchanged
India XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.
- 29 Jun 2024 7:36 PM IST
7 of past 8 T20 WC finals won by team winning the toss
What will happen today?
- 29 Jun 2024 7:28 PM IST
Match officials for T20 World Cup final
On-field Umpires: Christopher Gaffaney, Richard Illingworth
TV Umpire: Richard Kettleborough
Fourth Umpire: Rodney Tucker
Referee: Richie Richardson
- 29 Jun 2024 7:23 PM IST
Past winners of T20 World Cups (2007 to 2022)
2007 - India
2009 - Pakistan
2010 - England
2012 - West Indies
2014 - Sri Lanka
2016 - West Indies
2021 - Australia
2022 - England
