A mighty impressive India deservedly win the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 title! Heinrich Klaasen had almost snatched it in South Africa's favour but the bowlers, especially Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya pulled India back and helped the side win the title in the end. India also became the only team to go unbeaten in the history of the tournament, and Rohit Sharma and his men can be mighty and proud of this effort in the final. This is also India's second ICC T20 World Cup title and one that the nation will cherish for a long time to come. Feel for South Africa though but they will take a lot of confidence from this performance going ahead.
India win the T20 World Cup 2024 title! What a performance and what a comeback this has been from the Indian team! An ICC title after 11 long years and celebrations will go long into the night! Hardik Pandya delivers a fantastic final over and he is in tears after this win!
OUT! What a catch by Suryakumar Yadav as Hardik Pandya dismisses David Miller. Under pressure, he did well to take the catch and South Africa are under pressure! A low wide full toss and Miller hit it straight down the ground hoping it will clear the fence. But Suryakumar Yadav had other ideas and he has pulled off a sensational effort, managing to throw the ball back in and then catch it safely. David Miller Suryakumar Yadav b Hardik Pandya 21(17)
This match has gone down to the wire and South Africa need runs in the last over. Not long ago were South Africa ahead but India have very well to make a comeback and keep this contest alive. What an exciting game this has been! Hardik Pandya potentially will have the last over to bowl. .
OUT! Jasprit Bumrah again as he castles Marco Jansen! What a ball from a special bowler! India are fighting back hard! Jansen offered a defensive shot and the ball clipped the leg-stump as he missed it. Marco Jansen b Jasprit Bumrah 2(4)
This game is getting close as South Africa need just 22 runs in 18 balls to win this match. India have introduced Jasprit Bumrah and they will hope for a wicket here.
OUT! Just the wicket that India needed as Hardik Pandya removes Heinrich Klaasen! The right-hander edged one to Rishabh Pant and India will believe that they are still in it! Is there a twist? Heinrich Klaasen c Rishabh Pant b Hardik Pandya 52(27)
FIFTY for Heinrich Klaasen! The right-hander has played extremely well today and he has taken South Africa close to a win! India on the other hand, need a miracle to win from here. India have had an off-day with the ball in hand and would want to put their best foot forward in these remaining overs.
South Africa are on the charge her and India need one wicket here to make a comeback. Heinrich Klaasen is taking apart the Indian spinners as Axar Patel concedes 24 runs off the over! India are well and truly on the backfoot here. Rohit Sharma needs Jasprit Bumrah to return to the attack with India needing a wicket badly.
OUT! Just when it seemed that South Africa were going away with the contest, Arshdeep Singh comes and picks up a wicket and this time, he has dismissed Quinton de Kock!The left-hander hit a boundary the ball before and has been caught in the same region while trying to play the same shot in the same region. Quinton de Kock c Kuldeep Yadav b Arshdeep Singh 39(31)
India National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: After 54 matches, it is India and South Africa who remain in the hunt to win the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 title. It has been a tournament to remember, with some fascinating matches producing unexpected and exciting results. And it is only fitting that the two undefeated teams face each other with the T20 World Cup 2024 trophy on the line. Interestingly, it is the very first time in the history of the T20 World Cup that the final is being played between two unbeaten teams. India or South Africa--which of these two teams will end up on the winning side today? India vs South Africa Free Live Streaming Online, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Final: How To Watch IND vs SA Cricket Match Live Telecast on TV?
India will be hoping to bring an end to an 11-year wait for an ICC trophy. Since the 2013 Champions Trophy triumph, the Indian cricket team have come close to winning an ICC title on numerous occasions but has failed at the last hurdle. Rohit Sharma was part of India's squad, which had won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, and he has the opportunity of becoming the first Indian to clinch this title twice. He will be captaining India in a third consecutive ICC final and hope to go all the way this time around. For South Africa, it is a maiden T20 World Cup final and they will be eager on shedding the 'chokers' tag once and for all. Bridgetown Barbados Weather Updates Live Ahead of IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 Final.
Amidst all the buzz around the match, fans will also have an eye on the weather. There is a rain threat which hovers around this match. The Barbados Meteorological Department also has issued an update which states that thunderstorms in Bridgetown might disrupt the match. The India vs England semi-final, which was played in Guyana, had a delayed start due to rain. Should there be a washout in Barbados, there is a reserve day in place as well for this match, which is on June 30. Out of the two teams, India have been comprehensive while South Africa's only 'clinical' performance came against Afghanistan in the semifinal.
Squads:
Indian National Cricket Team: Rohit Sharma (c), 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. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan
South Africa National Cricket Team: Aiden Markram (c), 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