IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 Final Highlights: India defeat South Africa in thriller to clinch trophy

India have defeated South Africa by 7 runs

Rabada is GONE!!!!

A wide from Hardik!!! 9 needed off 2 balls

Can Hardik Pandya do it for India!!!!

A bye they run.....Maharaj on strike!! 11 runs off 3 balls

Hardik has to keep his calm!!!

What a catch!!!!! Miller is OUT!!!!!

South Africa need 16 runs off last over!! Hardik Pandya to bowl definitely.....Who is winning this!!

16 runs needed off 7 balls

17 runs needed off 8 balls!!

19 runs needed off 9 balls!!!

10 balls - 20 runs needed!!!

20 runs needed off last two overs!!!! Who will bowl the 19th over?

Bumrah!!!! You beauty!!!! Jansen is GONE!!!!! 21 runs needed 14 balls

22 runs needed off 18 balls. India need wickets!!

Heinrich Klaasen in OUT!!! Huge wicket this!!!!

Jasprit Bumrah goes for only four runs!! 26 needed in four overs

This is the moment!! India need Bumrah to pick wicket at any cost

24 runs from the over!!! That should be game done and dusted!!!

Axar Patel has gone for three sixes!!! Heinrich Klaasen is finishing the game early!!! 

South Africa need 54 runs in last 6 overs. They are getting a boundary in every now!!!

68 runs needed off 7 overs. This match is going down the wire!!

David Miller's experience will be key for South Africa. They are still ahead in chase!

De Kock is OUT!! Huge wicket for India here!!!

Can the left-arm pacer strike for India?

76 runs needed in eight overs!! South Africa are in touching distance. One big over will really make them favourites

Heinrich Klaasen is in form here!! He is running away with the game!! India need wickets quickly now!!

A good over for South Africa. India will need consistent wickets now!!! They cannot afford another such over now! 12 from Jaddu's over. 84 needed from nine overs

Left-arm spinner is here!! Can South Africa dictate terms or will Jaddu strike?

South Africa are 81/3 after 10 overs. This match is going down the wire now!! South Africa need 96 runs in last 10 overs!!!

Hardik Pandya is into the attack!! Can he pick up a wicket?

South Africa are 71/3 after 9 overs!! 106 runs in 11 overs is the equation

Stubbs is GONE!!!! Big big wicket for India

South Africa have recovered now!! A good partnership this!! They are 62/2 after 8 overs!!

Stubbs hits a four off Kuldeep and South Africa reach 50 in 8th over

Good finish from Axar!!! 49/2 after 7 overs!!

Tristan Stubbs is looking dangerous here!!! He is playing his shots and has succeeded in it so far. India will have to find a way and keep him quiet

Powerplay is done!!! South Africa are 42/2!! Last two have been good overs. But South Africa are coming back!!!

Kuldeep Yadav is also here!! Now then, a big call from Rohit here!! Can he strike?

32/2 after 5 overs!! 10 runs in 5th over! South Africa are slowly making a recovery! But a bigger partnership is needed

Bapu is here!! He scored 47 runs with the bat. Now, can he pick up wickets?

South Africa are 22/2 after 4 overs. They need 155 runs off 16 overs!!

South Africa are 14/2 after 3 overs!! Brilliant start for India with the ball. De Kock and Stubbs need to string a partnership now!! South Africa need 163 runs in 17 overs 

Tristan Stubbs has come out to bat!! A crucial knock for him and South Africa need a big partnership now

South Africa are two down now!!! Wow!!! Arshdeep Singh strikes now!!! South Africa 12/2

South Africa are 11/1 after two overs!!! What an over from Bumrah!! A wicket and four runs only

South Africa captain has come out to bat!! He will be key for them in this chase especially with the pitch on the slower side.

Bumrah has struck early for India!!! Wow!!! Beauty from Bumrah!! India have dropped the first blood!!

Bumrah takes the new ball now!! Can he strike early for India?

Good start from Arshdeep Singh with new ball!! A four off the last ball made it an okayish over. Nevertheless, only 6 off the first over!! India had scored 15 runs

Openers Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks are out in the middle to kick off South Africa's innings at Kensington Oval.

Arshdeep Singh to bowl the first over for India.

South Africa need 177 runs in 120 balls to win the game.

Kohli's 76 and Axar's 47 has led India to 176/7 in their 20 overs. A decent total in the end after they were three down for 30-odd runs at one stage. 

India are 167/5 after 19 overs!! How many can they add in the final over?

Kohli is OUT!! He goes after scoring 76 runs off 59 balls. A good knock nevertheless!!!

India are 150/4 after 18 overs. Can they get to 175? Well!! that will be a huge score to chase then

Wow!! Kohli has scored 12 runs off 3 balls off Rabada!!

Virat Kohli reaches his 50!! A crucial fifty but it has come off 48 balls!! He isn't timing the ball at the moment and needs a strong finish

A good over from Shamsi going for only eight runs. India are 126/4 in 16 overs. How many can they add in last four overs?

India are 118/4 after 15 overs!! Kohli has to up the ante now as his strike rate has gone down significantly

Needless run-out there! Axar threw his wicket away!! Kohli will be key now for India. He is set and needs to take the game deep.

Axar Patel is looking in extremely good touch and 100 comes up for India in the 14th over

Axar Patel scripts a flat six over long-on off Tabraiz Shamsi to accelerate India's innings. 

IND- 93/3 in 13 overs (Axar Patel - 38* off 26 balls, Virat Kohli - 41* off 35 balls.).

After leaking 15 runs in the opening over, Marco Jansen conceded just 7 runs on his next spell to balance the game in the middle overs.

IND - 82/3 in 11 overs (Virat Kohli - 39* off 32 balls, Axar Patel - 29* off 23 balls).

Virat Kohli and Axar Patel continue to find runs in the middle overs as India make an impressive comeback after powerplay struggles.

IND - 75/3 in 10 overs (Virat Kohli - 36* off 29 balls, Axar Patel - 26* off 20 balls).

Axar Patel smashes Aiden Markram for a huge six over deep mid-on to bring the first six of the game. India also go past 50 and look to make a comeback after early setbacks.

IND - 59/3 in 8 overs (Virat Kohli 0 29* off 23 balls, Axar Patel - 18* off 13 balls). 

It's South Africa who stay ahead after the first six overs with three big wickets. Virat Kohli keeps India's hopes for a big total alive.

IND - 45/3 in 6 overs. (Virat Kohli - 25* off 19 balls, Axar Patel - 8* off 6 balls).

It's wicket no.3 as Kagiso Rabada removes dangerous Suryakumar Yadav to further stun India. Surya goes for a big shot over a deep fine-leg but finds Heinrich Klaasen's safe hands. 

Suryakumar Yadav scored 3 runs off 4 balls. Axar Patel joins Virat Kohli.

IND - 39/3 in 5 overs.

In-form Kagiso Rabada conceded just 3 runs in his first over and created a half-chance on the last balls to keep India under pressure.

IND - 26/2 in 3 overs (Virat Kohli - 15* off 9 balls, Suryakumar Yadav - 2* off 2 balls).

A double blow for India as Keshav Maharaj removes Rishabh Pant on a two-ball duck. India in early trouble after a fiery start in powerplay,

IND - 23/2 in 2 overs (Virat Kohli - 14* off 5 balls, Suryakumar Yadav - 0* off 0 balls).

A big big breakthrough for South Africa as Keshav Maharaj removes Rohit Sharma in the second over. A brilliant catch by Heinrich Klaasen at short fine leg.

Rohit scored 9 runs off 5 balls. Rishabh Pant joins Virat Kohli in the middle.

IND - 23/1 in 1.4 overs. 

Virat Kohli smashes three fours off Marco Jansen in the very first over to boost India to a flying start in the opening over.

IND - 15/0 in 1 over.

Openers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are in the middle to kick off India's innings at Kensington Oval.

Marco Jansen to bowl the first over for South Africa.

The game is on...

Would've batted first as well, looks dry. But we get first crack with the ball so hopefully we can do well. At times we haven't been at our best but we've still managed to win and we take confidence from that. Perfect isn't possible but we want to be as close as possible to that. There's absolutely no pressure on us, we've never been in a final and we just want to enjoy it and be at our best. Same team for us.

We're going to bat first, looks a good pitch. We've played one game here, the scores have been really good. Just about understanding individual roles, I know it's a big occasion but it's important to remain calm and play it like it's another international game against a good team. South Africa have played some good cricket but so have we. It's going to be a really good game between two quality teams. Different individuals have stepped up at different times and that's what we're looking forward to today as well. Same team.

South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.

Captain Rohit Sharma and Aiden Markram are in the middle for a toss.

Rohit wins the toss and India elect to bat first. 

Both teams remain unchanged for the summit clash.

Notably, teams winning the toss in the tournament final have won the tournament 7 times in 8 editions.

In the 2009 edition final, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss but Pakistan won the title.

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados venue T20 numbers

T20I Matches: 50

Matches won batting first: 31

Matches won bowling first: 16

Average first innings score: 138

Average second innings score: 125

Highest total scored: 224/5 by West Indies vs England

Highest score chased: 172/6 by West Indies vs England

Lowest total recorded: 43/10 by West Indies women vs England women

Lowest total defended: 106/8 by Australia women vs New Zealand women

It's an interesting-looking surface. It's been that way all tournament. They've done a fair bit of rolling, but there's no live grass to hold it together. It's fairly hard to start with so I'm hoping the ball comes onto the bat quite nicely.

India predicted playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.

South Africa predicted playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.

1. Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) - 17 wickets in 8 innings
2. Arshdeep Singh (India) - 15 wickets in 7 innings
3. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) - 14 wickets in 8 innings
4. Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh) - 14 wickets in 7 innings
5. Jasprit Bumrah (India) - 13 wickets in 7 innings

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) - 281 runs in 8 innings
2. Travis Head (Australia) - 255 runs in 7 innings
3. Rohit Sharma (India) - 248 runs in 7 innings
4. Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) - 231 runs in 8 innings
5. Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) - 228 runs in 7 innings

India recorded their biggest T20I win against South Africa in their last encounter in December 2023. 

Suryakumar Yadav scored a brilliant century to help India post a challenging total of 201 and then Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets to bowl out the Proteas to 96. 

India narrowly lead a head-to-head record against South Africa in T20Is. India have won 14 of 26 matches against South Africa with the latter emerging winners on 11 occasions. However, India have won just once in their last five T20I encounters against the Proteas.  

In the last meeting, India registered their biggest T20I win against South Africa in December 2023. Suryakumar Yadav recorded a brilliant century to help India post a big total of 201 and then Kuldeep Yadav picked five wickets to bowl out South Africa to 95 to record a 106-run win in Johannesburg. 

India comfortably lead a head-to-head record against South Africa in T20 World Cup history. India have won four of six games against the Proteas in tournament history but the latter won the latest encounter in the 2022 edition by five wickets. 

India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal.

South Africa Squad: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin, Ryan Rickelton.

Very few predicted a title challenge from the Proteas but Aiden Markram-led side stunned everyone with their impressive all-round performances.

South Africa struggled for dominant performances in difficult playing conditions in the USA. They failed to go past a 120-run total in the first four matches but displayed their batting skills in the Super 8 round with three big wins to enter the semi-finals after 10 years.

The Proteas did easy work over motivated Afghanistan in the first semi-final to storm into the final with a morale-boosting win. 

It's pleasant news for all cricket fans as the sun shines brightly a few hours before the kick-off.

Rohit Sharma-led Indian team reached the final of the tournament after 10 years after gaining undefeated in the first round and Super 8 stages. 

India recorded three wins in the first three games to qualify for the Super 8 without any trouble. India's last game against Canada was washed away due to rain in Barbados but India finished at the top of Group A.

In Super 8 Group 1, India recorded easy wins over Afghanistan and Bangladesh before thrashing Australia to reach the semi-finals.

In the semi-final against England, India completed their revenge for the 2022 semifinal loss with a thumping 68-run win and entered the final.

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Rohit Sharma's Indian side faces off against the Aiden Markram-led South Africa team in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in Bridgetown, Barbados. A potential rain threatens the summit clash but we can expect a full game with added extra time and a reserve day to decide a new T20 champion. 

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Match Details

Match: T20 World Cup 2024, Final

Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Date & Time: Saturday, June 29 at 8:00 PM IST and 10:30 AM Local Time (Toss at 7:30 PM IST)

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