In the final of the T20 World Cup 2024, India defeated South Africa by 7 runs and managed to become the tournament champion for the second time. Playing first, the Indian team scored 176/7 in 20 overs. In response, the South African team could only score 169/8 after playing the entire over.
After winning the toss, India did not have a great start while batting. In the second over of the innings, captain Rohit Sharma was out after scoring 9 runs in 5 balls. Rishabh Pant could not even open his account and Suryakumar Yadav could score only 3 runs. After three big setbacks in the powerplay, the task of handling India’s innings was done by Axar Patel, who along with Virat Kohli added 72 runs in 54 balls for the fourth wicket to take the score past 100.
However, Axar missed the half-century and was run out after scoring 47 runs in 31 balls. After the last t20 world cup final, this win was a relief for Team India. And people, who are interested in T20 betting, took a relief as they put all their money on Team India’s win.
Virat Kohli hit a half-century in cricket t20 world cup final
From here, Virat Kohli got the support of Shivam Dubey and both of them made a half-century partnership and took the score beyond 150. Kohli returned to form at a crucial moment and scored 76 runs in 59 balls. His innings included six fours and two sixes. Shivam also played an innings of 27 runs in 16 balls. With the help of their innings, the Indian team was able to score more than 170. Keshav Maharaj and Enrique Norkhia took the maximum two wickets from South Africa.
Chasing the target, South Africa also had a bad start and Reeza Hendricks was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah in the second over after scoring 4 runs in 5 balls. Captain Aiden Markram also got out after scoring 4 runs. Tristan Stubbs along with Quinton de Kock made a half-century partnership and took the score to 70 but then he was bowled in the ninth over after scoring 31 runs in 21 balls. At the same time, De Kock was also out after scoring 39 runs in 31 balls.
Heinrich Klaasen created pressure with a stormy innings in t20 world cup final
Heinrich Klaasen, who came to bat at number 5, batted in his familiar style and scored a half-century in 23 balls. During this, South Africa crossed the 150 mark in the 16th over. Klaasen played an innings of 52 runs in 27 balls and was dismissed on a score of 151 in the 17th over, but before that, he put his team in a strong position by adding 45 runs in 22 balls with David Miller.
South Africa’s defeat in icc t20 world cup final was confirmed with David Miller’s wicket
However, in the end, India tried to make a comeback and the matter reached 16 runs to win in the last over. David Miller (21) was out in an attempt to hit a big six in front on the first ball of the 20th over and Suryakumar Yadav took a tremendous catch at long-off. As soon as Kagiso Rabada (4) was out on the fifth ball, India’s victory was confirmed, because now 9 runs were needed to win on the last ball. Only 1 run came on the last ball. Hardik Pandya took the maximum of three wickets from India’s side. Team India clinched the title and icc world cup prize money.
Cricket t20 world cup final scorecard
1st inning
India’s batting
| BATTING | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | 4s | 6s | |
| Rohit Sharma (c) | c Klaasen b Maharaj | 9 | 5 | 180 | 2 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | c Rabada b Jansen | 76 | 59 | 128.81 | 6 | 2 |
| Rishabh Pant | c de Kock b Maharaj | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | c Klaasen b Rabada | 3 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | run out (de Kock) | 47 | 31 | 151.61 | 1 | 4 |
| Shivam Dube | c Miller b Nortje | 27 | 16 | 168.75 | 3 | 1 |
| Hardik Pandya | not out | 5 | 2 | 250 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Maharaj b Nortje | 2 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 8.80) | 176/7 |
South africa’s bowling
| BOWLING | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Wides | No Balls |
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 49 | 1 | 12.25 | 1 | 1 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 3 | 23 | 2 | 7.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8.66 | 1 | 0 |
2nd inning
South Africa’s batting
| BATTING | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | 4s | 6s | |
| Reeza Hendricks | b Bumrah | 4 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Kuldeep Yadav b Arshdeep Singh | 39 | 31 | 125.8 | 4 | 1 |
| Aiden Markram (c) | c Pant b Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| Tristan Stubbs | b Patel | 31 | 21 | 147.61 | 3 | 1 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Pant b Pandya | 52 | 27 | 192.59 | 2 | 5 |
| David Miller | c Yadav b Pandya | 21 | 17 | 123.52 | 1 | 1 |
| Marco Jansen | b Bumrah | 2 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | not out | 2 | 7 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Yadav b Pandya | 4 | 3 | 133.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | not out | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 8.45) | 169/8 |
India’s bowling
| BOWLING | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Wides | No Balls |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 18 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 49 | 1 | 12.25 | 2 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardik Pandya | 3 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 | 1 | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
FAQs
Who won the t20 world cup final 2024?
Team India emerged as the winner of the T20 World Cup 2024 as they defeated South Africa to clinch the trophy.
Who was the highest run scorer in the T20 World Cup final?
Virat Kohli is the highest run scorer in the T20 World Cup final. He scored 76 runs in 59 balls.
Who took the most wickets in ICC t20 world cup final?
Hardik Pandya took the most wickets in ICC t20 world cup final. He took 3 wickets and his economy was 6.66.
