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Sophie Devine became emotional after winning the T20 World Cup, see how she hugged her teammates

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icc women T-20 World Cup In the final of ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2024, New Zealand won the trophy for the first time by defeating South Africa by 32 runs. Whereas the South African team once again missed out on winning the trophy by reaching the finals. As soon as the Kiwi team won the World Cup, experienced players Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates looked very emotional and both were seen hugging each other.

Eden Carson was bowling the last over of the match. As soon as the off-spinner bowled the last ball of the match and the team's victory was assured, Sophie Devine became emotional and hugged Suzie Bates. The entire New Zealand women's team was on the field to enjoy the moment. This was also the last tournament in which Sophie Devine led her team. She had already announced that she would step down from her role after the tournament.

Winning his last tournament as captain and his first for his country left the veteran Kiwi star emotional. After this she was seen hugging the other players also. You can watch this emotional video below.

Talking about this match, New Zealand, batting first, scored 158 runs after losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. For the team, the maximum runs of 43 (38) came from the bat of Amelia Kerr. In this innings he hit 4 fours. Brooke Halliday played an innings of 38(28) runs. In this innings he hit 3 fours. Kerr and Halliday added 57 (44) runs for the fourth wicket. Chasing the target, South Africa could score only 126 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Laura Wolvaardt scored the most runs for South Africa, scoring 33 runs in 27 balls with the help of 5 fours. Tazmin Brits scored 17 runs in 18 balls with the help of one four. Wolvaardt and Britts made a partnership of 51 (41) runs for the first wicket.

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