Surya’s surprising catch, Bumrah-Hardik’s tight bowling and India became T20 champion after 17 years; Read the complete excitement of the last 5 overs

India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Final 2024 Final Match Highlights: 29 June 2024, 2729th match of T-20 International and the ground of Kensington Oval. ... The teams of India and South Africa were face to face in the World Cup final. Batting first, India scored 176 runs at the loss of 7 wickets, in response to which South Africa’s team could only score 169 runs at the loss of 8 wickets and India won the match after 17 years. T20 World Cup title Made it in my name. However, this victory was not easy. At one time Team India was very close to defeat. South Africa needed 30 runs in 30 balls to win after 15 overs. The team’s score was 147 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Heinrich Klaasen was present at the crease after scoring 49 runs in 22 balls and David Miller was present at the crease after scoring 14 runs in 7 balls.

India was standing on the threshold of defeat. The heartbeats of the Indian fans had started increasing, because in the final of the ODI World Cup in 2023 itself, Australia had captured the trophy, breaking the hearts of crores of Indians, but this time Rohit Sharma The army was ready to create history. The last 5 overs changed the fate of the match.

What was the turning point of the match?

Jasprit Bumrah, who came to bowl the 16th over, gave only 4 runs. Now 24 runs were needed in 4 overs. Hardik Pandya, who came to bowl the 17th over, brought India back into the match by getting Klaasen caught out by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant on the very first ball. Klaasen was looking quite dangerous. He scored 52 runs in 27 balls, which included 5 sixes and 2 fours. At this time South Africa’s score was 151 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. Klaasen’s dismissal proved to be the turning point of the match.

Bumsaar gave only 2 runs in the 18th over.

Hardik Pandya gave only 4 runs in his second and 17th over of the innings. Now 22 runs were required from 18 balls. Marco Jansen and David Miller were present at the crease. Jasprit Bumrah, who came to bowl the 18th over, gave India its sixth success by bowling Jansen. South Africa’s score at this time was 156 runs. Bumrah gave only 2 runs in this over. Now 20 runs were needed in 12 balls. The excitement had reached its peak. David Miller and Keshav Maharaj were at the crease…

The thrill of the last two overs (what happened on which ball)

19th over (Arshdeep Singh)

• first ball- 0 runs
• second ball-0 runs
• Third ball- 1 run (Maharaj)
• Fourth ball- 2 runs (Miller)
• Fifth ball- 1 run (Miller)
• Sixth ball- 0 (Keshav)

Now South Africa needs 16 runs in 6 balls to win. David Miller was on strike…

20th over (Hardik Pandya)

• first ball- Suryakumar Yadav took a wonderful and brilliant catch of Miller on the boundary line.
• Second ball- Kagiso Rabada sent the ball from behind the wicketkeeper outside the boundary line for 4 runs. Now 12 runs are needed on 4 balls.
• Third ball- 1 run bye
• Fourth ball- 1 run of leg bye
• Fifth ball- 1 run wide
• Fifth ball- Rabada caught out
• Sixth ball- 1 run

With this, India won the T-20 World Cup for the first time since 2007 by winning this match by 7 runs. The players ran on the field carrying the tricolor flag. Rohit Sharma was seen lying on the ground and clapping his hands. Hardik Pandya had tears of happiness in his eyes…

India won 8 consecutive matches in this tournament. Virat Kohli was chosen Player of the Match, while Jasprit Bumrah was chosen Player of the Tournament. Kohli played a brilliant half-century in this match, while Bumrah bowled excellently in the entire series.

The thrill of the last 5 overs

• 16th over- 4 runs
• 17th over- 4 runs, 1 wicket
• 18th over- 2 runs, 1 wicket
• 19th over- 4 runs
• 20th over- 8 runs, 2 wickets

match highlights

India’s innings

• Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. The team lost 3 wickets for 45 runs in the powerplay.
• Rohit Sharma was caught by Klaasen off the ball of Keshav Maharaj on the fourth ball of the second over. He scored 7 runs in 5 balls.
• Rishabh Pant, who came at number three, could not even open his account. Keshav Maharaj got him caught out by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. In this way, Maharaj gave two back to back blows to Team India on the score of 23 runs in the second over.
• On the third ball of the fifth over, Suryakumar Yadav also returned to the pavilion after being caught by Klaasen off Rabada’s ball. Surya scored only 3 runs. The team’s score at this time was 34 runs.
• There was a valuable partnership of 72 runs between Axar Patel and Virat Kohli for the fourth wicket. Akshar was run out on the third ball of the 14th over at the score of 106 runs. He scored 47 runs in 31 balls.
• Virat Kohli was out as the fifth wicket on the last ball of the 19th over at the score of 163 runs. He scored 76 runs in 59 balls hitting 2 sixes and 6 fours. Along with Shivam Dubey, Kohli made a partnership of 57 runs for the fifth wicket. He was caught out by Rabada by Yanson.
• Team India got the sixth blow on the score of 174 runs on the fourth ball of the last over. Shivam Dubey After scoring 27 runs in 16 balls, he was caught out by Miller on the ball of Enrique Nortje.
• Ravindra Jadeja was caught out by Maharaj on the last ball of the innings after scoring 2 runs. In this way Nortje gave two blows to India in the 20th over.
• For South Africa, Anrich Nortje and Keshav Maharaj took 2-2 wickets, while Marco Janson and Rabada got 1-1 wicket.

South Africa’s innings

• South Africa also did not have a good start. The team got its first blow on the score of 7 runs on the third ball of the second over. Reeza Hendricks was clean bowled by Bumrah. Hendricks scored 4 runs.
• South Africa got its second blow on the score of 12 runs on the third ball of the third over. Captain Aiden Markram was caught out by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant on the ball of Arshdeep Singh after scoring 4 runs.
• Axar Patel showed the way to the pavilion by bowling Tristan Stubbs in 8.5 overs. Stubbs scored 31 runs in 21 balls. At this time South Africa needed 107 runs on 67 balls to win. The team’s score was 70 runs at the loss of 3 wickets.
• Quinton de Kock also returned to the pavilion on the score of 106 runs on the third ball of the 13th over. He scored 39 runs.
• South Africa suffered a big blow at the score of 151 runs. Hardik Pandya, who was looking in excellent form, got India back in the match by getting him caught by Rishabh Pant. Klaasen scored 52 runs in 27 balls.
• Marco Janson was clean bowled by Bumrah on the fourth ball of the 18th over at the score of 156 runs. Yanson scored 2 runs.
• Hardik Pandya made India the T20 World Champion for the second time by dismissing David Miller on the first ball of the 20th over and Kagiso Rabada on the fifth ball.
• For India, Hardik Pandya took 3 wickets for 20 runs in 3 overs, while Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah got 2 wickets each. At the same time, Akshar Patel got 1 wicket in his account.

What did Rohit Sharma say after the match?

Rohit Sharma said after the match that the last three-four years were very difficult for the team and they played many high-pressure matches, in which they had to face defeat many times. According to him, today’s victory was not achieved suddenly, but is the result of hard work behind the scenes for a long time. He said that when the pressure comes, the team knows what to do, and today the players united and did the same. Rohit cited trust between the team management, coaching staff and players as the biggest reason for this success.

What did Rohit say on Virat Kohli?

Rohit praised Virat Kohli and said that there was never any doubt on his form. He has been a player for big occasions for the last 15 years and when the team needs him, he comes forward and fulfills the responsibility. It was very important to play at one end on a difficult pitch, so that the other batsmen could play freely. He also described Axar Patel’s batting as decisive.

What did Rohit say on Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya?

In bowling, Rohit described Jasprit Bumrah as a ‘masterclass’ and said that he has confidence in his skills and always has the ability to turn the match for the team. He also praised Hardik Pandya, who bowled the last over. Rohit also thanked the Indian fans around the world, who kept waiting for the team till late night.

What did South Africa captain Aiden Markram say on the defeat?

On the other hand, South Africa captain Aiden Markram expressed disappointment at the defeat, but also expressed pride in the team’s performance. He said that the target was achievable and the match remained exciting till the last ball. According to Markram, the team fought hard and reaching the final is a matter of pride for them, although the pain of defeat is still very strong.