30 balls, 30 runs… The match was out of India’s hands, then a miracle happened! Victory snatched from the jaws of South Africa

IND vs SA Final 2024: The date of 29th June is recorded in golden letters in the pages of Indian cricket history. On this day in the year 2024, India defeated South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma those days (Rohit Sharma) Under the captaincy of the Indian team, the Indian team had lifted the T20 World Cup trophy for 17 years. Also, the ICC Trophy drought that had been going on for 13 years was ended. However, this victory was not so easy. The final match played between India and South Africa was full of thrill.

Actually, South Africa needed 30 runs from the last 30 balls, while they still had 6 wickets left. Despite this, India snatched victory from South Africa. In such a situation, let us know the story of the last 5 overs of the final, in which India won the match.

The match turned on one ball from Hardik Pandya!

India had set a target of 177 runs for South Africa. While chasing the target, South Africa had scored 147 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 15 overs. Heinrich Klaasen was playing after scoring 49 runs on 22 balls, while at the other end, David Miller was present after scoring 14 runs. Klaasen had scored 24 runs by beating Akshar Patel in the last over. After this, Jasprit Bumrah bowls the 16th over, in which he spends only 4 runs.

Then captain Rohit Sharma handed the ball to Hardik Pandya in the 17th over. hardik pandya (Hardik Pandya) On the very first ball, Heinrich Klaasen was caught by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. The course of the match changed after this ball. Heinrich Klaasen was out after playing an innings of 54 runs in 27 balls.

Bumrah-Arshdeep put a break on the runs

Hardik Pandya took the wicket of Klaasen for just 4 runs in the 17th over. After this, Jasprit Bumrah clean bowled Marco Jansen after spending only 2 runs in the 18th over. Then Arshdeep Singh also spent only 4 runs in the 19th over. Due to this, South Africa’s score reached 161 runs at the loss of 6 wickets after 19 overs. South Africa needed 16 runs from the last 6 balls.

Magical catch by Suryakumar Yadav!

Captain Rohit Sharma expressed confidence in Hardik Pandya in the last over. David Miller hit a big shot on the very first ball of Hardik Pandya, which was going beyond the boundary, but Suryakumar Yadav took an incredible catch. David Miller had to go to the pavilion due to an excellent catch by Suryakumar Yadav. With this, India strengthened its hold in the match. Hardik Pandya gave only 8 runs in the last over and took 2 wickets. On this basis, India won the final by 7 runs. After this, India lifted the T20 World Cup for the second time.

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