| 0.0 : TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in the favour of Rohit Sharma. India have opted to BAT first. |
| South Africa (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. |
| 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. |
| Rohit Sharma, the captain of India says that it looks like a good pitch and they have played one game here. Mentions that it is about individual roles and it is all about keeping calm and taking it like just another game against a world-class team. Adds that South Africa have played excellent cricket and so have they which will make it a great contest. Further adds that it is all about coming together as a unit and ends by informing that they have made no changes to the side. |
| The captain of South Africa, Aiden Markram says that they would have batted first as well. Tells that the pitch looks dry but they will have the first crack with the ball and they hope to do well. Shares that at times, they have managed to do well despite being not at their best and they have taken confidence from those wins. Feels that having never played a final in a Men's ICC event, there is no pressure on them and this is a fantastic opportunity. Informs that they are playing with the same |
| PITCH REPORT - Nasser Hussain is pitchside. He starts by saying that there is a 30 percent chance of rain but hopefully, it stays away and it is the central pitch that will be used for the Final. Adds that there is a short boundary on one side of the square around 56 meters and 71 meters on the other side. Ian Bishop says that the rolling has been done proudly on the pitch and there isn't live grass. Reckons the pitch is hard and adds that there have been more wickets for seamers at this venue t |
| We are minutes away from the start of an epic encounter between two quality sides and there are high stakes here. But first, that coveted T20 World Cup Trophy is brought out to be showcased by the honorable Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley and 'the Universe Boss' aka Chris Gayle. Next up, the two sets of players make their way out to the middle along with their mascots and line up for their respective national anthems and it will be extra special given it is a monumental occasion. It will |
| Done and dusted with the pre-match proceedings! The official mascots for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup, Blaze and Tonk light up the screens and that marks the sign of the beginning of the end. The two umpires make their way out to the middle and take their positions followed by the players of South Africa who spread out on the field. It will be the skipper, Rohit Sharma who will open the innings alongside Virat Kohli as usual for India. Marco Jansen has the new ball in hand and is raring to g |
| 0.1 : Marco Jansen to Rohit Sharma, Rohit Sharma and India are underway! Jansen charges in from over the wicket with a leg slip in place and pitches it right up to the batter, on middle, Rohit Sharma gets his bat down and jams it out to the right of mid on for a single. |
| 0.2 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Gloriously done! |
| 0.3 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, FOUR! This time to the other side but the result is the same! Virat Kohli is up and running with back-to-back boundaries. Jansen overcooks as he tries to go full in search of swing, on middle and leg, Virat Kohli stays balanced in his crease and flicks it past square leg for four more runs. |
| 0.4 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Hurls it full and slanting away, on off, Virat Kohli leans on it and times the drive to the left of mid off for a couple of runs more. |
| 0.5 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Drags the length back does Jansen and serves it in the channel on off, Virat Kohli watchfully shoulders arms and Quinton de Kock collects it in front of his face. |
| 0.6 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Quality shot! Three boundaries in the first over of the final. Jansen lands it bit too full, at the stumps, Virat Kohli springs on the front foot and shows the full face of the bat. Drives it firmly back past the bowler and splits the mid off and mid on fielder. Anrich Nortje gives it a chase and slides but the ball wins the race. |
| 1.1 : Keshav Maharaj to Rohit Sharma, Four! |
| 0.6 : Spin straightaway as Keshav Maharaj comes in from the opposite end. |
| 1.2 : Keshav Maharaj to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! In complete control this time! Maharaj spears it in and attacks the stumps with a fuller delivery, Rohit Sharma pulls out the reverse paddle and plays it along the ground. Gets it to the right of first slip and well wide of short third for four more runs. |
| 1.3 : Keshav Maharaj to Rohit Sharma, No run. |
| 1.4 : Keshav Maharaj to Rohit Sharma, OUT! c Heinrich Klaasen b Keshav Maharaj. |
| 0.0 : Rishabh Pant walks in at number 3. |
| 1.5 : Keshav Maharaj to Rishabh Pant, No run. |
| 0.0 : Is that out? Quinton de Kock takes the catch and reckons Rishabh Pant is a goner here. The two umpires come together and have a chat regarding a bump ball and then go upstairs. The third umpire is called in and on first review it looks like it went straight off the cue end of the bat and it is concrete evidence. OUT comes up on the big screen! |
| 1.6 : Who comes in next? |
| Keshav Maharaj to Rishabh Pant, OUT! c Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj. |
| 2.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Rabada hits the deck hard and bowls it outside off, Virat Kohli is happy to leave the ball alone. |
| 2.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, No run. |
| 2.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, No run. |
| 2.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Finally a run after three straight dot ball for Kohli. Just back of a length, in and around the off stump and sliding on, Virat Kohli stays back and punches it square and wide of point for one. |
| 2.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Suryakumar Yadav, Pitches it up now to the new batter and bowls it at 141.4 KPH around off, Suryakumar Yadav looks to lean ahead but miscues the attempted drive towards cover. |
| Anrich Nortje has gone off the field probably with a niggle that he suffered while fielding a ball! |
| 2.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Suryakumar Yadav, Up and just over! |
| 3.1 : Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Uppish but nicely in the gap! |
| 3.2 : Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Slants it in, short and on the off pole, Virat Kohli goes on the back foot and stabs it down the deck with a straight bat. |
| 3.3 : Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Angled in again, short and around off, Virat Kohli gets on the back foot and defends it out on the off side. |
| 3.4 : Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Short and punished! |
| 3.5 : Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, No run. |
| 3.6 : Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Lands it fractionally short and outside off, Virat Kohli goes on the back foot and cuts it hard but straight to cover-point. |
| 4.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Suryakumar Yadav, In and around the off-stump line, on a good length, Suryakumar Yadav waits on it and glides it down to deep third with an open bat face for a single. |
| 4.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Quick single taken! Pitched by Rabada, on off, Virat Kohli presses forward and drives it to the left of mid off. Calls Suryakumar Yadav through for a quick single and the batters make it. |
| 4.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! |
| 0.0 : Axar Patel is sent up the order as India get rocked early here. |
| 4.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Axar Patel, FOUR! A classy shot by Axar Patel to get off the mark. Too straight by Rabada, full and on the pads, Axar Patel lets the ball come to him and closes the face of his bat before clipping it past square leg. Opens his account with a boundary. |
| 4.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Axar Patel, Angling across, on a length, around off, Axar Patel gets half-forward and taps it in front of cover. |
| 4.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Axar Patel, Misfield! |
| 5.1 : Aiden Markram to Axar Patel, Begins from around the stumps and fires the ball in full on middle and leg stump, Axar Patel flicks the ball away through the mid-wicket region and picks up a single. |
| 0.0 : Aiden Markram brings himself into the attack now. |
| 5.2 : Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, On the shorter side and sliding on over middle and leg stump, Virat Kohli goes on the back foot and tucks it away neatly to deep square leg for one more. |
| 5.3 : Aiden Markram to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 5.4 : Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, Bowled quicker and pretty full at the stumps, Virat Kohli meets the ball on the full and punches it firmly down to long on for one. |
| 5.5 : Aiden Markram to Axar Patel, Slightly flighted, trying to drift it onto middle and leg, Axar Patel lifts the back leg and leans on before driving it through wide mid on for yet another single. |
| 5.6 : Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, Tidy stuff from Aiden Markram, just 6 singles off the final over off the Powerplay and India are 45/3! |
| 6.1 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, Anrich Nortje is back on the field and into the attack. Steams in from over the stumps and bowls it on a hard length in the channel around off, Virat Kohli lets the ball come on and dabs it past the diving point fielder for a single. |
| 6.2 : Anrich Nortje to Axar Patel, Hits the deck hard again and bowls it over off and middle, Axar Patel plays it late and close to the body and just nudges it down with soft hands towards short third man. |
| 6.3 : Anrich Nortje to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 6.4 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, The pace is up from Anrich Nortje and he bowls this one at 141.3 kph, on a good length and angles it into the pads. Virat Kohli fails to get it away and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 6.5 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, Brings out the slower bumper now, at just 112 clicks and dug in well short over the stumps, Virat Kohli does well to get on top of the bounce and plays a controlled pull shot in front of square leg for a single. |
| 6.6 : Anrich Nortje to Axar Patel, Runs coming in just singles now as these two batters look to steady the ship for India. Fuller in length and sliding onto the pads, flicked away to deep mid-wicket for just one more. |
| 7.1 : Aiden Markram to Axar Patel, Spears the ball in full at the toes, Axar Patel manages to gets the front leg out of the way and flicks it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 7.2 : Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, Tosses it up at around 90 KPH and on the stumps, Virat Kohli brings those wrists into play and works it wide of long on for another single. |
| 7.3 : Aiden Markram to Axar Patel, SIX! Up, up and just over the fielder! |
| 7.4 : Aiden Markram to Axar Patel, No run. |
| 7.5 : Aiden Markram to Axar Patel, Slower through the air and on a dragged length, Axar Patel goes for the slog sweep again but ends up dragging it through the square leg region for a single. |
| 7.6 : Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, On a length and sliding across the right-hander, Virat Kohli hops on the back foot and tucks it away to deep mid-wicket for one more. |
| 8.1 : Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 8.2 : Keshav Maharaj to Axar Patel, Nicely cut away but straight to the fielder. On the shorter side and trying to angle it across the off stump, Axar Patel goes on the back foot and cuts it behind point for a run. |
| 8.3 : Keshav Maharaj to Virat Kohli, Floated up on the stumps, Virat Kohli is happy to just work the ball away through mid-wicket and turn the strike over. |
| 8.4 : Keshav Maharaj to Axar Patel, SIX! Now, that is a solid strike! |
| 8.5 : Keshav Maharaj to Axar Patel, No run. |
| 8.6 : Keshav Maharaj to Axar Patel, Another flatter delivery, darted in at the stumps, Axar Patel plays it off the back foot but can't get it past mid-wicket. |
| 9.1 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Starts off with a loosener. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi to Virat Kohli, Gets a nice bit of arch on that loopy delivery and floats it up on the stumps, Virat Kohli works it off the front foot towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.2 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Axar Patel, Pushes this one through a bit quicker and on a nagging length on off stump, Axar Patel plays it late and with the turn towards backward point. |
| 9.3 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Axar Patel, On a slightly dragged length around off and bowled flatter, Axar Patel looks to play it away on the off side but miscues it just wide of the keeper. No run there either! |
| 9.4 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 9.5 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Virat Kohli, Excellent running in the end but that throw from David Miller was a fine one. Floated up on the pads, Virat Kohli rocks back and wrists it wide of the man at 45 on the leg side and down to deep backward square leg for a brace. Kohli was jogging back and then realized that it was Miller in the deep and a direct hit could have been very interesting. |
| 9.6 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Virat Kohli, Top shot and positive running yet again! |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! Well, this has been an eventful start to the summit clash. After the first over that went for 15 runs, South Africa fought back through Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada to take the Powerplay honours. Due to the loss of those three wickets, India have had to rebuild with Axar Patel performing the aggressor role while Virat Kohli has been happy to knock it around. On what looks like a pretty good batting surface, India will have to keep wickets in hand to accelerate at the back end |
| 10.1 : Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, In the air...but safe! Jansen comes from over the wicket and takes pace off straight away, on a length, outside off, Axar Patel loses his shape as he swings a bit too hard to go big on the leg side. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies down to deep third. Kagiso Rabada almost overruns it as the ball spins away from him but adjusts well to make the stop with his left hand. A single taken. |
| 10.2 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Angling away, on a hard length, Virat Kohli gets on top of the bounce and punches it square of the wicket on the off side for one more run. |
| 10.3 : Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, Slanting into the southpaw, on a back of a length, on off, Axar Patel rides the bounce well and steers it with an open bat face to deep third for an easy single. |
| 10.4 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Bends his back and digs it in short does Jansen, at the batter, Virat Kohli gets rushed in the pull shot and gets high on the bat as he swivels for the pull. Splices the pull in front of deep square leg for a run. |
| 10.5 : Marco Jansen to Axar Patel, Jansen brings the surface into play again as he bangs it in but takes all the pace off, on off and middle, Axar Patel waits on it and guides it down to deep third for a single. |
| 10.6 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Wide! |
| Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Jansen varies his length now as he goes short and at the left shoulder of the batter. The ball hurries Virat Kohli again and gets big on him too. Kohli goes for the pull but gloves it along the ground to backward square leg for just a single. |
| 11.1 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Virat Kohli, Shamsi floats it up, full and turning in, on middle and leg, Virat Kohli gets a good stride in and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 11.2 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Virat Kohli, A bit too straight by Shamsi, full and on the pads, Virat Kohli works it with the turn behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 11.3 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Axar Patel, Oh, that was risky! Lopped by Shamsi, on middle, Axar Patel crouches to nail the slog sweep but gets an inside edge back onto the pads and the ball rolls away on the leg side for a run. |
| 11.4 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Virat Kohli, Drops it short and it is around the pads, Virat Kohli works it around the corner and gets to the other end. |
| 11.5 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Axar Patel, Six! |
| 11.6 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Axar Patel, Aerial but safe! |
| 12.1 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, Nortje pitches it up, full and on the pads, Virat Kohli flicks it away off his pads to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.2 : Anrich Nortje to Axar Patel, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, In and around the off pole, on a hard length, Virat Kohli gets on his toes and guides it to backward point. |
| 12.4 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, Slower and fuller by Nortje, outside off, Virat Kohli cracks the drive through covers and rotates the strike. |
| 12.5 : Anrich Nortje to Axar Patel, WIDE! Nortje is lucky to get away with it! |
| Anrich Nortje to Axar Patel, Beaten! Angling across the batter, on a short of a good length, too close for Axar Patel to play the cut and he gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 12.6 : Anrich Nortje to Axar Patel, Nortje goes into the deck, over middle, Axar Patel hops back and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a single to end the over. |
| 13.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Axar Patel, SIX! Clean as a whistle! 100 up for India in style! Rabada comes from around the wicket and tries to target the stumps. Gets the line wrong and serves it right in the slot. Axar Patel clears the front leg and with a still head, launches it over long on for a biggie. |
| 13.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Axar Patel, Rabada compensates by dragging his length and bowls it outside off, Axar Patel waits back in his crease and pats it to the left of point for a single. 7 runs off the first 2 balls of the over. |
| 13.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, WIDE! Rabada digs it in short as he sees Kohli charge down the track. It goes way over the batter's head for a wide. |
| Oh, what happened there? |
| 0.0 : Who comes out now? |
| 13.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, OUT! run out (Quinton de Kock). |
| 13.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 13.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Shivam Dube, No run. |
| 13.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Shivam Dube, 1 run. |
| 14.1 : Marco Jansen to Shivam Dube, SIX! Launched down the ground! |
| 14.2 : Marco Jansen to Shivam Dube, 1 run. |
| 14.4 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, A well-directed short ball, right at the helmet of the batter, Virat Kohli manages to get inside the ball and hooks it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 14.3 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Marco Jansen goes into the pitch and angles it well across the off stump, Virat Kohli tries to fetch and pull but gets it off the toe end of the bat in front of mid-wicket for no run. |
| 14.5 : Marco Jansen to Shivam Dube, Too full, looking to spear it in at the toes, Shivam Dube backs away a bit and hits the low full toss to deep mid-wicket for a run more. |
| 14.6 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Takes a bit of pace off the ball and dugs it in around the leg stump line, Virat Kohli advances down the pitch and whips the pull away over mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.1 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 15.2 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Shivam Dube, Beauty! Tossed up on a nagging length and on off stump, the ball grips and turns away sharply with some extra bounce. Shivam Dube is beaten all ends up. |
| 15.3 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Shivam Dube, Flatter one around off stump, dabbed away off the outside edge of the bat to short third for a run. |
| 15.4 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 15.5 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Shivam Dube, Four! |
| 15.6 : Tabraiz Shamsi to Shivam Dube, Pushed through flatter on off stump, Shivam Dube rocks back and forces the ball down to long off for a single. |
| 16.1 : Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, 1 run. |
| 16.2 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 16.4 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, Gets the yorker in, around off, at 147 kph, Virat Kohli jams it out off the toe end of the bat towards backward point. |
| 16.3 : Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, Dug into the deck and over the stumps, Shivam Dube flat bats it with an open stance and right back past the bowler for a single. |
| 16.5 : Anrich Nortje to Virat Kohli, FIFTY up for Virat Kohli! |
| 16.6 : Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Slammed away by Shivam Dube! Short of a length and offering some width outside the off stump, Dube backs away and cuts the ball powerfully and well behind point for a boundary. |
| 17.1 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, SIX! Virat Kohli is in the zone now! Hard length on off and middle stump, Kohli stays put and just clears the front leg before whacking the ball away nonchalantly and a long way over long on for a biggie |
| 17.3 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Relentless from King Kohli now. |
| 17.2 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Excellent running! Spears in a yorker at the toes, Virat Kohli hangs well deep in the crease and squeezes the ball away in front of square on the leg side for a couple of runs. |
| 17.4 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Short of a length and angled in at the hips, Virat Kohli tucks it away off the pads through mid-wicket and picks up a single. |
| 17.5 : Kagiso Rabada to Shivam Dube, WIDE! Oh, that has slipped right out of Rabada's hand! Goes for the wide yorker but ends up serving a juicy full toss almost beyond the cut strip outside the off stump, Dube leaves it alone for a wide. |
| Kagiso Rabada to Shivam Dube, 1 run. |
| 17.6 : Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli, Much better finish to the over from Kagiso Rabada but India still get 16 off it. Full and straight in the blockhole, Virat Kohli hangs back and jams the ball down to long on for one. |
| Marco Jansen is up in appeal for caught behind as is Quinton de Kock. Both think they have heard something and Aiden Markram takes the review. |
| 18.1 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, An appeal for caught behind but instead, Kagiso Rabada has overstepped, drama out in the middle. |
| Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Really well bowled! A slower one, into the pitch and it is the cutter that goes away from the right-hander. Virat Kohli looks to fetch and pull but is beaten all ends up. |
| 18.2 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, Four! |
| 18.3 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, 2 runs. |
| 18.4 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, SIX! Glorious from Virat Kohli and what a knock this is turning out to be. Length ball, right in the slot around off and middle stump, Kohli clears the front leg and smokes the ball is epic fashion over cow corner or a monster hit. New ball, please! |
| 18.5 : Marco Jansen to Virat Kohli, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and some respite for Marco Jansen as he does get the prized wicket. Jansen uses his height well and bowls it just short of a length over the stumps, Virat Kohli looks to take on the pull but gets it well high on the bat and the ball goes straight down the throat of Kagiso Rabada at long on and he makes no mistake. End of a fine knock from Kohli and he gets a standing ovation from the dugout. |
| Hardik Pandya comes out at number 7. |
| 18.6 : Marco Jansen to Hardik Pandya, Four! |
| 0.0 : Anrich Nortje will bowl the last over. He has conceded just 17 runs from his 3 overs. 33 runs have come off the last 2 overs for India. Can Nortje keep India under 180? |
| 19.1 : Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, WIDE! Wayward to begin with from Anrich Nortje.Full and wide but gets it a bit too wide of the tramline and it is left alone for a wide. |
| Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, Heaved away into the leg side but just for a single. Pitched up on middle and leg stump, Shivam Dube clears the front leg and whips it without much timing to the left of deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 19.2 : Anrich Nortje to Hardik Pandya, Top-drawer stuff from Anrich Nortje. Nails the yorker on middle stump, Hardik Pandya can only manage to dig it to mid off for a single. |
| 19.3 : Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, FOUR! That went like a tracer bullet! |
| 19.4 : Anrich Nortje to Shivam Dube, OUT! c David Miller b Anrich Nortje. |
| 0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja walks in with 2 balls left in the Indian innings. |
| 19.5 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja reaches out and slashes it up and over backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 19.6 : Anrich Nortje to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! CAUGHT! Anrich Nortje finishes off a more than decent final over and manages to keep India under 180 runs. Nortje steams in and serves a quick bumper over the off stump. Ravindra Jadeja looks to take it on but is rushed into the shot and ends up scoffing it off the top edge. The ball falls well in front of mid off but Keshav Maharaj from extra cover races to the ball and dives in to complete the catch. India finish with 176/7 on the board! |
| 0.0 : Anrich Nortje closes the innings out with a wicket but India managed to score 42 runs off the last 3 overs to end up with 176 on the board. Given that they were three down inside the Powerplay, India will take this total. Through Virat Kohli's three boundaries off Marco Jansen, the Men in Blue got going straight away. Though not much went their way in the next 5 overs of the Powerplay, losing 3 wickets. Virat Kohli and Axar Patel then got together to steady the ship. Sent into to take the spin |
| As for South Africa, the move to start with spin from one end paid dividends as Keshav Maharaj struck twice in his opening over. Kagiso Rabada soon got into the act, resulting in the Powerplay belonging to South Africa. In the middle phase, South Africa allowed a partnership to build as through Axar Patel, India counter-punched. Maharaj, Rabada, Shamsi and Nortje bowled well in that middle phase but Marco Jansen was all over the place with his lines and lengths. Neither could Jansen keep the |
| Keshav Maharaj is in for a chat. He says that he was trying to use the surface and the breeze. Adds that the surface was slow to begin with but has gotten better now. Reckons that the catching and the outfielding was superb. Mentions that the boys are ready to go and hopefully, they can grab it with both hands. |
| Right then, the summit clash is nicely poised at the halfway mark. |
| 0.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, A little bit of swing for Arshdeep Singh first up! Starts from over the wicket and bowls it full, shaping in, on off, Reeza Hendricks gets on the front foot and pushes it towards cover. |
| 0.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, Edged but well short! Does not take long for Arshdeep Singh to take pace off. Bowls it on a back of a length, on off, Reeza Hendricks has a tentative push at the delivery and gets lucky as there is no pace on offer, resulting in the outside edge falling way in front of Rishabh Pant. |
| 0.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, Leg bye! South Africa are underway with an extra! |
| 0.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, A hint of away movement, on a good length, at the stumps, Quinton de Kock closes the bat face and clips it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 0.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, Closer to the off-stump line, on a short of a length, Quinton de Kock arches back and cuts it late and to the right of backward point for a single to get off the mark. |
| 0.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR! Thrashed away to end the first over. |
| 1.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Quinton de Kock, Beats the bat straight away! Gets the ball to angle across the left-hander from over the wicket, on a hard length, on off, Quinton de Kock plays for the ball coming back into him and presents a straight bat. It angles away and zips past the bat. |
| 0.0 : Jasprit Bumrah to steam in from the other end. |
| 1.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Quinton de Kock, Leg bye. |
| 1.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Reeza Hendricks, OUT! TIMBER! Jasprit Bumrah with a bolt out of the blue! The dream delivery for any pacer and Bumrah gets the early wicket for India. Bumrah stays over the wicket and pitches the ball up on the stumps, naturally angling it in. Reeza Hendricks looks to play for the line and puts out a straight face of the bat but the ball pitches and straightens to beat the outside edge and knock over the top of off stump. |
| Who comes in now? |
| 1.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Aiden Markram, FOUR! That ball flew off the bat! Just a fractionally short from Jasprit Bumrah and outside off stump, Aiden Markram leans back and just extends his arms and the ball pings off his bat and goes well wide of the chasing man at deep third for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Aiden Markram, On a shade fuller length and around the fifth stump line, zipping through at 139 KPH, Aiden Markram shoulders arms at it. |
| 1.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Aiden Markram, Good length in and around the top of off stump, Aiden Markram blocks it solidly in front of the man at covers. |
| 2.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, Pitched up at the stumps and angling into the left-hander, Quinton de Kock plays it on the up and just to the right of mid on for a quick single. |
| 2.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, Nice change up from Arshdeep Singh. Full and floated up wide of the off stump, Aiden Markram reaches out and just dabs the ball away in front of the point fielder. |
| 2.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Aiden Markram will be gutted with that shot and India have their second wicket. Arshdeep Singh just pitches the ball up a bit and angles it well across the off stump. The ball keeps angling away and Aiden Markram goes fishing after it, only managing to get a feather of an edge to the right of the keeper. Rishabh Pant dives across and pouches it safely. |
| 2.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, Good length outside off and angling away, Tristan Stubbs reaches out and taps it away in front of point and into the deep for a single. |
| 2.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, Reviewed! |
| 2.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, On a length and at the stumps, Quinton de Kock presents the front face of the bat and just pats it towards mid on for a single. |
| 3.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Quinton de Kock, 2 runs. |
| 3.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Just wide! On a good length outside off and angling away, Quinton de Kock waits well and plays it with an angled bat and well wide of the man at first slip as the ball rolls away into the third man fence. |
| 3.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Quinton de Kock, On a good length at the stumps, tucked away towards mid-wicket for a single by Quinton de Kock. |
| 3.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Tristan Stubbs, Drags the length back a bit and bowls it over the stumps, Tristan Stubbs presses back and nudges it down in front of mid-wicket. |
| 3.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Tristan Stubbs, Sharp fielding! |
| 3.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Tristan Stubbs, Slightly shorter and straighter at the hips, Tristan Stubbs gets inside the line and tickles it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 4.2 : Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Cut away and cut away well! |
| 4.1 : Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, No run. |
| 4.3 : Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, No run. |
| 4.4 : Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run. |
| 4.5 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Hammered away! |
| 4.6 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, 1 run. |
| 5.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Quinton de Kock, 1 run. |
| 5.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, In the air but will land safely! |
| 5.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, 2 runs. |
| 5.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, Flighted up again on the stumps, Tristan Stubbs heaves it off the toe end of the bat down to long on for a single. |
| 5.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Quinton de Kock, Nicely bowled! |
| 5.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Finds the gap to perfection and South Africa are 42/2 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.2 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, Fires it in now, full and on middle, Quinton de Kock clears his front leg and smacks it to long off for a run. |
| 6.3 : Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Excellently played! Darted in from around the wicket, full and around off, Tristan Stubbs reaches out in front and executes the slog sweep to perfection. Hits it flat and to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 6.4 : Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run. |
| 6.1 : Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Honing in at the stumps with a high-arm action, short in length, Tristan Stubbs gets on top of the bounce and punches it in front of square on the off side for a single. |
| 6.6 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, Angling away, on a nagging length, on middle, Quinton de Kock gets down for the slog sweep but gets an inside edge onto the pads. That could have so easily sneaked under the bat and crashed into the stumps. |
| 6.5 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, Slips it on the pads, fuller and quicker, Quinton de Kock paddles but can't get it past the man at short fine leg. |
| 7.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! Drilled down the ground! |
| 7.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, 1 run. |
| 7.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Quinton de Kock, On the pads by Kuldeep, full in length, Quinton de Kock helps it off his pads to the left of short fine leg for one more run. |
| 7.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, Tosses it up and it is very full, on middle, Tristan Stubbs gets on the front foot and knocks it to wide long on for a single. |
| 7.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Quinton de Kock, Slows it up a touch and pulls the length back slightly, turning away, outside off, Quinton de Kock goes for the drive but miscues the shot back to the bowler. |
| 7.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Quinton de Kock, SIX! BANG! Quinton de Kock picked the bones out of that! Kuldeep misses his mark as he serves it right in the arc, full and on middle and leg, Quinton de Kock gets down on one knee and nails the slog sweep. Hits it way over deep mid-wicket and it goes onto hit one of the solar panels on the roof. 13 runs off the over as South Africa continue to take the spinners on. |
| 8.1 : Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, SIX! Good proactive batting and Tristan Stubbs gets the reward! |
| 8.2 : Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Short and coming in with the arm, on middle, Tristan Stubbs hops on the back foot and punches it to deep cover for a single. |
| 8.3 : Axar Patel to Quinton de Kock, Edgy! Pushed through, full and on the pads, Quinton de Kock pulls out the reverse sweep but fails to get the shot away. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and scampers across as the ball rolls on the leg side. |
| 8.4 : Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Darts it in, short and on off, Tristan Stubbs hangs back and chops it straight to backward point. |
| 8.5 : Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! b Axar Patel. |
| 8.6 : Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, Leg bye. |
| 0.0 : Heinrich Klaasen is the new man in. |
| 9.1 : Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Hardik begins on a back of a length, on off, Heinrich Klaasen stays put and punches it to cover where the fielder dives to his right to make the stop. |
| 9.2 : Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Angling in, on a hard length, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen stays on the back foot and nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 9.3 : Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Three dots on the trot to start with! |
| 9.4 : Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Cracking shot! Hardik goes into the surface again and it is off-pace too but ends up offering width on off, Heinrich Klaasen picks up the line and length early. Rises with the bounce and slaps it to the right of deep cover for a biggie. |
| 9.5 : Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, NO BALL! Hardik hurls it fuller in length, on middle and leg, Heinrich Klaasen leans on it and eases it down to long on for a single. Oh, dear. Hardik has overstepped and a Free Hit will follow now. Can de Kock make the most of it? |
| Hardik Pandya to Quinton de Kock, 1 run. |
| 9.6 : Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, Too straight by Pandya, on the pads, on a short of a good length, Heinrich Klaasen glances it off his pads down to fine leg to keep the strike with a single. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! How is this for a match? It couldn't be better poised halfway into the chase and neither side is backing down. After an early blitz from Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh, South Africa managed to get away with a fine partnership between Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs but Stubbs fell and the Proteas have to rebuild a bit again. Heinrich Klaasen is their main weapon against spin and it will be interesting to see how that match-up stacks up. |
| 10.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, Starts on the shorter side and angles the ball into the stumps, Heinrich Klaasen backs away and cuts it off the stumps in front of square on the off side for one. |
| 10.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, Just short! |
| 10.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! In the slot and over the ropes! Too full and around off and middle, Heinrich Klaasen clears the front leg, hits through the line and nails it back over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 10.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run. |
| 10.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, 2 runs. |
| 10.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Quinton de Kock, Flatter one sliding on the legs, flicked away firmly to the left of square leg for a single. |
| 11.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to Heinrich Klaasen, No run. |
| 11.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to Quinton de Kock, Quinton de Kock manages it well in the end. QDK steps out early and Kuldeep Yadav cleverly bowls it flatter and throws it wide outside off. De Kock adjusts and hits it through covers for a single. |
| 10.6 : Kuldeep Yadav returns to the attack. Kuldeep has conceded 23 runs from his first 2 overs. Can he redeem himself here? |
| 11.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to Heinrich Klaasen, Six! |
| 11.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Heinrich Klaasen, Floated up on the legs, Heinrich Klaasen gets down on one knee and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 11.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to Quinton de Kock, Nicely flighted, a bit full and around off stump, Quinton de Kock watchfully blocks it off. |
| 11.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to Quinton de Kock, Beaten! |
| 0.0 : Change. |
| 12.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Heinrich Klaasen, Length ball on the pads, tucked away past square leg by Heinrich Klaasen for a single. |
| 12.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Too easy for Quinton de Kock. |
| 12.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, OUT! CAUGHT! A change in the field and Arshdeep Singh has the last laugh here. Arshdeep Singh bowls it on a similar line and length and angles it in at the hips. Quinton de Kock gets inside the line to smash it away over fine leg but hits it flat and straight to Kuldeep Yadav on the fence who takes a good catch under pressure. The fielder was inside the ring on the previous ball but not on this occasion. |
| David Miller makes his way out to the centre now. |
| 12.4 : Arshdeep Singh to David Miller, No run. |
| 12.5 : Arshdeep Singh to David Miller, On a slightly fuller length and drifting onto the legs, David Miller flicks it down to fine leg and turns the strike over. |
| 12.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Heinrich Klaasen, Good running! Back of a length and around off sliding on nicely, Heinrich Klaasen waits back and punches it sweetly to the right of a diving Rohit Sharma at covers and picks up a couple of runs in the deep. |
| 13.1 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, Nicely played! |
| 13.2 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, Drags the length back a touch and bowls it around off stump, David Miller waits back and dabs it away to backward point. |
| 13.3 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, Tossed up around the off stump line, David Miller fetches the ball and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 13.4 : Kuldeep Yadav to Heinrich Klaasen, On a nagging length and floated up on the legs, Heinrich Klaasen flicks it away in front of square leg and picks up a single. |
| 13.5 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, Four! |
| 13.6 : Kuldeep Yadav to David Miller, SIX! Easy power from David Miller and Kuldeep Yadav has had a game to forget here. Too short and over the stumps, Miller rocks back and pulls it flat and in front of the man at deep mid-wicket for a biggie. South Africa in the ascendancy here. |
| 14.1 : Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Up and over! |
| 14.2 : Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, Wide! |
| Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, Wide! |
| Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, No run. |
| 14.3 : Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, SIX! Wow, Heinrich Klaasen has sent it on the roof! |
| 14.4 : Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, Six! |
| 14.5 : Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Relentless from Heinrich Klaasen and this over could be the telling one in the history of South African cricket. |
| 14.6 : Axar Patel to Heinrich Klaasen, 'Catch' is the call but the ball evades backward point. Fires it in, short and around off, Heinrich Klaasen goes on the back foot to go up and over cover. Gets it off the outer half of the bat but it clears the man at backward point for a couple of runs. Down to run-a-ball now for South Africa, just 30 needed off 30 now. |
| 15.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to David Miller, Comes back into the attack and lands it on a back of a length, on off, David Miller looks to play at it but gets an inside edge that sneaks past the stumps and goes down to fine leg for a single. |
| 15.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, Heinrich Klaasen comes back for the second and that brings up his FIFTY! Fastest fifty in a Men's T20 World Cup final, off just 23 balls. First half-century of the tournament for Klaasen and what a time to get it. |
| 15.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, Dishes out a quick yorker, a bit of inward tail, on middle, Heinrich Klaasen gets his bat down in time and squeezes it out in front of his feet. |
| 15.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, No run. |
| 15.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Heinrich Klaasen, 1 run. |
| 15.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to David Miller, Lands it full again, on off, David Miller leans on it and times the drive to cover. Just 4 runs off the over but South Africa won't mind one bit as they have safely negotiated Bumrah's over. Bumrah has only one over remaining now. |
| 16.1 : Who comes in next? |
| Hardik Pandya to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! A break in play has brought about a wicket for India! Is there a twist in the tale? Pandya rolls his fingers over the ball and keeps it away from the batter's arc, full and outside off, Heinrich Klaasen throws his hands at it but gets an outside edge that is snaffled safely by the keeper, Rishabh Pant near his waist. End of a superb knock by Klaasen. With 26 runs needed off 23 balls, it is still South Africa's game to lose, despite |
| 16.2 : Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Pace on and honing in, around off, on a length, Marco Jansen leans on it and times the drive to cover. |
| 16.3 : Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Offers width does Pandya on off, on a good length, Marco Jansen frees his arms and cracks the drive to deep point for a single. |
| 16.4 : Hardik Pandya to David Miller, Slower and the length is pulled back a touch by Pandya, on middle, David Miller waits on it and tucks it behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 16.5 : Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, Angling in, on a length, on off, Marco Jansen presses forward for the drive but the ball seams back in a bit. Catches the inner half of the bat and it rolls to the left of a straightish mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.6 : Hardik Pandya to David Miller, Pandya bends his back and digs in a slower bumper, at the batter, David Miller gets on his toes, swivels and controls the pull down to fine leg. Keeps the strike with a single. |
| 0.0 : Bowling change. |
| 17.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to David Miller, Beaten! Bumrah bowls it with an upright seam, on a good length, on off, David Miller stays leg side of the ball and fiddles at the delivery. The ball holds its line and zips past the outside edge. |
| 17.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to David Miller, At the stumps, on a back of a length, on middle, David Miller punches it sweetly to cover. Two dots to start with. Every dot being cheered by the Indian fans. |
| 17.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to David Miller, Bumrah gets this one to skid through, on a back of a length, outside off, David Miller stands tall and punches it to deep cover to turn the strike over. |
| 17.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marco Jansen, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! It's that man again, Jasprit Bumrah! Marco Jansen stands there in disbelief. |
| 0.0 : Keshav Maharaj walks in at number 8 for South Africa. |
| 17.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Keshav Maharaj, Honing in at the stumps at pace, on a good length, Keshav Maharaj gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it out in front of cover. Can Maharaj survive the last ball from Bumrah? |
| 17.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Keshav Maharaj, Yes, he can and gets a single too. |
| 0.0 : Bowling change. |
| 18.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Keshav Maharaj, Arshdeep starts with a dot! Lands it on a length, on middle, Keshav Maharaj looks to work it across the line but gets a soft leading edge that goes down the deck. Arshdeep does well to make a quick low stop to his left in his follow through. |
| 18.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Keshav Maharaj, Play and a miss! Two dots and Maharaj must be feeling the pressure now. |
| 18.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Keshav Maharaj, Maharaj gets off strike now! Pace taken off by Maharaj, on off, Keshav Maharaj hangs back and pulls it in front of deep mid-wicket without much timing for a single. Miller needs to find the fence to ease the pressure off. |
| 18.4 : Arshdeep Singh to David Miller, 2 runs. |
| 18.5 : Arshdeep Singh to David Miller, Well bowled! Gets the yorker in, tailing in, at the toes, David Miller jams it out off the inner half of the bat to deep backward square leg for just a single. Miller won't take the single off the last ball and Maharaj has to go for the big shot. |
| 18.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Keshav Maharaj, And again! Brilliant stuff by Arshdeep Singh. |
| 0.0 : Hardik Pandya to bowl the final over. South Africa need 16 runs to win, what a phenomenal game this has been. Which side will hold its nerves in the final over? Let's find out. |
| Is that a catch? Has Suryakumar Yadav pulled off the most stupendous catch at the most crucial of stages? This catch could go down in cricketing history as one of the greatest if SKY has managed to keep his foot off the ropes. The third umpire is called in and it is a very close call. What an effort and the conclusion is that SKY has managed to avoid the ropes and it will be adjudged OUT! |
| 19.1 : Hardik Pandya to David Miller, OUT! WHAT A GRAB! SURYAKUMAR YADAV, YOU BEAUTY! Brilliant presence of mind on the ropes and he just might have won the World Cup for India with this effort. David Miller cannot believe it! |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada is the next batter in. |
| 19.2 : Hardik Pandya to Kagiso Rabada, EDGED AND FOUR! Streaky but South Africa won't mind any which way they come! 12 needed off the last 4 balls. Pace on, angling away, on off, on a back of a length, Kagiso Rabada throws the kitchen sink at it and gets an outside edge that flies between the keeper and short third for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : Hardik Pandya to Kagiso Rabada, Bye. |
| 19.4 : Hardik Pandya to Keshav Maharaj, Leg bye! Just one off it! |
| 19.5 : Hardik Pandya to Kagiso Rabada, WIDE! Wayward by Pandya. Is the pressure getting to him here? Goes searching for the wide yorker but it goes beyond the tramline on off, left alone by Kagiso Rabada for a wide. |
| Hardik Pandya to Kagiso Rabada, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! That should be the game and the World Cup to India! Final nail in the coffin for South Africa. |
| 19.6 : Hardik Pandya to Anrich Nortje, HARDIK PANDYA HAS DONE IT FOR THE MEN IN BLUE! INDIA ARE THE 2024 ICC MEN'S T20 WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS! ABSOLUTE ECSTACY FOR ROHIT SHARMA AND HIS MEN! AGONY FOR SOUTH AFRICA. |
| 19.5 : Anrich Nortje is the new man in for South Africa. |
| 0.0 : INDIA ARE T20 WORLD CHAMPIONS AFTER 17 YEARS! Its been a long, long wait for India now join West Indies and England and the only three teams to have won the Men's T20 World Cup two times. You really couldn't ask for more, what a grand finale we have had here in Barbados! The Indian players are up in ecstasy and the playing field is flooded by the dugout. The crowd is at the top of their lungs and it's another heartbreak for South Africa, they simply couldn't get it done. Rohit Sharma is down |
| India have pulled a rabbit out of the hat here! When Axar Patel conceded 24 runs in that 15th over, everything seemed over but the pacers fought back valiantly and that catch from Suryakumar Yadav really was the cherry on the top. After having set a target of 177 runs for the Proteas, the pacers began on the money and even though they got hit for a few boundaries, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh managed to pick up a wicket each to balance things out. The spinners couldn't deliver and were |
| There are tears in the South African camp as well but those of heartbreak and they could fell the trophy slip out of their grasp in those death overs. Quinton de Kock set the tempo up top and even when the likes of Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram flopped, de Kock and Tristan Stubbs got their side in a position of promise. Stubbs fell and so di de Kock after a while but it really was Heinrich Klaasen who turned on the heat and played the knock of his life at the biggest stage. However, his |
| Earlier in the game, Rohit Sharma won the toss and had no hesitation batting first which has been the norm for the Indian team - setting targets and defending them throughout this World Cup. After early setbacks and some stellar bowling from the Proteas, Virat Kohli was the beacon of hope for India and played an anchor knock after a fast start. The teams traded blows after blows. |
| Virat Kohli is the Player of the Match in the Final for his stellar knock. Kohli starts by saying that this was his last T20 World Cup and feels that it is time for the next generation to take over. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is the Player of the Tournament. Bumrah says that usually he is the one who tried to keep his emotions in check but the emotions are taking over and it is an unreal feeling. Adds that he is over the moon and his family is here and they have come close on previous occasions but to get your team thorough is a surreal feeling. Mentions that he was trying to keep himself in a bubble and not think too far ahead. Adds that he doesn't look at it like all the pressure is on him and he tr |
| Let's now hear from some of the Indian players. Mohammed Siraj says that his only belief was on Jasprit Bumrah to turn the game around. He says that he can't explain this feeling and that every player's dream is to win the World Cup. Ends by thanking the Almighty for this win. Hardik Pandya is up next for a chat. He says that he is very emotional and has been working hard for the last few months but it wasn't clicking for him. Shares that this win is even more special for him, given how the last |
| West Indian T20 World Cup winner and the man who got them that iconic victory in 2016 against England, 'Remember the Name', Carlos Braithwaite places the Trophy on the podium. |
| Next up, the valiant runners-up team, South Africa get their runners-up check and the players come up one by one to collect their medals. |
| Aiden Markram, the skipper of South Africa starts by saying that he is gutted for the time being and it will take some time for them to reflect on this excellent campaign. Adds that the bowlers bowled well and didn't have much help from the pitch and it all came to the wire and even though it didn't happen, he is incredibly proud of his players. Mentions that in most of their games in this campaign, it wasn't over till the last ball and things could change quickly but they proved they were worth |
| Next up, the players of the champion Indian team come up one by one and collect their winners medals. |
| The Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma is the last one to collect the medal and comes down for a final chat. Rohit Sharma says that it is very hard to sum up what they have been through over the 3-4 years and this is the result of all the hard work that went down over that period. Feels that they know what to do in such high-pressure games and they stick together as a team. Tells that they needed this win really bad and a lot has gone behind the scenes. Says that he is really proud of the boys and |
| The moment has now come for Rohit Sharma to go onto the podium and lift that coveted trophy! The Indian players join him on the podium and there's fireworks all around as the buoyant Indian players rejuvenate. The outgoing national team coach, Rahul Dravid watches on but moments later, he too joins the players and the smile on his face says it all. |
| Right then, what a T20 World Cup we have just witnessed. Cricket was brought to the States and the people welcomed it with open arms. The Caribbean flavour provided some immaculate excitement and we saw some stellar matches with the minnows making their mark as well. There were numerous moments throughout the tournament that will be forever etched in the memory of the players and the fans alike. Eventually, the two unbeaten teams, India and South Africa rightfully met in the final but only one o |
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