T20 World Cup: India’s second after 17 years, Rohit Sharma’s first trophy

Performed in America and West Indies T20 World Cup 2024 Within the closing of India by South Africa gained the World Cup by defeating by seven runs.

India scored 176 runs for 7 wickets whereas taking part in first, in reply the South African workforce managed to attain 169 runs for the lack of eight wickets in 20 overs.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma gained the toss and elected to bat first in Bridgetown Barbados on Saturday.

For the primary few overs, this determination gave the impression to be right, however the subsequent falling of Indian wickets gave the South African bowlers a chance to place stress on the Indian batsmen.

Captain Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Surya Kumar Yadav continued to stroll one after the opposite however right here the Indian innings’ sinking now was taken care of by Virat Kohli, who has but to indicate any particular efficiency within the World Cup.

Virat Kohli together with Akshar Patel took the Indian batting line beneath stress and took the rating to 100 within the fourteenth over.

Akshar Patel scored 47 off 31 balls, Virat Kohli scored 76 off 59 balls and Shiv Dubey scored 27 runs off 16 balls.

On behalf of South Africa, Enrique Nortey and Keshu Maharaj managed to get two wickets whereas Marco Jensen and Kagiso Rabada acquired one wicket every.

In reply, South Africa did not get off to a superb begin and on the rating of 12, two South African gamers returned to the pavilion, however right here Quinton de Kock together with Tristan Stubbs managed South Africa’s innings.

When Stubbs acquired out on 70, Heinrich Klaasen got here in to bat.

He mixed with Quinton de Kock to take South Africa to 100 with eight overs to spare.

India’s batsman Virat Kohli celebrates his workforce’s victory within the T20 World Cup 2024 closing on this June 29, 2024 file photograph.(AFP)

When Quinton de Cook dinner was dismissed for 106, India’s return to the match regarded attainable.

However Klaasen continued to bat aggressively, however when Heinrich Klaasen was dismissed for 52, India’s grip on the match started to strengthen and the wicket of David Miller eliminated the deficit.

Suryakumar Yadav turned a positive six right into a catch and put the match in India’s swing.

Quinton de Kock scored 39 runs and Tristan Stubbs scored 31 runs for South Africa.

For India, Hardik Pandya took three wickets whereas Jasprit Bumra and Arsdeep Singh took two wickets every. Virat Kohli was adjudged the person of the match. Whereas Jasprit Bumrah was declared one of the best participant of the match for taking 15 wickets.

Virat Kohli proclaims retirement from T20 Internationals

On the finish of the match, Virat Kohli introduced his retirement from T20 worldwide cricket and mentioned, ‘This was my final T20 World Cup and that is what we needed to attain. I labored for the workforce on the day it mattered. It was a case of now or by no means.’

On this June 29, 2024 file photograph, South Africa batsman Henrich Klaasen bats towards India within the T20 World Cup 2024 closing (AFP)

“It was my final T20 for India, I needed to take advantage of it, raise the World Cup, it is time for the subsequent era to take over, some superb gamers within the workforce,” he added. will carry ahead and maintain waving our flag.’

That is the primary time since 1998 that South Africa have reached the ultimate of an ICC match whereas India gained their final T20 World Cup in 2007.

Historical past of Kensington Oval Bridgetown

The ultimate of the T20 World Cup was performed on the largest and most lovely stadium in West Indies, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown.

Bridgetown is the capital of Barbados. Many cricketing recollections are related to this stadium. It’s the dwelling floor of nice gamers like Sir Garfield Sobers, Malcolm Marshall and Frank Warrall.

This stadium, located by the ocean, has a glory of its personal. The primary Check match was performed right here in 1930 between West Indies and England. The 2007 ODI and 2010 T20 World Cup finals have been additionally performed on the identical floor.

How a lot cash will the collaborating groups get within the World Cup?

On June 3, the ICC introduced a complete prize cash of 1.12 lakh 50 thousand {dollars} for the T20 World Cup 2024.

The workforce that wins the ultimate of this twenty-team match will get the trophy this time in addition to the largest prize cash within the historical past of T20 World Cup, which in line with ICC is not less than 2.4 million {dollars}.

This part accommodates associated reference factors (Associated Nodes subject).

ICC, whereas saying the prize cash for the World Cup, mentioned that the workforce that misplaced the ultimate will get 12 lakh 80 thousand {dollars} whereas every of the semi-final dropping groups might be given 787500 {dollars}.

As well as, the 4 groups that did not advance past the Tremendous Eight stage will obtain $382,500 every, whereas the ninth, tenth, eleventh and Twelfth-placed groups will obtain $247,500.

The underside eight groups within the match can even be awarded $225,000 in prize cash per workforce.

Not solely this, every workforce can even get an extra $31,154 for successful each match past the semi-finals and finals.

T20 World Cup 2024 to be performed in USA and West Indies is the largest T20 World Cup to this point which lasted for 28 days and a complete of 55 matches have been performed throughout that point.