Relive the Moment India Ended ICC Trophy Drought With Win Over South Africa at Kensington Oval

Team India clinched the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 with a 7-run win over South Africa in the championship clash on Saturday at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.

India posted the highest total in a T20 final as they registered 176 runs riding on Virat Kohli’s 76-run innings, which was supported well by Axar Patel’s 47-run knock.

The men in blue limited the proteas to 169 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs as the pace bowling unit spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah excelled in their task of restricting the South Africans.

The team and the nation broke out in celebrations as Hardik Pandya delivered the winning ball, followed by scenes of emotional outpour from skipper Rohit Sharma, who went down to the ground in tears of joy.

Suryakumar Yadav pulled off an insane catch near the boundary line to send David Miller back to the hut in the final over of the summit clash to swing a see-saw game back in favour of the boys in blue, and for good this time as the Proteas succumbed to the unbeaten Indian juggernaut.

Virat Kohli, who also was struggling with form through the tournament, came good when it mattered most with his match-winning knock. He stunned fans as he announced his retirement from the shortest format of the international game when he was presented with the player of the match award.

India ended an 11-year trophy drought and claimed their second T20 title to add to their success seventeen years ago. The boys in blue had last claimed an ICC title in the year 2013 when they clinched the Champions Trophy under the leadership of MS Dhoni.

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