HIGHLIGHTS | India beat SA in thrilling finish to win 2024 T20 World Cup for second title

What a final. What a match.

Needing 16 in the last over and Miller on strike, Hardik struck. Suryakumar Yadav pulled a stunning catch on the first ball.

From thereon, Pandya kept his calm and won India match by eight runs.

South Africa: 169/8 lose by 8 runs to India: 176/7

Miller is key as South Africa chase their maiden ICC title. They need 20 runs in last two overs. What a match!

SA: 157/6 in 18 overs, Target: 177 

WICKET! Hardik Pandya has done it. India are still in this, only just as Pandya takes out Klaasen.

SA: 151/5 in 15.1 overs, Target: 177

Klaasen has hit 20 runs in Axar Patel over - innings' 15th, to almost kill the chase here.

The Proteas now need run a ball to win their maiden ICC title.

SA: 147/4 in 15 overs, Target: 177

WICKET! Arshdeep has sent back dangerous looking De Kock to bring India back in the game.

SA: 106/4 in 12.3 overs, Target: 177

SA are well on course here in the final. They have scored more runs than India at the halfway mark for the same number of wickets.

SA: 81/3 in 10 overs, Target: 177

WICKET! Axar Patel once again to rescue. Stubbs and De Kock partnership was looking dabegrous but Axar sends back Delhi Capitals teammate Stubbs to break the 58-run stand.

SA: 70/3 in 9.5 overs,. Target: 177

South Africa have kept at it despite losing two wickets inside three overs. They managed 42/2 in the powerplay against India's 45/3.

SA: 42/2 in 6 overs, Target: 177

WICKET! Arshdeep strikes now after Bumrah, India on top here.

A wide ball chased by SA skipper Markram and Pant makes no mistakes behind stumps.

SA: 14/2 in 3 overs, Target: 177

WICKET! And the man stays unplayable! A peach of delivery first up to send stumps flying of Rezza Hendricks.

SA: 7/1 in 1.3 overs, Target: 177

India will defend in the T20 World Cup final after Virat Kohli’s 76-run knock pays dividends for the Men in Blue.

IND 176/7 (20)

CRR: 8.8

Rohit Sharma (c) c Klaasen b Maharaj - 9
Virat Kohli c Rabada b Marco Jansen - 76
Rishabh Pant (wk) c de Kock b Maharaj - 0
Suryakumar Yadav c Klaasen b Rabada - 3
Axar Patel run out (de Kock) - 47
Shivam Dube c David Miller b Nortje - 27 
Hardik Pandya not out - 5

150 is on the board for team India as they now have two overs to consolidate and go for a big score.  

IND 150/4 (18)

CRR: 8.33

Partnership: 44(27)

Last Wkt: Axar Patel run out (de Kock) 47(31) - 106/4 in 13.3 ov.

Last 5 overs: 52 runs, 1 wkts

It has been a great recovery by Team India as they now eye in the region of 180 to 200 in the challenging conditions.

IND 127/4 (16.1)

CRR: 7.86

Partnership: 22(17)

Last Wkt: Axar Patel run out (de Kock) 47(31) - 106/4 in 13.3 ov.

Last 5 overs: 45 runs, 1 wkts

100 is up for India as Axar and Virat lead India’s charge in the final after a swift recovery in the T20 World Cup final.

IND 106/3 (13.2)

CRR: 7.95

Partnership: 72(53)

Last Wkt: Suryakumar Yadav c Klaasen b Rabada 3(4) - 34/3 in 4.3 ov.

Last 5 overs: 44 runs, 0 wkts

India have recovered well after a poor start as they look to get a big score with Virat Kohli and Axar Patel still in the middle. 

IND 75/3 (10)

CRR: 7.5

Partnership: 42(34)

Last Wkt: Suryakumar Yadav c Klaasen b Rabada 3(4) - 34/3 in 4.3 ov.

Last 5 overs: 36 runs, 0 wkts

After struggling start 50 is up for Team India with Virat Kohli and Axar Patel in the middle.

IND 59/3 (8)

CRR: 7.38

Suryakumar Yadav has followed Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma back in the pavilion as Team India re off to a horror start.

Suryakumar Yadav c Klaasen b Rabada 3(4)

IND 39/3 (5)

CRR: 7.8

Rishabh Pant has followed Rohit Sharma as team India suffer another setback in the early stages. 

Pant c de Kock b Maharaj 0(2)

IND 28/2 (3.1)

CRR: 8.84

A big setback for India as Rohit Sharma is dismissed for 8 as the 2007 champions suffers early setback. 

Rohit c Klaasen b Maharaj 9(5)

The pair of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have walked out to bat as India look to start on the front foot in the T20 World Cup final.

Teams winning the toss have won the match in 7 out of the 8 ( and all the last 6) previous T20 World Cup finals. It is the first T20 World Cup final since 2010 that will be played in day time.

South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

India have won the toss against the Proteas and have opted to bat first. Rohit Sharma will look to end India’s drought of ICC titles having gone 11 years without one.   

India: W W W W W
South Africa: W W W W W

Match officials for the final

Referee: Richie Richardson
On-field umpires: Christopher Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth
TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough
Fourth umpire: Rodney Tucker

South Africa’s route to the final

Six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in New York
Four-wicket win over Netherlands in New York
Four-run win over Bangladesh in New York
One-run win over Nepal in Saint Vincent
18-run win over USA in Antigua
Seven-run win over England in Saint Lucia
Three-wicket win over West Indies in Antigua
Nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in the semifinal in Trinidad and Tobago

India’s route to the final

Eight-wicket win over Ireland in New York
Six-run win over Pakistan in New York
Seven-wicket win over USA in New York
Match against Canada abandoned (no result) in Florida
47-run win over Afghanistan in Barbados
50-run win over Bangladesh in Antigua
24-run win over Australia in Saint Lucia
68-run win over England in the semifinal in Guyana

We are less than an hour away from the toss in the final of the T20 World Cup as India and South Africa hunt for glory.  

At the time of writing, the weather is clear for a 40-over contest as both India and South Africa target glory at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Let’s keep out fingers cross for the time being.

In case of a rain delay, the match has a provision of additional 90 minutes where the overs won't get deducted. However, in case if the rain washes out scheduled play entirley, the match will head into a reserve day which will be Sunday (June 30). 

Rahul Dravid will take charge of his last match as India head coach and will look to end on a high. He has already guided India into the final of the World Test Championship, ODI World Cup and the T20 World Cup. But will it be a third time lucky for the Men in Blue?

India have won 14, South Africa 11 and one match did not produce any results. In T20 World Cups, these two teams have clashed against each other 6 times. India won 4 of those while the Proteas won twice.

Match: India vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2024 Final

Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Date & Time: Saturday, June 29, 8:00 PM (IST) 

Live Streaming Details: Star Sports Network, Hotstar app and website

South Africa Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin, Ryan Rickelton

India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal

India - Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah 

South Africa - Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Tabraiz Shamsi

It will be the ninth game taking place at this venue this edition. While the first game here went till the Super Over, none of the following matches were close contests. In the next four games at this venue, teams batting first won three times, with Scotland racing to 90 for no loss against England in a washout tie.

Per AccuWeather, there are chances of showers before and during the finale.

Though there is an approx 50% chance of precipitation during the morning from 4 am to 9 am, the number reduces to 30% between 10 am (scheduled toss time) and 1 pm, while increasing to 50% after that.