India vs South Africa Highlights, T20 World Cup Final: India Snatch Win From Jaws Of Defeat To End World Title Drought
IND vs SA Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024 Final: India beat South Africa by 7 runs to clinch a thriller of a game to lift the T20 World Cup trophy.
A match fitting for a T20 World Cup final. In the end of it all, India win. They have crossed the line. They have won a World title after 11 years, a World Cup after 13 years and a T20 World Cup after 17 years. Here is a comprehensive match report as Virat Kohli confirms his T20I retirement after he receives the Player Of the Match. Jasprit Bumrah is the Player Of the Tournament. It's late night but it seems like so much is yet to be told. We will remain in the hangover of an India Championship win for many many hours, with a little part of me never wanting to come out of it. But For now, it's time to take your leave. Thank you on behalf of all of us at ABP Live. Good night.
Emotional Scenes in Barbados. Hardik is shedding tears. So is Rohit. Siraj visibly emotional too. What a game. What a sport.
Wow. What a game this was. India looked dead and buried. SA needed 30 to win off 30 balls with 6 wickets in hand but they have held their nerves to emerge as the champions.
India ARE T20 World Champions. They win by 7 runs.
Rabada Is Caught At Long Off. SA need 9 from 1 ball. Surely, India will win from here.
Wide! 9 needed off 2 balls. Still not over.
South Africa need 10 runs to win from 2 balls.
11 To Win Off 3. A bye taken.
Rabada manages to get a edge that goes for a four. SA need 12 off 4.
Has Suryakumar Yadav just caught the T20 World Cup? Miller went for a six but brilliant bit of athleticism from SKY to take the catch. Miller falls for 21. SA- 161/7 after 19.1 overs.
Hardik Has The Ball in hand.
What A Match For A Final.
16 off Last Over. Hardik Pandya probably will get the ball in hand.
16 off 7. Massive ball coming up.
17 To Win Off 8. What a thriller. Miller gets two. Arshdeep needs to finish off well.
Miller On Strike Now. Maharaj gets off strike. SA need 19 off 9.
20 needed off 10 balls now. Back-to-back dots from Arshdeep.
Arshdeep Gets The Penultimate Over. Big call from Rohit and India.
Maharaj New Man in.
Bumrah does not disappoint. He has cleaned up Jansen with a slower one. The game is open. SA need 21 runs off 14 balls.
Need 22 Off 18. Bumrah to bowl out. Big over this. Bumrah to Miller.
Hardik Strikes first ball after injury break. Klaasen falls for 52 off 27. Entire nation roars in joy? Can we do it? SA- 151/5 after 16.1 overs.
Failed to acknowledge that Klaasen Has Got To A Fifty. Heartbreaking as an Indian but kudos to the Protean star.
Axar Concedes 49 Off His 4 Overs. Kuldeep went for 45. India losing another final.
Bumrah Is Back. Can he produce a moment of magic?
Axar Concedes Two sixes and two boundaries off his over. Match has slipped away from India and how. Klaasen has smashed all the boundaries as Proteas fetch 24 runs.
10 Runs Off The Last 2 Balls. Miller finds a boundary and a six off the last two balls. Finishes with 0/45 off his 4 overs. SA- 123/4 after 14 overs.
South Africa 109/4 after 13 overs. This is the game here, everyone. Big partnership this. Kuldeep 3 overs, 0 for 31 to bowl out now. Can he produce a wicket?
Arshdeep has got the rid of De Kock. He has fallen to the plan. He found a boundary there but the field was changed and he has hit that straight down his throat. SA-106/4 after 12.3 overs.
Arshdeep Returns. But De Kock still manages to find the boundary.
Klaasen you beauty. It's the ball turning away but the South African batter still manages to send it away for a maximum. That allows South Africa to get 8 runs off the over. SA- 101/3 after 12 overs.
12 Runs Off The 11th. SA- 93/3.
SIX DOWN THE GROUND! Klaseen in the business straight away.
Ravindra Jadeja into the attack.
South Africa 81/3. They need 96 runs in 60 balls. DRINKS!
No Ball from Hardik. But the free hit goes for one.
Hardik Pandya Into The Attack. He will bowl the final over before the Drinks break.
Stubbs was looking dangerous but he tries one fancy sweep against Axar who doens't miss his line. It hits the off and it's game on again in Barbados. Stubbs out for 31 off 21. SA- 70/3 after 8.5 Overs. Much needed breakthrough for India. That brings an end to the 58-run partnership.
SIX To Begin Axar's Next. Attacking batting this from the duo.
And a maximum to finish The Over. De Kock is making it all look easy. 13 runs off the over. SA- 62/2 after 8 overs.
Kuldeep To Continue. But he has been taken for a boundary again first up by his DC teammate Stubbs.
7 Coming Off Axar's Second. Another boundary in that over. These two are looking solid in the middle.
Axar To Continue. Man, this is some game of cricket. Both teams still in it. Stubbs-De Kock in the middle of a crucial partnership this.
South Africa end powerplay with another 10-run over. De Kock with a boundary to finish it off. SA- 42/2 after 6 overs.
Spin From Both Ends. Kuldeep Yadav to finish off the powerplay for India.
Two Boundaries Off Axar's First. 10 coming off the first over of spin. SA still not out of it. They are 32/2 after 5 overs.
Axar Patel Into The Attack. He was magical with the ball. Can he produce a similar show with the ball?
Bumrah's Second over Goes For 8, courtesy of a boundary first up from De Kock. SA- 22/2 after 4 overs.
DRS Wasted. India went for it but it was not hitting bat or pad on their way to the keeper.
Arshdeep Strikes. India's new ball bowlers are on fire. The left-arm pacer induces the edge off Markram and it's through to the keeper. SA- 12/2 after 2.3 Overs.
End of a successful over from Bumrah. Markram did find a boundary first ball that he faced after replacing Markam but only 5 runs and a wicket coming off it. SA- 11/1 after 2 overs.
Bumrah has cleaned up Hendricks with a beauty. Hendricks falls for 4 off 5. Perfect outswinger. SA- 7/1 after 1.3 Overs.
Jasprit Bumrah From The Other End. Four cruicial overs these of the Indian pace spearhead.
Four To Finish The First. It was a good over until then but Arshdeep gave width on the last ball and Hendricks cuts it away for a boundary. SA- 6/0 after the 1st over.
Reeza Hendricks And Quinton De Kock Begin South Africa's chase. Arshdeep Singh with the new ball in hand.
Back With The Chase. It was an eventful first half. But it's set up beautifully for a thrilling finish. 177 to win. Good batting line up, good bowling attack. Sporting wicket. Be with us as we witness history in the making.
India End Their Innings at 176/7. Jadeja gets out trying to go for the big shot. South Africa need 177 to win in Barbados.
Dube Falls. He goes for the big hit. But it's caught at long off. IND- 174/6 after 19.4 Overs.
Dube With A Boundary. Straight down the ground. Beats mid on and India are 174 with 3 balls to go.
Nortje To Finish Off for South Africa.
17 Runs Coming Off The 19th. Four off the last ball of the over. Hardik Pandya, the new man in, top-edges that for a boundary. IND- 167/5 after 19 overs.
Jansen Gets Rid Of Kohli. He tried to go for it again but this time it's not as sweetly timed and Rabada gets underneath it. Kohli departs for 76 off 59. IND- 163/5 after 18.5 Overs.
Cometh the hour, cometh the man! The great man has arrived in Barbados, he picks the slower one and smashes it for a maximum over on side. 8 balls remaining in the innings. India- 163/4.
He has picked his spot has Kohli and it's through the on side for a boundary.
No Damage Done. Plays and misses does the right-handed star. Jansen and SA get away.
Free Hit LOADING For India. Jansen the culprit. Kohli on strike.
150 Up For India. 18 overs done. They have reached there, 4 wickets down. 16 runs coming off the over. Can India get past 170?
Kohli Gets Going. Finally seems like he has broken the shackles. Kohli with a SIX, TWO, FOUR off the first three balls off 18th over. Rabada has the ball in hand.
Four to the end over from Dube. IND- 134/4 after 17 overs.
Half-Century For Kohli. Gets there off 48 balls. Not the quickest one but now ne needs to get a move on.
Nortje will bowl 2 of them. He is bowling the 17th.
Finds The Fence, Does Dube. On the leg side for a boundary. India get 8 runs off the over. India- 126/4 after 16 overs.
Shamsi's Turn. Will Dube take him on?
10 Runs Off The Over. Kohli has not got going despite being there and getting off to a quick start. He is on 46 off 43. IND- 118/4 after 15 overs.
Shivam Dube, who has replaced Axar, gets a maximum. Full and in the slot and Dube needs no second invitation. Off the first ball off Jansen's third over.
14 Overs done. IND- 108/4. 10 runs and a wicket off this over.
South Africa have struck. And it's a run out. Superb from Quinton De Kock. It was an attempted flick from Kohli which came off his legs but De Kock has a shy at the stumps and hits the bulls eye. Axar was slow to turn back and run. He falls for 47 off 31. IND- 106/4 after 13.3 Overs.
Axar With Another Maximum. This time's it's come off Rabada. Straight against the speedster and it's cleared the boundary with ease.
Super Stuff From Nortje. Four singles and an extra coming off that over. IND- 98/3 after 13 overs.
Nortje's second over. Proteas sensing the urgency to break the partnership.
It's flat and straight from Axar and it goes over the boundary ropes for a maximum. Much needed for India. That allowed India to take 11 runs off the over. IND- 93/3 after 12 overs.
50 Off The Partnership between the two. So far, so good. But India need to put their feet on the accelerator.
Shamsi With The Ball. Wonder when some sort of acceleration will come from India.
7 off the over then. 6 singles and a wide off Jansen's second. India- 82/3 after 11 overs.
Action to resume after drinks. Jansen first up. Went for 15 off his first.
Halfway Stage. India- 75/3. Woah. So much seems to have happened already in the match. Virat Kohli- 36 off 29, Axar Patel- 26 off 20. Keshav Maharaj with 2 wickets while Rabada picking the other.
Shamsi Into The Attack. Kohli To Face.
Six off Maharaj. Axar Again. Ploy seems to be working for India as of now. This time it allows India to get 9 runs off the over. India- 68/3 after 9 overs.
10 Runs Off The Over. IND- 59/3 after 8 overs.
The first maximum of the match and it's come off the bat of Axar. Clears midwicket for a clean strike from the southpaw. He has been promoted up the order and he is making it count.
Markram For A Second Over. Axar and Kohli for India. Big big phase of the match this for India who are on the backfoot.
Four singles off it. India in the middle of a rebuilding phase, it seems. India- 49/3 after 7 overs.
Anrich Nortje Into The Attack for South Africa.
Six singles to finish off the powerplay for India. India- 45/3. Surely, South Africa would be the happier side after the powerplay.
Markram To Finish Off The Powerplay for the Proteas.
Suryakumar Yadav Falls. Big blow to India. Rabada gets a wicket now. SKY goes for a pressure-release stroke but this has been taken at fine leg. Back for 3 off 4.IND- 34/3 after 4.3 Overs.
Rabada gets another over. He conceded 3 runs off his first.
And A Boundary. Kohli Again. He has looked on top of his game. Short and wide from Maharaj and Kohli has pounced on to that opportunity through the off side. India get six runs off the over. India- 32/2 after 4 overs.
Maharaj To Continue. As expected after the double-wicket over.
Tidy Over From Rabada. Just 3 from it. Almost another wicket as Suryakumar Yadav's chip just beat mid on and batters come back for 2 off the last ball of the over.
Kagiso Rabada Replaces Marco Jansen. Kohli to face. He has Suryakumar Yadav for company.
Pant Out For A Duck. Pant tried to go for a sweep as well but it's a top edge that has gone nowhere and an easy catch for De Kock behind the stumps. India- 23/2 after 2 overs.
Rohit Sharma Departs. He tries the conventional sweep but is not able to connect that one as well as he would have liked and it's taken at square leg. Rohit falls for 9 off 5. IND- 23/1.
Reverse Swept For FOUR MORE! What is World Cup final nerves? Rohit dismisses these claims with that shot.
Maharaj From The Other End. But he has greeted with a boundary. This time it's Rohit who goes through with a cut of the off side. Risky but effective.
FOUR MORE TO END THE OVER. Straight as an arrow from Kohli. The big man has arrived at the big stage or is it too early to say? India- 15/0 after the 1st over.
And on to his pads and it's rolled towards the leg side for FOUR more. Classy Kohli. Good signs for India.
First Boundary and it's come off the bat of Virat Kohli. First ball for a single from Rohit and then Virat opens the face to get it through the off side for a boundary.
Out Come The India Openers- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Live action gets underway. It's Marco Jansen with the ball for South Africa. IND vs SA T20 World Cup final gets going in Barbados.
Minutes Away From Live Action. National Anthems of India followed by that of South Africa in Barbados. Goosebumps!
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
BREAKING NEWS: India Elect To Bat First in the high-pressure game.
"Interesting looking surface. It's been that way all tournament. They've done a fair bit of rolling, but there's no live grass to hold it together. It's fairly hard to start with so I'm hoping the ball comes onto the bat quite nicely," Ian Bishop says.
How's The Josh, Cricket Lovers? Time for the final. Toss in about 7 minutes from now. I am on the edge of my seat already and I am sure so are many of you.
Team India in a huddle with less than 15 minutes to go for the toss. India captain Rohit Sharma addressing the Men in Blue.
We are getting close to the game. Around 20 minutes away from the toss. Jasprit Bumrah is seen practising his run up. How crucial will his overs be this evening?
It will be the centre-wicket that is being used for the final. The square boundaries should pretty-much be even for both the off and the leg side.
The pitch is being rolled at the moment. Will it be a high-scoring game or a low-scoring affair? Seems like the latter. But you never truly seem to know.
Men in Blue have arrived at the venue ahead of the IND vs SA T20 World Cup final. The sun is out. And it looks like the toss will be on time at 07:30 pm (IST).
No delay expected as yet. Only a passing shower on the forecast for now but that shouldn't mean big threat to the India vs South Africa T20 World Cup final.
Good news coming in from Barbados. The weather has cleared up. And the stage looks set for an on-time start.
Fairytale Farewell For Rahul Dravid? He has already confirmed that his stint as head coach will conclude with the T20 World Cup. A World Cup trophy deserted him as a player and captain. Can he end his term as head coach with a title? The BCCI has shared an emotional video already ahead of his final match.
Toss Is On Time For Now. But we are still some time away from it. Around 07:30 pm (IST) is the designated toss time.
Before we get a pitch report from the broadcasters, here is a pitch report by our correspondent who has been following cricket closely over the years.
Forget about the players, we are feeling some nerves ahead of the India vs South Africa final in the T20 World Cup 2024. India, however, should focus on treating it as another game of cricket.
The latest on the weather is that's early morning in Barbados and it's not raining. However, it's cloudy morning. Weather Gods will be kind, cricket fans are hoping.
Here's the latest weather forecast for Barbados, brought to you by our correspondent.
IND vs SA Head-To-Head In T20Is
Matches Played: 26
India Won: 14
South Africa Won: 12
Over 4 hours to go for the scheduled start time of the IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 final in Barbados. There will be plenty of updates coming in. There could be a possible rain delay as well but rest assured you are at the right place to catch every update. In the mean time, you can check out our T20 World Cup 2024 coverage right here. It's been a fun ride covering the tournament along with Adarsh Chauhan, Manan Chadha and Shivam Sharma. Huge shootout to everyone else who has made this possible.
Hello And Welcome evryone to our live coverage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 final set to be played between India and South Africa. What a contest this promises to be between two undefeated sides in the competition.
Background
IND vs SA Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final: An extraordinary ride of 55 T20s will reach its climax when India take on South Africa in the summit clash in Barbados on Sunday (June 29). Almost every Indian household is waiting for the clock to strike 8 pm as 1.4 billion people anticipate a world title after 11 years in its most beloved sport. It hasn't been an easy journey being a fan of the Indian men's cricket team because even though it has always been a top-ranked team, a world title has somehow eluded since 2013.
They came agonisingly close in 2023 when India were arguably the best team in the competition and were undefeated on their way to the final before Travis Head's masterclass allowed Australia to snatch Rohit Sharma's ODI World Cup glory and break a billion hearts. But perhaps that tournament further motivated Rohit & Co. to do well and come back strong for the T20 World Cup 2024.
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The Men in Blue have done precisely that and Rohit has been at the centre of things. They have remained undefeated, much like the were in the ODI World Cup last year, but now do not want a repeat of what happened in Ahmedabad. They are a team in form barring Virat Kohli but trust the great man to deliver on the biggest stage of all. There have been questions on the form of Shivam Dube but India are unlikely to make a change to their winning combination from the semifinal unless they spot something dramatic at the wicket.
As far as the Proteas are concerned, they are a strong team themselves and much like India have cruised into the finals. Overall, the two teams have come up against each other a total of 26 times in T20Is with India coming out on top 14 times and the Men From The Rainbow nation winning the other 12. But when it comes to big match experience, India have played 2 T20 World Cup finals before while South Africa have been infamous for choking and will make their maiden appearance in a summit clash of an ICC competition.
India isn't ready for another heartbreak for sure. But this is sports and stranger things have happened. Will it finally a T20 World Cup glory after 17 years for India or will South Africa have the last laugh?
Let's find out together over the course of what promises to be an exhilarating few hours. Stay with ABP LIVE for India vs South Africa Final Live Updates.
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