Having won the toss, the 'Men in Blue' elected to bat first at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Team India lost the wicket of skipper Rohit Sharma early after he just scored nine runs (Pic: File Pic)
Despite losing the early wicket, stalwart Virat Kohli anchored the innings by playing a crucial knock of 76 runs. His knock came in 59 balls, including six boundaries and two maximums (Pic: File Pic)
Later, Indian all-rounder Axar Patel, played a supporting role to Kohli to help amass runs for the side. Facing 31 deliveries, the left-hander smashed a boundary and four maximums, which helped him to reach the score of 47 runs (Pic: File Pic)
Shivam Dube gave finishing touches by smashing three boundaries and a maximum. Dube scored an unbeaten 27 runs in just 16 balls. Riding on his knock, Team India posted a total of 176 runs for the loss of seven wickets (Pic: File Pic)
South Africa's spinner Keshav Maharaj, alongside pacer Anrich Nortje, bagged two wickets each. Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada, too, registered one wicket each to their names but the match was still not over (Pic: File Pic)
In an attempt to chase the target of 177 runs, South Africa lost the early wicket of its opening batsman, Reeza Hendricks, for just four runs. Fellow opener, Quinton de Kock, accumulated 39 runs in 31 balls, including four boundaries and a maximum (Pic: File Pic)
Tristan Stubbs provided stability in the middle by playing a knock of 39 runs off 31 deliveries. His stint included three boundaries and a maximum. On the other hand, Heinrich Klaasen registered 52 runs in just 27 balls. The explosive batsman smashed two boundaries and five maximums (Pic: File Pic)
After their departure, only David Miller stood between India and their path to lifting the elusive silverware, after winning it in the inaugural edition (Pic: File Pic)
David Miller's knock included 21 runs in 17 balls, including a boundary and a maximum. But his dismissal was what turned out to be a historic moment in the T20 World Cup 2024 final. In Hardik Pandya's over, Miller pulled a straight shot towards the long off area, and there was India's Suryakumar Yadav running towards the ball to get his hands on it. With a stellar catch, Suryakumar shifted the momentum in India's favour (Pic: File Pic/X/@surya_14kumar)
The 'Proteas' fell short by eight runs as they were able to reach 169 runs for the loss of eight wickets, and Rohit Sharma-led India clinched the title by winning the final game by seven runs (Pic: AFP)
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