# 2024 Men's T20 World Cup final

The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket match played at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on 29 June 2024 to determine the winner of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. It was played between South Africa and India.
India won the toss and electing to bat first, they registered a score of 176/7. In the second innings, South Africa managed to post a score of 169/8 thus India claimed the victory by 7 runs to win their second T20 World Cup title. Virat Kohli was named Player of the Match for scoring 76 runs off 59 balls. Following the victory, Kohli, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja announced their retirement from T20I cricket.

## Background

The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). In November 2021 as part of the 2024-2031 ICC men's hosts cycle, the ICC announced that the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup would be played in the United States and the West Indies.
On 22 September 2023, the ICC released the venues that would host matches across the tournament, with the Kensington Oval in Barbados named as the venue for the final. On 5 January 2024, the ICC announced the tournament's schedule, with the final scheduled on 29 June. This was the second T20 World Cup final played at the stadium, after the 2010 final.
This was South Africa's maiden T20 World Cup final, while it was India's third final, having been champions in 2007 and runners-up in 2014. Both teams qualified for the final unbeaten, with neither of them losing a group stage, Super 8 or semi-final. Before this match, India and South Africa had played each other six times in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, with India recording four wins (2007, 2010, 2012 and 2014) and South Africa winning two (2009 and 2022).

## Road to the final
### Overview

* Source: ESPNcricinfo
| South Africa | South Africa | South Africa | South Africa | vs | India | India | India | India |
| Opponent | Date | Result | Points | Match | Opponent | Date | Result | Points |
| Group D | Group D | Group D | Group D | Group stage | Group A | Group A | Group A | Group A |
| Sri Lanka | 2 June 2024 | Won | 2 | 1 | Ireland | 5 June 2024 | Won | 2 |
| Netherlands | 8 June 2024 | Won | 4 | 2 | Pakistan | 9 June 2024 | Won | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 10 June 2024 | Won | 6 | 3 | United States | 12 June 2024 | Won | 6 |
| Nepal | 14 June 2024 | Won | 8 | 4 | Canada | 15 June 2024 | N/R | 7 |
| Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Super 8 | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 1 |
| United States | 19 June 2024 | Won | 2 | 5 | Afghanistan | 20 June 2024 | Won | 2 |
| England | 21 June 2024 | Won | 4 | 6 | Bangladesh | 22 June 2024 | Won | 4 |
| West Indies | 23 June 2024 | Won (DLS) | 6 | 7 | Australia | 24 June 2024 | Won | 6 |
| Semi-final 1 | Semi-final 1 | Semi-final 1 | Semi-final 1 | Knockout stage | Semi-final 2 | Semi-final 2 | Semi-final 2 | Semi-final 2 |
| Afghanistan | 26 June 2024 | Won | Won | SF | England | 27 June 2024 | Won | Won |
| 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final |||||||||

### South Africa

South Africa began their T20 World Cup campaign with a victory over Sri Lanka at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, and went on to defeat Netherlands and Bangladesh at the same venue. After defeating Nepal at Arnos Vale, they finished the group stage as Group D winners. In the Super 8 stage, they defeated co-hosts United States at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, defending champions England at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, and former champions and co-hosts West Indies at North Sound, finishing as winners of Group 2.
South Africa then defeated Afghanistan in the semi-final at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago to earn their place at their maiden T20 World Cup final.

### India

India began their T20 World Cup campaign with a victory over Ireland at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, and went on to defeat Pakistan and co-hosts United States at the same venue. Their match with Canada was abandoned for heavy rainfall at the Central Broward Park in Florida, and India finished the group stage as winners of Group A. In the Super 8 stage, they defeated Afghanistan at Kensington Oval in Barbados, Bangladesh in North Sound, and Australia in Gros Islet, finishing as winners of Group 1.
India then defeated defending champions England in the semi-final at the Providence Stadium in Guyana to earn their place at the T20 World Cup final for the third time.

## Match
### Match officials

On 28 June 2024, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named New Zealand's Chris Gaffaney and England's Richard Illingworth as the on-field umpires, along with England's Richard Kettleborough as the third umpire, Australia's Rod Tucker as the reserve umpire, and West Indies' Richie Richardson as match referee.
* On-field umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
* TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
* Reserve umpire: Rod Tucker (Aus)
* Match referee: Richie Richardson (WI)

### Team and toss

Both teams remained unchanged from their semi-final matches. India's captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first.

### India innings

Virat Kohli, being out of form for the majority of the tournament, helped with a quick start to the Indian innings by scoring three boundaries in the first over from Marco Jansen. Then Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant were dismissed in the next over bowled by Keshav Maharaj. Soon Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada in the fourth over, leaving India at 34 runs for the loss of three wickets. Kohli and Axar Patel stabilized the innings and the partnership managed to score 72 runs until Patel was run out by wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock leaving India at 106 runs for the loss of fourth wicket. Shivam Dube joined Kohli in the middle and the duo managed to score 50 runs off 32 balls. While attempting a hit off Jansen, Kohli was caught by Rabada. In the last over bowled by Anrich Nortje, India scored nine runs for the loss of two wickets, finishing with a total of 176 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Kohli was the highest run-scorer for India with 76 runs off 59 balls while Keshav Maharaj and Nortje picked up two wickets each for South Africa.

### South Africa innings

South Africa had a slow start with the early dismissals of Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram leaving South Africa at 12 runs for the loss of two wickets. de Kock and Tristan Stubbs managed a partnership of 58 runs off 38 balls before Stubbs was dismissed by Patel. In the middle of the 13th over de Kock was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh leaving South Africa at 106 runs for the loss of four wickets. Heinrich Klaasen scored 52 runs from just 27 balls to help South Africa to go past 150 runs, including scoring 24 runs of a Patel over. With 26 needed from 24 balls, Klassen was dismissed by Hardik Pandya. Soon Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Marco Jansen in the 18th over and conceded only two runs. Arshdeep conceded only four runs in the next over, at the end of which South Africa required 16 from the last over. The last over was bowled by Pandya and on the first ball of the over David Miller was caught by Suryakumar Yadav. Rabada was dismissed on the fifth ball of the over and South Africa required nine runs of the last ball. Pandya conceded only a single and India won the match by 7 runs. Klaasen was the highest run-scorer for South Africa while Pandya picked up 3 wickets for India.

### Match details

* 29 June 2024 10:30 UTC−4 Scorecard
| India 176/7 (20 overs) | v | South Africa 169/8 (20 overs) |
| Virat Kohli 76 (59) Keshav Maharaj 2/23 (3 overs) | | Heinrich Klaasen 52 (27) Hardik Pandya 3/20 (3 overs) |
* India won by 7 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Ind)
* India won the toss and elected to bat.
* This was South Africa's maiden appearance and India's third appearance at the T20 World Cup final.
* Hardik Pandya (Ind) played in his 100th T20I.
* Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) all played their last T20I.
* Rohit Sharma (Ind) became the first Indian player to win the T20 World Cup twice, and the first captain to win 50 T20I matches.
* Arshdeep Singh (Ind) equalled the record of Fazalhaq Farooqi for taking the most wickets in a single edition of a T20 World Cup (17).
* India scored the highest-ever total in the final of a T20 World Cup (176), surpassing the score of 172 set by New Zealand in 2021.
* India won their second T20 World Cup title, equalling the West Indies and England in most tournaments won. India also broke the record of the longest time between successive tournament wins (17 years), breaking the record of 12 years set by England.
* India also became the first team to win the T20 World Cup by winning 8 matches without losing.
Match scorecard :
India batting :
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate |
| Rohit Sharma | c Klaasen b Maharaj | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180.00 |
| Virat Kohli | c Rabada b Jansen | 76 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 128.81 |
| Rishabh Pant | c de Kock b Maharaj | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | c Klaasen b Rabada | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Axar Patel | run out (de Kock) | 47 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 151.61 |
| Shivam Dube | c Miller b Nortje | 27 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 168.75 |
| Hardik Pandya | not out | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Maharaj b Nortje | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | did not bat | | | | | |
| Arshdeep Singh | did not bat | | | | | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | did not bat | | | | | |
| Extras | (nb 1, w 6) | 7 | | | | |
| Total | (7 wickets; 20 overs) | 176 | | 13 | 7 | RR: 8.80 |
South Africa bowling :
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Marco Jansen | 4 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 12.25 | 1 | 1 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 | 2 | 0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.66 | 1 | 0 |
South Africa batting :
| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate |
| Reeza Hendricks | b Bumrah | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Kuldeep b Arshdeep | 39 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 125.80 |
| Aiden Markram | c Pant b Arshdeep | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Tristan Stubbs | b Patel | 31 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 147.61 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Pant b Pandya | 52 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 192.59 |
| David Miller | c Suryakumar b Pandya | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 123.52 |
| Marco Jansen | b Bumrah | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Keshav Maharaj | not out | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Kagiso Rabada | c Suryakumar b Pandya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Anrich Nortje | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | did not bat | | | | | |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 3) | 9 | | | | |
| Total | (8 wickets; 20 overs) | 169 | | 13 | 8 | RR: 8.45 |
India bowling :
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 12.25 | 2 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardik Pandya | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 | 1 | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |

## Aftermath
### Post-match

This was India's second T20 World Cup victory after first win in 2007 and first win in a major ICC event in 11 years, with their previous win being the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. India became the first Asian country to win two ICC Men's T20 World Cups (2007 and 2024). India also became the first team in T20 World Cup history to win the title undefeated throughout the tournament. Rohit Sharma became the third Indian captain to win a major ICC event after Kapil Dev in 1983 and MS Dhoni in 2007, 2011 and 2013.
India received $2.45 million and South Africa received $1.28 million in prize money from the ICC. Following India's victory, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja announced their retirement from the T20I cricket. Rahul Dravid's tenure as India's head coach came to an end after this tournament.

### Reaction

Suryakumar Yadav's took the catch of David Miller in the final with his left foot close to the boundary cushion. Action replays suggested that it was a fair and clean catch, as confirmed by the video umpire. Subsequently, some netizens on social media made unverified speculation that his shoe might have flicked the boundary cushion, before a new video showing the catch from a different angle dispelled the doubts and confirmed the catch's validity. The catch was also widely likened to that of former Indian captain Kapil Dev in the 1983 Cricket World Cup final, where he took a running catch to dismiss West Indies' batsman Vivian Richards.
South Africa faced criticism for choking in the closing phase of the match, as they were favoured to chase down the total comfortably at one stage. South Africa captain Aiden Markram admitted that the defeat was a tough pill to swallow and described it as a "gut-wrenching and bittersweet ending to a great campaign", but heaped praise on his teammates who had helped the team reach the final as one of only two unbeaten sides of the tournament.
Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated team India on winning the tournament. The South African Government appreciated the South Africa team's efforts in a post on Twitter.

### Celebrations

Major cities in India celebrated the win late into the night. Indian supporters in various overseas locations also celebrated the win by hoisting Indian flags and setting off firecrackers. Later, BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced a cash reward of ₹125 crore (US$14 million) for Team India for the win. The Indian team's departure from Barbados was delayed by over two days due to Hurricane Beryl, which caused a shutdown of air traffic from the island.
On 4 July 2024, the Indian team was greeted with a warm welcome by the fans as they landed in Delhi. The players and support staff met with the Indian Prime Minister Modi at his residence in 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi. They then flew to Mumbai, taking a 2-kilometre open bus ride from Nariman Point to the Wankhede Stadium, for which an estimated 300,000 fans gathered at the Marine Drive. At the Wankhede Stadium, the team was felicitated by the BCCI and a cheque of ₹125 crore (US$14 million) was handed over by Jay Shah and BCCI President Roger Binny.

## Broadcasting

The final match was broadcast live in India on Star Sports, free-to-air broadcaster DD Sports and free on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar. In South Africa the match was broadcast live on SuperSport. The ICC named the following panel of commentators for the final: Harsha Bhogle, Ian Bishop, Carlos Brathwaite, Nasser Hussain, Dinesh Karthik, Kass Naidoo, Shaun Pollock, Ricky Ponting, Ravi Shastri, Ian Smith and Dale Steyn.