The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup final was a

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(T20I)

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match played at

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on 29 June 2024 to determine the winner of the

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. It was played between

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and

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. 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.

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was named Player of the Match for scoring 76 runs off 59 balls. Following the victory, Kohli, Indian captain

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and

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announced their retirement from T20I cricket.

Background

The

was the ninth edition of the

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, a biennial

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for

(T20I) format, organized by the

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(ICC). In November 2021 as part of the

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, 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

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

's maiden T20 World Cup final, while it was

's third final, having been champions in

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and runners-up in

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. 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 began their T20 World Cup campaign with a victory over

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at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in

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, and went on to defeat

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and

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at the same venue. After defeating

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at Arnos Vale, they finished the group stage as

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winners. In the Super 8 stage, they defeated co-hosts

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, defending champions

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, and former champions and co-hosts

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at North Sound, finishing as winners of

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. South Africa then defeated

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in the

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at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in

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to earn their place at their maiden T20 World Cup final.

India

India began their T20 World Cup campaign with a victory over

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at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, and went on to defeat

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and co-hosts

at the same venue. Their match with

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was abandoned for heavy rainfall at the Central Broward Park in

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, and India finished the group stage as winners of

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. In the Super 8 stage, they defeated

, and

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, finishing as winners of

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. India then defeated defending champions

in the

at the

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to earn their place at the T20 World Cup final for the third time.

Match

Match officials

On 28 June 2024, the

(ICC) named New Zealand's

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and England's

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as the on-field umpires, along with England's

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as the

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, Australia's

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as the reserve umpire, and West Indies'

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. * On-field umpires:

(NZ) and

(Eng) * TV umpire:

(Eng) * Reserve umpire:

(Aus) * Match referee:

(WI)

Team and toss

Both teams remained unchanged from their semi-final matches.

's captain

won the toss and elected to

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first.

India innings

, being out of form for the majority of the tournament, helped with a quick start to the Indian

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by scoring three boundaries in the first over from

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. Then

and

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were dismissed in the next over

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. Soon

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was dismissed by

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in the fourth over, leaving India at 34 runs for the loss of three

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s. Kohli and

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stabilized the innings and the

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managed to score 72 runs until Patel was

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leaving India at 106 runs for the loss of fourth wicket.

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joined Kohli in the middle and the duo managed to score 50 runs off 32 balls. While attempting a hit off Jansen, Kohli was

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by Rabada. In the last over bowled by

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, 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

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and

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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.

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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

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. Soon

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dismissed

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

. 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

; 1st innings , - align=left , Extras , , (nb 1, w 6) , , , , , , , , , , , - align=right , , , , , 176 , , , , 13 , , 7 , , RR: 8.80 Fall of wickets: 1/23 (Rohit, 1.4 ov), 2/23 (Pant, 1.6 ov), 3/34 (Suryakumar, 4.3 ov), 4/106 (Patel, 13.3 ov), 5/163 (Kohli, 18.5 ov), 6/174 (Dube, 19.4 ov), 7/176 (Jadeja, 19.6 ov) ; 2nd innings , - align=left , Extras , , (b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 3) , , , , , , , , , , , - align=right , , , , , 169 , , , , 13 , , 8 , , RR: 8.45 Fall of wickets: 1/7 (Hendricks, 1.3 ov), 2/12 (Markram, 2.3 ov), 3/70 (Stubbs, 8.5 ov), 4/106 (de Kock, 12.3 ov), 5/151 (Klaasen, 16.1 ov), 6/156 (Jansen, 17.4 ov), 7/161 (Miller, 19.1 ov), 8/168 (Rabada, 19.5 ov)

Aftermath

Post-match

This was India's second T20 World Cup victory after first win in

and first win in a major ICC event in 11 years, with their previous win being the

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. 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.

became the third Indian captain to win a major ICC event after

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and

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in 2007,

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and 2013. India received $2.45 million and South Africa received $1.28 million in prize money from the ICC. Following India's victory,

and

announced their retirement from the T20I cricket.

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'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

in the 1983 Cricket World Cup final, where he took a running catch to dismiss West Indies' batsman

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. South Africa faced criticism for

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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

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and

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congratulated team India on winning the tournament. The

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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,

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secretary

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announced a cash reward of for Team India for the win. The Indian team's departure from Barbados was delayed by over two days due to

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, 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

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, New Delhi. They then flew to Mumbai, taking a 2-kilometre open bus ride from

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to the

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, 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 was handed over by Jay Shah and BCCI President

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Broadcasting

The final match was broadcast live in India on Star Sports,

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broadcaster

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and free on OTT platform

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. In South Africa the match was broadcast live on SuperSport. The ICC named the following panel of commentators for the final:

Harsha Bhogle Harsha Bhogle (born 19 July 1961) is an Indian cricket commentator and journalist. Bhogle has cemented his reputation for being a notable personality in the global cricket broadcasting industry. Early life Bhogle was born into a Marathi-s ...

, Ian Bishop,

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, Kass Naidoo,

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Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time and is the most successful captain in international cricket history, ...

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Dale Steyn Dale Willem Steyn (; born 27 June 1983) is a South African former professional cricketer who played for the South African cricket team. He is regarded by many as the greatest bowler of the modern era. Steyn's ability to produce late swing at hi ...

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