New Delhi. India has once again become the world champion of cricket. The Indian team has won the T20 World Cup 2024 trophy by defeating South Africa in the final. India has won an ICC trophy after 11 years. With this victory, South Africa’s attempt to remove the tag of chokers failed. The Indian team did not lose a single match in this tournament. This is the first time in T20 World Cup history that a team has won the trophy without losing a single match.
India’s fourth World Cup
India has won the T20 World Cup for the second time. For the first time in 2007, MS Dhoni’s team made India the world champion in this format. The Indian team has also won the ODI World Cup. First time in 1983 and second time in 2011. If we talk about the ICC trophy, then India has won this trophy after 13 years.
Pandya gave victory in the last over
The final of the T20 World Cup between India and South Africa was played in Barbados on Saturday. India won the toss and batted first and scored 176 runs for 7 wickets. After this, they restricted South Africa to 169 runs and won the trophy. South Africa had to score 16 runs in the last over to win. Hardik Pandya allowed the African team to score only 8 runs in this over. In this way, India won the match by 7 runs.
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 29, 2024, 23:32 IST