India beat South Africa in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup to lift their second title in the competition. Here is a collage of some of the key and wholesome moments for the champions.
The match had its ebbs and flows and went down to the wire. At one point, South Africa were cruising, but India, sensing a sniff, stormed back into the game courtesy of a bowling stranglehold spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah. They held their nerves to win a World Cup after 13 years.
Here are some moments from India's historic title win in pictures:
Big match player – Virat Kohli
Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesVirat Kohli plays a shot during his 59-ball 76 which helped India put 176-7 on the boards in the final against South Africa. He had a pretty ordinary tournament until now but returns to form on the big stage.
Klaasen gives India a scare
Randy Brooks/Getty ImagesAxar Patel reacts after being hit for 24 runs in one over against Heinrich Klaasen. At that point, South Africa were at a touching distance from the glory, needing just a run-a-ball 30 in the last five overs with six wickets left.
Hardik brings India back into the game
Darrian Traynor/ ICC via Getty ImagesHardik Pandya strikes the first ball after a break in which Rishabh Pant was nursing a knee niggle. A sigh of relief for India as Klaasen departs for a 27-ball 52.
Bumrah applies a choke
Philip Brown/Getty ImagesBumrah bowls Jansen through the gate with a corker. His last two overs, coming in the 18th and 19th, went for just six runs. He finished with 2-18.
SKY is the limit
Alex Davidson/ ICC via Getty ImagesWith 16 needed in the last over, Suryakumar Yadav grabs a sensational catch at the boundary line to dismiss the dangerous David Miller for 21 off 17 balls off the first ball. A six here could have altered the outcome. A six here could have altered the outcome.
Redemption for Pandya
Photo by Alex Davidson/ ICC via Getty ImagesHardik Pandya carries the Indian flag in celebration after defending the total successfully by seven runs. He entered the tournament under tremendous pressure owing to an underwhelming IPL campaign, where he was often subject to boss and abuse; A redemption arc for the all-rounder.
Heartbreak for South Africa
Photo by Philip Brown/Getty ImagesA dejected Klaasen and Keshav Maharaj sit and wait for the presentations. South Africa should be proud of their performance, having made the final in any men's global event for the first time.
Tears of Joy
Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC via Getty ImagesRohit Sharma is in tears after leading India to a title win.
Finally, the trophy comes home
Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesIndia's players celebrate with the winners' trophy, their second in the T20 World Cup, having won in 2007. With this, they also put an end to their much-awaited trophy drought in global tournaments.
All's well that ends well
Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesVirat Kohli, Player of the Match in the final, and India captain Rohit Sharma pose with the silverware. The duo calls curtains on their T20I careers in style.
Rahul Dravid has a fairytale ending
Robert Cianflone/Getty ImagesThe India team lifts head coach Rahul Dravid, whose tenure ends after the match. The bar is set high for whoever succeeds him
The party begins at home
Arun SANKAR / AFPFans celebrate India's victory at the 2024 ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup, at India gate in New Delhi on June 30, 2024 midnight.
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