Rohit Sharma and Team India Win T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados

Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, won the 2024 T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa by seven runs at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Rohit posed with the trophy on a beach, celebrating India’s first ICC title since 2013.

Match Highlights

India won the toss and chose to bat first. Despite an early setback at 34/3, a strong partnership between Virat Kohli (76) and Axar Patel (47) helped India reach 176/7 in 20 overs. South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and Anrich Nortje were the top bowlers, taking two wickets each.

In response, South Africa started poorly at 12/2 but recovered with a 58-run partnership between Quinton de Kock (39) and Tristan Stubbs (31). Heinrich Klaasen’s half-century (52) brought them close, but India’s bowlers Arshdeep Singh (2/18), Jasprit Bumrah (2/20), and Hardik Pandya (3/20) restricted them to 169/8.

Celebrations

Virat Kohli was named ‘Player of the Match’ for his outstanding performance. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared pictures of Rohit Sharma with the trophy, celebrating the victory and ending India’s ICC trophy drought since 2013.