India beat South Africa by 7 runs in a dramatic final in Barbados to win the 2024 T20 World Cup — Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both announcing retirement from T20 internationals after the victory, ending an era in Indian T20 cricket.
India had not won a T20 World Cup since 2007. The 2024 edition, co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies, gave them another opportunity. Rohit Sharma was captain, Virat Kohli the senior batsman, with a squad that included Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, and Suryakumar Yadav.
India went unbeaten through the tournament. South Africa also went unbeaten reaching the final. The Barbados final was the first in the tournament's history between two unbeaten sides.
India made 176/4. Kohli made 76 — the innings of the tournament for him. Hardik Pandya took 3/20. South Africa needed 16 off the last over — bowled by Jasprit Bumrah — with 3 wickets standing.
Bumrah's final over: wicket off ball 2, 2 off ball 3, 1 off ball 4, wicket off ball 5, 1 off ball 6. South Africa fell 7 runs short — 169 all out.
India were T20 World Champions for the first time since 2007. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced retirement from T20 internationals immediately after the match — two of India's greatest cricketers ending the T20 chapter of their careers on a championship.
Kohli's 76 — the innings that built India's total
South Africa needing 16 off the last over
Bumrah's final over — 2 wickets, 7 runs — India win
June 2024
T20 World Cup begins — USA and West Indies co-hosts
Group stage and semi-finals
India and South Africa both unbeaten
June 29, 2024
Final — India 176, South Africa 169, India win by 7 runs
Post-match
Rohit and Kohli announce T20I retirement
Rohit and Kohli retired from T20Is. Suryakumar Yadav became the new T20I captain. India's T20 era continued with a younger core, but the farewell to Rohit and Kohli was cricket's most celebrated retirement announcement.
The perfect ending for India's greatest T20 era — 17 years after their first T20 World Cup win in 2007, two of that 2007 squad's eventual successors (Kohli and Rohit) ended their T20I careers as World Champions.
India's 2024 T20 World Cup win closed a 17-year chapter in Indian T20 cricket. The match is remembered both for the result and for Rohit and Kohli walking off the Barbados ground as T20 World Champions — their final act in the format.
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