India recorded a stunning victory over South Africa in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup on the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday, June 29. With this victory, the ICC trophy has -finished a substantial 11-yr look forward to it, them the ultimate victory was the 2013 Champions Trophy towards England.
India opted to bat first after triumphing the toss and posted 176-7, way to a stellar performance by Virat Kohli, who scored 76 off 59 balls and Axar Patel’s treasured 47 off 31 balls. South Africa managed to muster 169-8 in respond . Hardik Pandya comtributed with both bat and the ball, taking 3 crucial wickets, whilst Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets every.
India’s subsequent task after the World Cup triumph may be a 5 T20i Series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Complex on Saturday, July 6, starting at 4:30 pm (1:00 pm nearby time). This will be played on July 7, 10, 13 and 14, all at the identical venue.
After the win, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their retirement from T20 cricket, finishing an era. A day later, exquisite all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also introduced his retirement from Twenty20 cricket.
For the imminent squad against Zimbabwe, wherein several World Cup-triumphing players were rested, Shubman Gill has been named captain. The new squad includes players like Abhishek Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Ryan Parag, Washington Sundar, Avesh Khan and Tushar Desh Pandey.
In another update, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma and Harshitra Rana are included in the squad for the first T20Is, changed with the likes of Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube and Yashswi Jaiswal The latter 3 are the new participants of the World Cup squad that is stranded in Barbados due to hurricanes.
An Air India special charter flight, designated AIC24WC – Air India Champions 24 World Cup – is returning with the Indian squad, their support staff, the players’ families, board officials, and Indian media.
Get the latest cricket news here, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more such updates.