TIL Desk Sports:👉India ended a 11-year wait for a global trophy, beating South Africa by seven runs to emerge the 2024 T20 World Cup champions in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday.
It was India’s second T20 World Cup victory after the one in 2007, under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in South Africa, and first since winning the Champions Trophy in 2013.
Star batter Virat Kohli, an up-and-coming cricketer 17 years ago, posted his first fifty of the tournament in the final, scoring a classy 76 off 59 balls, which included six fours and two sixes, which enabled India amass 176 for 7 after electing to bat.
India’s bowlers, led by Arshdeep Singh (2/20) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/18), then worked their magic as they did throughout the tournament, restricting South Africa, who needed 26 from four overs with six wickets in hand at one stage in the chase, to 169 for 8 as Rohit Sharma’s team finished unbeaten in the tournament.
