India defeat SA by 7 runs to win T20 WC title for 2nd time, end 11-year ICC trophy drought

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final Match Today: Indian bowlers, especially Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh kept calm in the end as India snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as they finally ended their 11-year ICC trophy drought and won the T20 World Cup for the second time in their history by beating South Africa by 7 runs.

Bumrah had cleaned up Reeza Hendricks in the second over while Arshdeep snapped up Aiden Markram in the 3rd as South Africa were rattled early in the chase of 176, losing 2 quick wickets. Virat Kohli scored 76 as India posted 176/7, the highest ever team total in the history of the T20 World Cup final against South Africa at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados on Saturday. Shivam Dube supporeted him in the death, scoring 27 runs.

Earlier, Keshav Maharaj struck twice with wickets of Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant while Kagiso Rabada snapped up Suryakumar Yadav as India lost 3 wickets inside the powerplay. Axar Patel looked to be in good touch, scoring 47 but he also fell courtesy of a brilliant throw from Quinton de Kock.