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The Indian cricket team ended a 17-year drought in the final match against South Africa in Barbados, reclaiming their status as the T20 winners. South Africa was defeated by India by 7 runs.
Virat Kohli helped India's play on Saturday by scoring a record-breaking 76 runs off of just 59 balls, following up his 34 for three wickets during the powerplay. This resulted in India defeating South Africa on Saturday with a final score of 176 for seven wickets.
When South Africa needed to score 16 runs in the final over, Suryakumar Yadav made the ideal catch off a David Miller hit.
Following a tough final match on Saturday, the squad led by Rohit Sharma celebrated for almost four hours at the Kensington Oval stadium in Barbados, West Indies. Virat Kohli and team captain Rohit Sharma also declared their retirement from the T20 International cricket format in conjunction with the festivities. Renowned fielder Ravindra Jadeja also declared his retirement from T20 international cricket on Saturday.
The team received well wishes from Rahul Gandhi, President Droupadi Murmu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf of all the supporters in India.
Reservations for flights from Indian metropolises to the US have increased as a result of India's successful performance in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
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