T20 World cup final moment
The T20 World Cup final of 2024 was a thrilling contest between India and South Africa. India emerged victorious, securing their second T20 World Cup title. The final was marked by standout performances, including Virat Kohli's crucial contributions in his final T20 International match, and Jasprit Bumrah's exceptional bowling throughout the tournament.
Rohit Sharma, who led India to victory, announced his retirement from T20 Internationals after the match, ending his T20 career on a high note. The Indian team displayed resilience and skill, overcoming a strong South African side in a closely contested match
Rohit Sharma, who led India to victory, announced his retirement from T20 Internationals after the match, ending his T20 career on a high note. The Indian team displayed resilience and skill, overcoming a strong South African side in a closely contested match
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00:00Here we go, folks.
00:02Why?
00:03Muller gets it!
00:04And he gets plenty of it, does he?
00:06No!
00:07What a...
00:08What a catch!
00:09Oh, my God!
00:10I don't believe what I've just seen.
00:12Athleticism at its very, very best.
00:15This is quite an incredible moment, folks.
00:19You won't believe what you've just seen.
00:22It is just the best piece of skill I think I've ever seen in a game of cricket.
00:27Under pressure.
00:28Surya Kumari out of Khamez.
00:30This is magnificent.
00:32Presence of mind of the highest class.
00:37Miller won't believe what he sees on that chance.
00:40We have an umpire review for a fair catch.
00:43Muller's feet checked.
00:44It's a fair delivery.
00:45Go to your best angle for the catch, please.
00:57Keep it rolling through, please.
01:08Keep it rolling through.
01:09That's good there.
01:10Did you have any other angles from just behind, please?
01:16Thank you.
01:19Yeah, foot's inside there.
01:22Foot's inside there.
01:24Foot's inside there.
01:26Going up.
01:30Keep it rolling, please.
01:31Keep it rolling.
01:33Yeah, foot's inside there.
01:35Keep it rolling.
01:36Thank you.
01:37Ready with my decision for the big screen.
01:47Potentially one of the greatest catches in cricket history
01:53when you look at the occasion and the pressure.
01:57Outstanding.
01:58Great acts in South Africa.
02:00Throws billions in India.
02:03Yeah, the presence of mind to be able to keep the emotions in check.
02:08Execute the skills that they do practice over and over again these days.
02:13A low full toss.
02:14Miller's eyes would have lit up.
02:15He would have thought, I've got enough on it.
02:17Not to be simply brilliant from Syria.
02:24Tremendous, tremendous, joyous scenes.
02:27A desperate thought of what Hardik Pandey has done in the last half an hour.
02:32He was brought back.
02:33He got Claassen.
02:34And now he's got Miller.
02:36Two massive wickets in his two overs.
02:40South Africa now looking down the barrel.
02:46161 for 7.
02:4816 from 5.
02:50Rabada.
02:51Thank you, Rabada.
02:53Edge.
02:55Down to the boundary before.
02:5712 from 4 now.
03:01It's a busy pendulum.
03:04It's raining.
03:07Third man goes back.
03:10This over can take an eternity, but I don't care.
03:16It's great, isn't it?
03:17It's absolutely great.
03:18The drama of all this.
03:19This whole World Cup, as you say, Polly.
03:2155 games of cricket.
03:23Almost.
03:24And we've come to this kind of tension.
03:29Hardik.
03:30Rabada.
03:32Swing and a miss.
03:34They'll run him by.
03:35Will they?
03:36Yes, they will.
03:37And we're down to 11 from 3.
03:42Well, a game worthy of a finalist.
03:45There's absolutely no question about that.
03:49Pendulum swung from one side to the other.
03:52One stage, it looked as if South Africa had their nose in front.
03:56India bouncing back with the wicket of Claassen.
04:00And then they've chipped away.
04:01Some magnificent bowling.
04:04Hardik.
04:06Just big boomerang.
04:09It's taken some quality stuff to claw your way back into this contest.
04:14Polly, you won't need reminding me.
04:16South Africa needed 26 from four overs with six wickets in hand.
04:19Yeah, it was 151 off the 16 overs.
04:22And, unfortunately, they lost their big hitters.
04:24But what can Keshav Maharaj do?
04:26You would think it would be into the wicket, slow deliveries,
04:28try and make him hoik it across to the leg side.
04:36Not a beautiful delivery this from Hardik Pandya.
04:38Test at the right time.
04:40It's India now.
04:43They believe they don't have to do anything silly.
04:4710 from 2, 8 in Markham would know they had their chances.
04:52The whole nation watching.
04:55It would be a massive relief.
04:5813 years since India picked up the last ICC trophy.
05:06That was a world cup in India.
05:10Not a champions trophy, but a world cup is a world cup.
05:1510 needed from 2.
05:20Just needs to make it two legal deliveries
05:22and make sure that the first one doesn't go away to the fence
05:25and everything is secure.
05:27They're taking their time.
05:28Rohit Sharma getting the field in the unbelievably correct position.
05:32They're not taking any chances.
05:33They want to make sure, even though it seems like they've got it covered now.
05:38Here he goes.
05:3910 needed of 2.
05:45That's a wide.
05:46He'll have to call that again.
05:479 needed of 2.
05:53It was situated that if 10 of 2 you couldn't get a super over.
05:56Now all of a sudden South Africa, if they can find the boundary twice,
06:00even if it's on the ground, they'll get 8
06:02and we'll be in for a super over in this final.
06:05He's feeling it.
06:06He's bent over at the top of his mark.
06:10I'm sure that he's got a bit of a niggle, but he's starting to feel this mentally.
06:14I mean, that just wasn't a wide.
06:15That was a big wide, which means pressure.
06:18He wants to stay away from the onside.
06:22Stay away from Rabada swinging down the ground on the onside.
06:26Breezes in that direction.
06:28There are three fielders in the deep.
06:31Here goes Hardik Pandya.
06:37Swings in the air.
06:38This should be taken.
06:39It's Surya Kumar Yadav.
06:41India will feel they've won this World Cup now.
06:459 needed of 1 ball.
06:481 legal delivery will seal it.
06:51And come at the arm, come at the man.
06:53It's Hardik Pandya again.
06:57They have held their nerve with all this pressure.
07:00The odds were against them with four overs to go.
07:03Heavily South Africa's game.
07:05Heavily.
07:06And this, compared to the one he's previously taken, was a walk in the park.
07:11It simply was.
07:12Kohli knows.
07:14They all know.
07:16The world of cricket knows.
07:18It is just moments away.
07:22Only Price has a side defended a total in T20 World Cup final.
07:28And India has done it twice.
07:30You can see how much it means to Rahul Dravid as well.
07:33As a player, never had a chance of getting his hands on a World Cup.
07:37As a coach of a team, the time has come.
07:48Two unbeaten teams.
07:49They were the two best teams.
07:50They deserve to be in this contest.
07:52If India get here after this delivery, the first team to win a T20 World Cup
07:57without losing a single game.
07:59That's how good they've been.
08:11Last ball.
08:14It's in the air.
08:18It's India.
08:19Who win the T20 World Cup after 17 years.
08:23The drought is over.
08:26And ICC tournament after 13.
08:29They all go to ground.
08:31They worked extremely hard for this.
08:33Have a look at the support staff there.
08:35It means so much.
08:37Unbeaten in this tournament.
08:40They've held their nerve when it mattered most.
08:43And under pressure.
08:45And they become the unbeaten team to hold the trophy.
08:5050th win for Roy Sharma's captain in T20s.
08:53And the first captain to do so.
08:55I've got to say, I looked at Roy Sharma when that single was taken.
09:00He went down.
09:01He laid down on the ground.
09:03And he punched the turf.
09:05And his players ran towards him.
09:08Such is the pressure of being the captain of India.
09:10To deliver the goods.
09:12And Polly, I've got to say, I've got to hear from you.
09:16It's the one that got away.
09:18I'll be honest with you.
09:19And you feel that, I'm sure.
09:21Yeah, the South Indians are immensely disappointed.
09:23Credit's got to go to India.
09:24They never gave up hope.
09:25We saw an unbelievable over from Hardik Pandya.
09:28But it was this wicket of Hardik Larsson earlier on in the piece
09:31that made sure they gave themselves a chance.
09:34They didn't stop believing.
09:36And the back end, they held the nerve.
09:38The South Africans, well, they'll be very disappointed.
09:41It was in their grasp.
09:42They had it done.
09:43They just needed the experience of the two batters at the crease
09:46to take them over the line.
09:47Unable to do so.
09:48It was a good campaign.
09:50But once again, they fall short on the biggest stage.
09:53And what a moment.
09:54You could see tears in his eyes.
09:56It means so much to him.