Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Team India for winning the T20 World Cup. The Men in Blue ended 11-year ICC title drought with a thrilling seven-run win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 Final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados' Bridgetown on Saturday, June 29.
After posting a total of 176/7, thanks to batting brilliance of Virat Kohli (76) and Axar Patel (43) as well as quickfire cameo knock of Shivam Dube (23), the Men in Blue restricted Proteas men to 168/6 in a stipulated 20 overs. Heinrich Klassen and David Miller's dismissals turned the game around for Team India.
South Africa were in a commanding position till the 17th over to win the match. Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh restricted Proteas flow of runs in the 18th and 19th overs before Hardik Pandya pulled off a win for team India by conceding just seven and taking a wicket of David Miller when South Africa needed 16 runs off 6 balls to win the Final.
As soon as Team India won the T20 World Cup, Narendra Modi shared a video on his X handle (formerly Twitter) and congratulated the Men in Blue for winning the hearts of the Indians by winning the coveted the trophy. Highlighting India remained undefeated throughout the tournament, Third-time Prime Minister spoke about the significant achievement in the T20 World Cup 2024, where a total of 20 teams vied for the coveted trophy.
Along with a video, Narendra Modi tweeted, "CHAMPIONS! Our team brings the T20 World Cup home in STYLE! We are proud of the Indian Cricket Team. This match was HISTORIC."
With the T20 World Cup win, the Men in Blue completed their unbeaten run in the tournament. in the first round, India won three consecutive matches against Ireland, Pakistan and the USA before the group stage fixture against Canada was washed out due to rain. In Super 8, Rohit Sharma-led side continued their unbeaten as they won against Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Australia to finish on top of Group 1 and qualify for the semifinal.
In the semifinal, Team India defeated England, who were the defending champions, by 68 runs, avenging their T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal heartbreaking loss against Jos Buttler-led the Three Lions.
Team India won the T20 World Cup after 17 long years, with their previous victory in the inaugural edition of the tournament under the leadership of MS Dhoni in 2007.
