ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024: Winners India lift the trophy – Current Affairs

India ended an 11-year wait by defeating South Africa by 7 runs in the T20 World Cup final. The win gave India their second T20 World Cup title since 2007. South Africa tried to chase India’s score of 176/7 but could only reach 169/8 in 20 overs.

Highlights from ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

• version: 8
• Number of teams: 20
• Current champions: India (2nd title)
• host country: Co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States
• Final Match Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
• Next version (2026): India and Sri Lanka
• Runners-up: South Africa
• Man of the Match in the Final: Virat Kohli (India)
• Best Player of the Series: Jasprit Bumrah (India)
• Most runs: Rehmanullah Gurbaz
• Most wickets: Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
• South Africa Captain: Aiden Markram
• India Captain: Rohit Sharma
• remarkable achievement: India is the most successful team with two titles.

T20 Cup background

• Established: 2007
• Participating teams: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, England, Afghanistan, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Netherlands, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Uganda, United States of America, West Indies
• ICC Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

List of T20 World Cup winners

• 2007: India
• 2009: Pakistan
• 2010: England
• 2012: West Indies
• 2014: Sri Lanka
• 2016: West Indies
• 2021: Australia
• 2022: England
• 2024: India