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
