India beat South Africa to win ICC T20 Men’s World Cup 2024
India beat South Africa by seven runs in the final match of ICC T20 Men's World Cup 2024.
India beat South Africa by seven runs in the final match of ICC T20 Men's World Cup 2024.
IND vs SA, World Cup 2023: It was a packed-house in Kolkata as India posted a big 326-run total on board, thanks to Virat Kohli's record equaling 49th ton and Shreyas Iyer's 77 off 87 balls.
It was a special innings from Kohli as it also came on the occasion of his 35th birthday. Kohli scored 101 off 121 balls and he took 277 innings to reach the milestone.
While both teams still have one round left to play, the face-off between India and the Proteas is already gearing momentum as India with their all-round package and South Africa.
India are currently sixth in the Super League standings. Only Zimbabwe (12th) and Netherlands (13th) are below South Africa in the standings.
After the emphatic series win, Shastri emphasized that it was a complete team effort and not just performance from certain individuals that helped them register their record 11th Test series win.
Virat Kohli did not wish to speak much about MS Dhoni during his post-match press-conference and instead got away with a sarcastic answer.
Major cricketing nations like England, Australia and South Africa follow the same model where they have five or six specified venues for Test matches.
Shahbaz Nadeem took the last two wickets as India defeated South Africa to complete their first ever whitewash against the Proteas.
Speaking after the close of the third day's play, Nadeem said that while he was a bit nervous at the beginning, the nerves settled down as the game progressed.
