Etching its name in history, India defeated South Africa in a nail-biting match held at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. This win marked Team India’s second ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title, ending their 11-year-long wait. Chasing 177, South Africa, despite being in a dominant position at one stage, lost the match. It is worth noting that India was dominant throughout the competition, storming into the final unbeaten with wins over the likes of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Australia, among others.

• • The T20 World Cup, first played in 2007, is an international cricket championship, usually held once every two years.
  • While the T20 World Cup began as a 12-team competition in 2007, it was expanded to 16 teams from the 2014 edition.
    • The 2024 edition had 20 sides competing in four groups.

• India’s Journey Over the Years:
  • India won the first men’s Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa, defeating Pakistan in the final led by MS Dhoni.
  • India finished runners-up in 2014, losing to Sri Lanka in the final.

• Winners:
  • Teams to win two T20 WCs
    • India (2007 & 2024)
    • West Indies (2012 & 2016)
    • England (2010 & 2022)
  • With the 2022 victory, England became the first team to simultaneously hold both men’s World Cups – the 2019 ODI World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup.

• Individual Feats of 2024 Cup:
  • India’s Virat Kohli is the leading run-getter in the T20 World Cup history with 1292 runs in 35 matches, since his debut in 2012.
  • Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is the top wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup, recording 50 scalps in 43 matches between 2007 and 2024.

• Key Highlights of the 2024 T20 Final:
  • Player of the Match: Virat Kohli
  • Player of the Tournament: Jasprit Bumrah
  • Most wickets in a T20 WC Edition:
    • 17 – Arshdeep Singh (IND, 2024)
    • 17 – Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG, 2024)
  • Lowest Economy Rate in a T20 WC Edition:
    • 4.17 – Jasprit Bumrah (2024)
  • Only the 3rd time a team won the T20 WC final while defending the target after India in 2007 and West Indies in 2012.
  • India became the first team to win a T20 World Cup by being unbeaten through the tournament.
  • Post World Cup win, three Indian players namely, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravindra Jadeja have announced their retirement from T20 internationals.
    • BCCI, the cricket governing body of India has announced Rs 125 crore prize money for Team India after the T20 World Cup win.