The T20 World Cup 2024 saw India cricket team emerge as the winners of the tournament for the second time after beating South Africa by 7 runs in the final. The side, captained by Rohit Sharma, ended their 17-year wait to lay their hands on the silverware for the first time after MS Dhoni had led the Men in Blue to their maiden title back in 2007. India won 3 out of 4 games in the Group stage, followed by 3 wins from as many matches in the Super 8 stage. Eventually, India stayed unbeaten at the end of the tournament and were crowned champions.
Who was India captain in T20 World Cup 2024?
Rohit Sharma led the Indian team to their second T20 World Cup title in 2024. It was his first WC win as a captain, and it came just months after India suffered a heartbreaking loss under his captaincy in the ODI World Cup final in 2023. While the Hitman captained the side, seniors like Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja were a part of the World Cup-winning team in 2024.
T20 World Cup 2024 Winner: India
India enjoyed enormous success in the T20 World Cup 2024, finishing the tournament as the strongest side, having won all games. Here’s a breakdown of the results.
Group Stage
- India defeated Ireland by 8 wickets (Ireland 96/10, India 97/2)
- India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 6 runs (India 119/10, Pakistan 113/7)
- India defeated USA by 7 wickets (USA 110/8, India (111/3)
- Match against Canada abandoned due to wet outfield
Super 8s
- India beat Afghanistan by 47 runs (India 181/8, Afghanistan 134/10)
- India beat Bangladesh by 50 runs (India 196/5, Bangladesh 146/8)
- India beat Australia by 24 runs (India 205/5, Australia 181/7)
Semifinal
- India beat England by 68 runs (India 171/7, England 103/10)
Final
- Defeated South Africa by 7 runs to win their 2nd T20 World Cup in a nail-biting encounter (India 176/7, South Africa 169/8)
FAQs
Rohit Sharma became the oldest man to captain a side to T20 World Cup glory at 37 years and 60 days.
Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) and Arshdeep Singh (India) took 17 wickets each to finish as the highest wicket-takers of the tournament.
India has won the T20 World Cup twice, first in 2007 and then in 2024.
Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirements from T20is after India lifted the T20 World Cup in 2024.
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.
Reserves – Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan
