INDIA T20 WORLD CUP RATINGS: In successive World Cups, captain Sharma has batted with the sole intention of causing carnage in the powerplay. The way he decimated Mitchell Starc in the Super 8 against Australia and maintained the tempo in the semi-final against England was exceptional. Looked good in the final but fell to a fine catch. Kept his cool in the field despite the match slipping away and clinched the elusive title. Getty Images
Rohit Sharma 8.5/10
INDIA T20 WORLD CUP RATINGS: In successive World Cups, captain Sharma has batted with the sole intention of causing carnage in the powerplay. The way he decimated Mitchell Starc in the Super 8 against Australia and maintained the tempo in the semi-final against England was exceptional. Looked good in the final but fell to a fine catch. Kept his cool in the field despite the match slipping away and clinched the elusive title. Getty Images
INDIA T20 WORLD CUP RATINGS: In successive World Cups, captain Sharma has batted with the sole intention of causing carnage in the powerplay. The way he decimated Mitchell Starc in the Super 8 against
Kohli had a poor tournament, averaging barely 10. But the team stuck to him in the opening position, and he delivered when it mattered in the final, scoring 76 from 59. Runs were hard to come by but Kohli used all his experience to put up a competitive score. What a way to finish your T20 career. Getty Images
Virat Kohli 8.5/10
Kohli had a poor tournament, averaging barely 10. But the team stuck to him in the opening position, and he delivered when it mattered in the final, scoring 76 from 59. Runs were hard to come by but Kohli used all his experience to put up a competitive score. What a way to finish your T20 career. Getty Images
Kohli had a poor tournament, averaging barely 10. But the team stuck to him in the opening position, and he delivered when it mattered in the final, scoring 76 from 59. Runs were hard to come by but K
Started brightly against Ireland and was exceptional against Pakistan on a terrible New York pitch, scoring 42 in a low scoring game. Did look lethargic with the gloves against Australia but was safe throughout. Failed in the final. Out of place at number three. Getty Images
Rishabh Pant 6/10
Started brightly against Ireland and was exceptional against Pakistan on a terrible New York pitch, scoring 42 in a low scoring game. Did look lethargic with the gloves against Australia but was safe throughout. Failed in the final. Out of place at number three. Getty Images
Started brightly against Ireland and was exceptional against Pakistan on a terrible New York pitch, scoring 42 in a low scoring game. Did look lethargic with the gloves against Australia but was safe
Had a poor start in New York but got his confidence back with a fifty against USA and then against Afghanistan. Looked well in control in high-pressure situations against Australia (31) and England (47). He is the reason India got the runs despite Kohli’s continued failures. Failed with the bat against South Africa on Saturday but took the greatest catch in a final under pressure with the title on the line. Getty Images
Suryakumar Yadav 9/10
Had a poor start in New York but got his confidence back with a fifty against USA and then against Afghanistan. Looked well in control in high-pressure situations against Australia (31) and England (47). He is the reason India got the runs despite Kohli’s continued failures. Failed with the bat against South Africa on Saturday but took the greatest catch in a final under pressure with the title on the line. Getty Images
Had a poor start in New York but got his confidence back with a fifty against USA and then against Afghanistan. Looked well in control in high-pressure situations against Australia (31) and England (4
Outstanding with the ball in the beginning, snaring seven wickets in three games in New York. Then in the Caribbean, assumed greater responsibility with the bat, providing the impetus in the death overs. In the final, single handedly brought India back into the contest when South Africa needed 30 from 30. Took the wickets of Klaasen and Miller and bowled a superb final over. Champion stuff. AFP
Hardik Pandya 10/10
Outstanding with the ball in the beginning, snaring seven wickets in three games in New York. Then in the Caribbean, assumed greater responsibility with the bat, providing the impetus in the death overs. In the final, single handedly brought India back into the contest when South Africa needed 30 from 30. Took the wickets of Klaasen and Miller and bowled a superb final over. Champion stuff. AFP
Outstanding with the ball in the beginning, snaring seven wickets in three games in New York. Then in the Caribbean, assumed greater responsibility with the bat, providing the impetus in the death ove
Looked like India made a huge mistake leaving Rinku Singh out as Dube struggled to put bat to ball all tournament. But broke the shackles in the final and scored crucial 27 from 16 in the company of Kohli. AFP
Shivam Dube 8/10
Looked like India made a huge mistake leaving Rinku Singh out as Dube struggled to put bat to ball all tournament. But broke the shackles in the final and scored crucial 27 from 16 in the company of Kohli. AFP
Looked like India made a huge mistake leaving Rinku Singh out as Dube struggled to put bat to ball all tournament. But broke the shackles in the final and scored crucial 27 from 16 in the company of K
Was brilliant with the ball on pitches that suited his style of bowling, his best coming against England in the last four. Scored difficult 20 runs against Pakistan and was brilliant in the field. Scored a critical 47 in the final but almost lost the title by leaking 24 runs in one over to Klaasen. AFP
Axar Patel 8/10
Was brilliant with the ball on pitches that suited his style of bowling, his best coming against England in the last four. Scored difficult 20 runs against Pakistan and was brilliant in the field. Scored a critical 47 in the final but almost lost the title by leaking 24 runs in one over to Klaasen. AFP
Was brilliant with the ball on pitches that suited his style of bowling, his best coming against England in the last four. Scored difficult 20 runs against Pakistan and was brilliant in the field. Sco
Did not score a run, take a catch or a wicket in New York. Barely made an impact in the tournament, retaining his spot in the team only on reputation. Was surprisingly ineffective on dry pitches in the Caribbean where other spinners wrought havoc. AP
Ravindra Jadeja 3/10
Did not score a run, take a catch or a wicket in New York. Barely made an impact in the tournament, retaining his spot in the team only on reputation. Was surprisingly ineffective on dry pitches in the Caribbean where other spinners wrought havoc. AP
Did not score a run, take a catch or a wicket in New York. Barely made an impact in the tournament, retaining his spot in the team only on reputation. Was surprisingly ineffective on dry pitches in th
Undoubtedly the best fast bowler in the world. Took 15 wickets from 8 games but his economy of just 4.17 is what clinched the deal for India. It is the most economical bowling in the history of T20 World Cup. Teams have decided to just play him out, which is the greatest compliment a bowler can receive. AFP
Jasprit Bumrah 10/10
Undoubtedly the best fast bowler in the world. Took 15 wickets from 8 games but his economy of just 4.17 is what clinched the deal for India. It is the most economical bowling in the history of T20 World Cup. Teams have decided to just play him out, which is the greatest compliment a bowler can receive. AFP
Undoubtedly the best fast bowler in the world. Took 15 wickets from 8 games but his economy of just 4.17 is what clinched the deal for India. It is the most economical bowling in the history of T20 Wo
Was held back at the beginning of the tournament but was unleashed on Caribbean pitches where he provided India four high quality overs. Took 10 wickets from just five games but was smashed for 45 in the final. Getty Images
Kuldeep Yadav 8/10
Was held back at the beginning of the tournament but was unleashed on Caribbean pitches where he provided India four high quality overs. Took 10 wickets from just five games but was smashed for 45 in the final. Getty Images
Was held back at the beginning of the tournament but was unleashed on Caribbean pitches where he provided India four high quality overs. Took 10 wickets from just five games but was smashed for 45 in
With teams treating Bumrah with utmost caution, Singh benefitted from batsmen going after him out of necessity. Showed excellent composure to pick up 17 wickets from 8 games. Bowled a masterful penultimate over in the final, giving away just four runs to Miller and Co. Getty Images
Arshdeep Singh 9.5/10
With teams treating Bumrah with utmost caution, Singh benefitted from batsmen going after him out of necessity. Showed excellent composure to pick up 17 wickets from 8 games. Bowled a masterful penultimate over in the final, giving away just four runs to Miller and Co. Getty Images
With teams treating Bumrah with utmost caution, Singh benefitted from batsmen going after him out of necessity. Showed excellent composure to pick up 17 wickets from 8 games. Bowled a masterful penult
Did the job of holding one end up on pace friendly pitches in New York. Was an easy swap for Kuldeep in the Caribbean. India have better quality white ball quicks coming through the ranks. So expect Siraj to be restricted to red ball cricket moving forward. AFP
Mohammad Siraj 5/10
Did the job of holding one end up on pace friendly pitches in New York. Was an easy swap for Kuldeep in the Caribbean. India have better quality white ball quicks coming through the ranks. So expect Siraj to be restricted to red ball cricket moving forward. AFP
Did the job of holding one end up on pace friendly pitches in New York. Was an easy swap for Kuldeep in the Caribbean. India have better quality white ball quicks coming through the ranks. So expect S

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India T20 World Cup ratings: Bumrah 10, Pandya 10, Rohit 8.5, Kohli 8.5

Indians clinch T20 title after thrilling seven-run win over South Africa in the final in Barbados

Ajit Vijaykumar

June 30, 2024

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India finally ended their decade long wait for a major trophy as they defeated South Africa in the T20 World Cup final in a thriller in Barbados on Saturday.

India looked to have posted a challenging score of 176-7 batting first. Virat Kohli had struggled for the entire tournament and had to dig deep into his reserves in the final after India lost three wickets early.

Kohli put together a composed 76 off 59 balls in the company of Axar Patel (47) and Shivam Dube (27) to help India post the biggest total in a T20 World Cup final.

South Africa too struggled at the start before finding their rhythm. Heinrich Klaasen (52 from 27) seemed to have ended the contest when he smashed Axar Patel for 24 runs in the 15th over.

With 30 needed from 30, the match seemed done and dusted. But India's pacers pulled things back brilliantly, with Hardik Pandya (3-20) snaring the dangerous Klaasen and later David Miller in the final over – the credit of which should go to Suryakumar Yadav who took an all-time great catch on the boundary ropes with the title on the line.

India's seven-run win was just reward for their consistency that had taken them to the finals of the 2023 World Test Championship and ODI World Cup finals.

However, it must be noted that India entered the tournament not as one of the favourites. They had gone with 'safe' selections, keeping dynamic T20 specialists like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Rinku Singh out of the mix.

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But the surprisingly difficult nature of surfaces in the tournament meant players with experience of playing longer formats flourished.

Captain Rohit Sharma led the way by setting the tone at the top in the power play. Even though Kohli failed for almost the entire tournament, the middle order of Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and the rest did enough to help post above par scores.

The bowling revolved around the irrepressible pace Jasprit Bumrah and the spin of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel.

The Indian team will be glad to have a World Cup trophy in their cabinet after successive disappointments over the past decade, none more so than last year's ODI World Cup where they looked streets ahead of the rest of the teams, only to lose to Australia in the final.

For Rohit and pace ace Bumrah, it was an especially memorable day as they finally got a World Cup winner's medal to show for their stupendous contribution to the game and Indian cricket.

Player ratings for the Indian team at the T20 World Cup can be seen in the picture gallery above. To view the next image, simply swipe or click on the arrows.

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Toss: Australia, chose to bat

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Khawaja 100, Handscomb 52; Bhuvneshwar 3-48

India: 237 (50 ov)

Rohit 56, Bhuvneshwar 46; Zampa 3-46

Player of the Match: Usman Khawaja (Australia)

Player of the Series: Usman Khawaja (Australia)

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