The Indian cricket team defeated South Africa by 7 runs in the Final of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, on June 29 (Saturday). This was the first time that two undefeated teams were playing in the Final of this mega tournament and this was also the first time that an undefeated side managed to clinch the title. Something that has never happened before in the history of this marquee event.
All teams that have previously claimed the greatest glory in the shortest format of the game suffered at least one loss during their campaign in the T20 World Cup edition when they lifted the coveted trophy.
T20 World Cup winners and their losses in their campaign
India lost to New Zealand by 10 runs in the 2007 T20 World Cup
Pakistan lost against England by 48 runs in the 2009 T20 World Cup
England lost to West Indies by 8 wickets in the 2010 T20 World Cup
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West Indies lost to Australia by 17 runs in the 2012 T20 World Cup
Sri Lanka lost to England by 6 wickets in the 2014 T20 World Cup
West Indies lost to Afghanistan by 6 runs in 2016 T20 World Cup
Australia lost against England by 8 wickets in the 2021 T20 World Cup
England lost to Ireland by 5 runs in the 2022 T20 World Cup
India clinch second T20 World Cup title
The Men in Blue ended their 11-year-long trophy drought. Indian team batting first posted 176/7 in 20 overs with the help of Kohli's fifty and cameos from Axar Patel and Shivam Dube. Later in the bowling Heinrich Klaasen almost took the game away from India with his quickfire fifty but Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya helped India win their 6th ICC title and the second T20 World Cup title.
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