Jay Shah’s ‘promise’ of India winning T20 World Cup 2024 comes true as Men in Blue secure thriller against South Africa

On November 19, 2023, India suffered a heartbreaking nonaccomplishment successful the last of the ODI World Cup aft remaining unbeaten for 10 matches successful the full tournament. Shah mentioned that portion making the promise.

On February 14, Shah inaugurated the renamed Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) Stadium successful Rajkot arsenic Niranjan Shah Stadium. During the event, the BCCI caput issued his “first statement" aft the ODI World Cup loss.

"Everyone has been waiting for my connection connected the World Cup. In 2023, India did not triumph the World Cup aft winning 10 matches straight, but we won hearts," Shah said.

“I privation to marque a committedness that, successful 2024, nether the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India volition triumph the T20 World Cup successful Barbados," Shah declared.

India kept Shah’s committedness and emerged victorious aft an all-round performance. Virat Kohli, who could not present successful the full tournament, roseate up to the juncture and scored 76 disconnected 59 balls.

Axar Patel’s 47 disconnected 31 balls gave India the indispensable propulsion erstwhile the Men successful Blue were 3 wickets down early. Even Shivam Dube, who had been retired of signifier successful the tournament, scored a quickfire 27 disconnected 16 balls.

South Africa needed 30 disconnected 30 balls

While India defending 176/7, it looked similar South Africa were connected the verge of winning their maiden World Cup. With 30 needed disconnected 30 balls, Jasprit Bumrah was fixed the shot successful the 16th over. The magician with the shot gave distant conscionable 4 runs.

In the 17th over, Hardik Pandya dismissed Heinrich Klaasen (52 disconnected 27 balls), who looked each acceptable to instrumentality the Proteas home. Pandya gave distant 4 runs successful the implicit arsenic well.

Bumrah was backmost again successful the 18th over. He castled Marco Jansen with a sensation in-swinger to penetrate done the South African batter’s defence. At the extremity of this implicit of 2 runs and 1 wicket, South Africa needed 20 disconnected 12 balls.

Arshdeep Singh bowled a miserly 19th implicit and gave distant conscionable 4 runs. It was Hardik’s crook to support 16 successful the past over, with David Miller inactive astatine the crease. Suryakumar Yadav’s stunner astatine long-on sent Miller backmost to the pavilion. In the 5th delivery, Hardik claimed Kagiso Rabada, who scooped it to Surya.

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Published: 30 Jun 2024, 10:39 AM IST