India vs South Africa, T20 World Cup 2024 Highlights: IND end 11 years of pain, come out on top in thrilling final

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: After 17 years, Indian fans get to see their team lift the T20 World Cup trophy. 17 years is a long time. There would've been kids on the cusp of adulthood dancing and jumping around after S Sreesanth took that catch to dismiss Misbah Ul Haq in 2007. Those same individuals would now probably be dancing around with their own kids in their hands. It is the time when people go from being college kids to leading their own lives, possibly leading a team or two in their workplace. Both of these facts can be applied to Rohit Sharma, in fact. He was a fresh-faced youngster in 2007, only those in tune with Mumbai cricket may have heard of this youngster who has got extraordinary hand-eye co-ordination. That tournament came around not too long since he was travelling hours in Mumbai's local trains for cricket. Today, he is the wisened old man in this team and he has lifted the trophy after having endured disappointment for such a long. He was walking around with his daughter on his shoulders. 17 years is a long time and for once, the Indian captain's feelings would be very much in sync with most Indian fans who can clearly recall that victory in 2007. A word on Rahul Dravid as well, let's hope we get to see the great man soon in some way or the other. Today we saw him roaring in a manner he seldom does as he lifted that trophy. Oh the things a World Cup does to you, regardless of the format; regardless of the sport. That's it from me today, but that is not even close to being it from us, a lot of stuff has been churned out already and a lot more yet to come. We hope you had as much fun following this tournament with us as we had covering it. Goodbye and good night

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: "I've been someone who has seen (Bumrah) play for so many years, but even I don't know how he does it. It is a masterclass. He backs his skills and he is a very confident lad. Hardik was brilliant as well, bowling that last over. Fantastic for the fans to support us through New York till Barbados. And all the guys in India, it is a late night but I'm sure they'll all be waiting to watch this. They have been waiting a long time, just like us."

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: “Nobody was in doubt with Virat's form. We know the quality he has, come the occasion the big players will stand up. Virat was holding that end up for us, we wanted someone to bat as long as possible. This wasn't a wicket where a new guy could come and play straight. That's where the experience of Virat comes through.”

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: “Very hard to sum up what we have been thriough for the last 3-04 years. We work really hard as individuals and as a team. A lot has gone behind the scenes for us to get here today. It is not what we did today, it's what we have been doing for the last 3-4 years. We have played a lot of high pressure games in the past and been on the wrong side so guys understand what is to be done when the pressure is on. We stuck together as a team. Even though at one point it was looking it was going South Africa's way but overall as a group, we wanted this really bad. A lot of efforts went behind the scenes and I am very proud of the boys that I have and the management as well for giving us the liberty to go and play, having trust in all of us.”

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: "Gutted for the time being, it'll take some time to reflect on a really good campaign, hurts quite a bit but incredibly proud. We bowled well, not a lot to work with, it was a chaseable total, batted well, came down to the wire, gutted not to get over the line. We have seen with a lot of our games in this campaign, it's not over till the last ball is over. So we never got comfortable, things happen quickly at the back end. We got into a great position to prove we were worthy finalists. Could have won today, unfortunately didn't but very proud of this group. One thing that is guaranteed about South Africans around the world is that we are competitive, respectful and will go down with a fight. It's still a proud moment for us."

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Let's hope this isn't the farthest South Africa go in a big tournament for a while. What an unbelievable team this is. They were all in tears, Miller was among those who cried in 2015 as well, remember, as was de Kock. They are a brilliant side in all formats. A proud cricketing nation and surely, surely a major title in some format is around the corner.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Well we were having some technical difficulties at the worst moment imaginable and so we couldn't really describe that last over properly. Rabada swung for the hills off the second ball after Miller fell, it took an inside edge and went for four behind the wicketkeeper. Then came two leg byes and South Africa needed 10 to win off the last ball. Pandya went a bit too wide outside off and the fifth ball was wide, SA needed 9 to win off the last two balls. Rabada then holed out to SKY fifth ball and then just a single off the last. Cue tears and pandemonium.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Just how Bollywood can we get, eh? There are tears everywhere you see here, whether it be the Indians or the South Africans and in true blue filmy style there is rain to outline those emotions. Hardik Pandya broke down after the last ball. What an incredible tournament he has had. He had probably the most difficult of IPL seasons anyone has ever had, he missed out on much of the 2023 World Cup due to a freak injury and now, he has done the job for India. He bowled that pressure last over and came out on top. Take a bow.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: His figures today read 2/18, an economy of 4.50. Bumrah has taken 15 wickets in this T20 World Cup at a ridiculous economy of 4.17. He is normally as cool as ice but today, after that last ball, you could see tears inhis eyes as well. Here is what he told Harsha Bhogle: “Usually I’m the one who tries to keep my emotions in check and get the job done but today I don’t have many words, I don’t usually cry after a game but the emotions are taking over. We were in trouble but we’re really over the moon to win from that stage. My family is here, we came close last time and we got the job done, there’s no better feeling than to get your team through in a game like this. It just felt good, tried to keep myself in a bubble and tried not to think too far ahead. When the big day comes, you have to do it, throughout the tournament I felt very clear. I always think about one ball and one over at a time, don’t think too far ahead. Emotions can take over, it was taking over but you have to keep it in check but now that the game is over, it can come out and you can scream and shout. (When he was asked to bowl the 16th over) I saw the ball was a bit scuffed up and it would reverse a bit, thought which would be the most difficult shot for the batter and was able to execute it.”

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Here is what the great man said: “This was my last T20 World Cup, this is exactly what we wanted to achieve. One day you feel like you can't get a run and this happens, God is great. Just the occasion, now or never kind of situation. This was my last T20 game playing for India. We wanted to lift that cup. Wanted to Yes I have, this was an open secret. Not something that I wasn't going to announce even if we had lost. Time for the next generation to take the T20 game forward. It's been a long wait for us, waiting to win an ICC tournament. You look at someone like Rohit, he's played 9 T20 World Cups and this is my sixth. He deserves it. It's been difficult to hold things (emotions) back and I think it's going to sink in later. It's an amazing day and I'm thankful”

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Virat Kohli is the player of the match and he tells Harsha Bhogle that he is hanging up his boots in the shortest format of international cricket. An era has come to an end. He spoke about Sachin Tendulkar carrying the Indian team on his shoulders after the 2011 World Cup. Kohli has carried India for so long in so many dazzling individual performances in T20 World Cups. This tournament, he wasn't at his best but today, he struck, he bailed India out. He does the job for India one last time and we can only say, thank you legend.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: A fitting finale if there ever was any between two incredible sides. In the end both sets of players are in tears, two very different kinds of them of course. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the clump of Indian players hugging and celebrating. These two legends have tasted success with the Indian team when they were young turks. Now they are wisened old men of Indian cricket and they are probably savouring this more than they did those previous trophies.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: THERE IT IS. LET THE PARTY BEGIN. INDIA HAVE ENDED OVER A DECADE OF PAIN. AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, THEY GET OVER THAT LINE, THEY WIN THE 2024 T20 WORLD CUP!

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: OH CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS! Miller goes big downtown first ball Suryakumar runs across, his momentum takes him over the boundary line so he throws it up, gets back inside and completes the catch. The umpires go upstairs and that only shows just how brilliant that catch was. Unbelievable stuff.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Maharaj misses the first two deliveries and all of a sudden, SA need 20 to win off 10. Extraordinary pull back here from India. Maharaj manages to get the third to deep midwicket and takes a single, brings Miller on strike. SA need 19 from 9. Miller goes leg side but can't quite connect, runs two. SA need 17 from 8. Arshdeep nails a middle stump yorker, Miller digs it out and can only take a single. Maharaj onstrike for the last ball which is yet another perfect yorker. Maharaj can only dig it back to the bowler. Just four runs off the 19th, unbelievable from Arshdeep.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Just two runs and a wicket from that over from Bumrah. It was his last one but India had no choice but to bring him on there. Now Arshdeep Singh to bowl the 19th. The squeeze is on from India. Maharaj is on strike.

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 157/6 in 18 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Cometh the hour, cometh the champion. Bumrah has got India back in it. South Africa are down to their tail enders and Bumrah still hast two more balls to bowl. Sensational delivery tere.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: That is a bonus good over for India. Hardik Pandya had not been able to keep the runs down all tournament long but he does that and gets possibly the most important wicket of the day as well. Now Rohit throws it back to Bumrah with the Proteas needing 22 to win off 18.

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 155/5 in 17 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Rishabh Pant takes some time off the game to get some treatment on his legs and that seems to have broken Klaasen's momentum. It looks like Klaasen didn't expect Pandya to go so far wide outside off, reaches out for the length delivery and edges it to Rishabh Pant. The pendului swings again.

Klaasen c Pant b Pandya 52 (27)

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 151/5 in 16.1 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: What have we just seen here. South Africa now need just 30 to win off 30 balls. He dismisses the first ball away from his presence, sends it over the bowler's head for four. Axar bowls two wides after that and then Klaasen sends the third ball to the roof over deep midwicket. The fourth is heaved over long on for another six and then Klaasen hits the fifth to long-off for a four. Takes two runs off the last ball and suddenly, India are on the brink. Rohit Sharma throws the ball to Jasprit Bumrah.

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 147/4 in 15 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Four runs off the first four balls and then Miller cuts the fifth ball in front of square for a four. Then he rocks back and sends the last ball from Kuldeep in this match over deep midwicket. South Africa need 54 to win off 36 balls now. This is gettuing very interesting indeed!

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 123/4 in 14 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Oh that is incredible. The fine leg fielder had been moved back after De Kock hit a four into that area previous ball and the batter falls for it hook, line and stinker. De Kock did a repeat of the shot that got him a boundary off the second ball, he seemed to have not noticed that the fielder had moved back at all. He seems to give the incoming David Miller a pep talk as he walks back.

de Kock c Kuldeep Yadav b Arshdeep Singh 39 (31)

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 106/4 in 12.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Kuldeep bowls his third in the 12th, De Kock gets off strike first ball. Klaasen cuts the second ball to covers, no runs off that. Kuldeep sends the third ball wide back of a length, Klaasen incredibly sends it over extra cover off the backfoot. Incredible stuff that. He gets off strike next ball, Klaasen is on 22 off 13, De Kock on 35 off 29.

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 101/3 in 12 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Jadeja comes in for the 11th over, singles off the first two balls and then the third is sent in full length to Klaasen. He sends that sailing over long off. Four runs off the last three balls and Klaasen is on 16 off 10, De Kock on 34 off 26.

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 93/3 in 11 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Hardik Pandya bowls the 10th over, three dot balls to start off with and then Heinrich Klaasen slaps the fourth over the point boundary for a six. Pandya oversteps next ball, De Kock miscues the free hit delivery high into the sky. Pant takes the catch and the batters take a run. Another single to end the over Klaasen is on eight off seven, De Kock on 30 off 23. South Africa need 96 to win off the last 60 balls.

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 81/3 in 10 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Oh Axar knocks Stubbs over and that is the end of a very promising stand for SA. Stubbs had stepped accross first ball of the over to slog sweep it and get a six for himself. He does that again but this time Axar fires it full and on the stumps. Stubbs is bowled around his legs.

Stubbs b Patel 31 (21)

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 70/3 in 9 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Two singles off the first two balls of the seventh in which Axar continues. Then Stubbs brilliantly slog-sweeps the third ball over deep midwicket, one-bounce four. A single off the next ball and two dots. Stubbs is on 18 off 14, De Kock on 21 off 18. SA's required rate is 9.84 FYI. They are going at 7.00 but that won't bother them too much at the moment.

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 49/2 in 7 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Well nearly identical scores at the end of the powerplay for both teams, with maybe India having a wicket lesser than South Africa. Six runs off the first four balls of the sixth over by Kuldeep. Kuldeep ends it with a googly, De Kock cuts it between point and backward point for a four. De Kock on 20 off 15, Stubbs on 12 off 11.

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 42/2 in 6 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Stubbs cuts the second ball perfectly past short third for a four. He gets off strike next ball and then De Kock creates some room and slaps the fifth from Axar through covers for another four. A single for him and he will retain strike with Kuldeep bowling the last over of the powerplay. De Kock is on 15 off 12, Stubbs on seven off eight.

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 32/2 in 5 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: De Kock manages to get a four off the first ball of the fourth from Bumrah. Not the best of connections but he manages to send it between slip and short third. Two runs off the next ball and then singles off the third and last. De Kock is on 10 off 10, Stubbs on two off four.

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 22/2 in 4 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: The clutch moments. They are arriving now for South Africa and they might be coming fast at this rate. Young Tristan Stubbs is out there with senior man Quinton de Kock. They may have to do a Kohli-Axar here. But India want to inflict more pain. Bumrah to come back for a second over in the fourth itself, instead of the fifth which is what India usually tend to do in this tournament.

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 14/2 in 3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Markram throws his bat at the third delivery that is wide outside his off stump, gets an edge and Pant takes the catch, what a start this is for India.

Markram c Pant b Arshdeep Singh 4 (5)

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 12/2 in 2.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: That is probably the delivery of the tournament. Just the perfect outswinger from Bumrah for the third ball of the second over, Hendricks rooted to his spot, sees the ball goe past his bat take the top of off stump. The magician has struck for India.

Hendricks b Bumrah 4 (5)

IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa 7/1 in 1.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Arshdeep ends the over with a slow ball, Hendricks sends that between bacward poing and cover point for a boundary. Just two runs in the over before that.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: India have their task cut out, get some early wickets and don't let South Africa settle the way Virat Kohli settled. The struggling Reeza Hendricks is on strike, the in-form Quinton de Kock at the other end. Arshdeep Singh bowling the first over for India. Here we go!

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: No 180 in the end for India but this is still a record score for T20 World Cup finals. Jadeja is dismissed off the last ball of the innings, Pandya finish unbeaten on five off two. That innings was a bit of a journey and Virat Kohli was the constant in it. He came out swinging and got India off to a flier but they were brought crashing back to ground by Keshav Maharaj as he sent back the in-form duo of Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant in the second over. Suryakumar Yadav followed in the fifth, falling to Kagiso Rabada after which Axar Patel hunkered down with Kohli. The former ensured that India don't go into a shell with some intermittent big shots but eventually his innings came to a dozy end with Quinton de Kock running him out. Kohli eventually managed a late flourish after not finding the boundary for more than 12 overs and he eventually fell for 76 off 59. Some lusty blows from Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya got India to 176.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: That is a good catch from Miller in the end. Dube smashes the fourth ball of the 20th down the ground, Miller seems to have overrun it a bit and ends up taking the catch on his face, sliding in when the ball was coming at him at a high velocity.

Dube c Miller b Nortje 27 (16)

IND vs SA Live Score: India 174/6 in 19.4 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Anrich Nortje will be bowling it, Shivam Dube is on strike with Hardik Pandya at the other end. Pandya had top edged the last ball of the 19th over the wicketkeeper for a four.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 167/5 in 19 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Jansen drags his length back fifth ball, Kohli hits it to long-on. That is quite a knock from Virat Kohli, is this the one that gets India the title? We will have to wait and watch.

Kohli c Rabada b Jansen 76 (59)

IND vs SA Live Score:163/5 in 18.5 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Jansen appeals for caught behind off the first ball of the 19th bu the umpire says he has overstepped! He manages to keep the free-hit delivery away from Kohli's reach but then follows up with a full toss into his body Kohli whips it through backward square for a four. Two runs off the third ball and then Kohli smashes the fourth over the bowler's head for another six.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 163/4 in 18.4 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Rabada getting some pasting from Kohli and South Africa know just how dangerous this situation is. Rabada starts the 18th over with a length ball outside off, Kohli slaps it over long-on for his first six of the match. Rabada nails a yorker second ball, Kohli digs it out to deep midwicket and runs two. The third ball is back of a length, Kohli rolls his wrist over it and sends it past square leg. A single off the fourth ball and then Rabada bowls the fifth wide. Another single after that brings Kohli back on strike and he ends that over with a single as well. Kohli is on 64 off 53, Dube on 22 off 13.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 150/4 in 18 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: He gets there with a single off the fifth ball of the 17th. Kohli rolled his wrists on the pull, met it well but it is straight into the hands of deep midwicket. He ahs got to his fifty in 48 balls and his last boundary came off the fourth ball of the fourth over.

IND vs SA Live Score: india 130/4 in 16.5 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Kohli tries a big shot off the fourth ball of that 16th over from Shamsi, finds the fielder at deep midwicket on the bounce. Then Dube clubs the fifth ball over midwicket for a four. Dube on 15 off nine, Kohli on 48 off 45. Kohli has not hit a boundary since the fourth over.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 126/4 in 16 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: 10 runs in the 15th over by Jansen, six of which came off the first ball of that over. Length ball from Jansen, Dube smashes it over long-on. Four more singles after that, Dube on nine off five, Kohli on 46 off 43.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 118/4 in 15 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: How about that for a moment. Quinton de Kock with an outstanding fielding effort there and Axar Patel has been denied a fifty. Kohli attempts a flick off the legs off the third ball of the 14th from Rabada. The batters take a few step forward before vetoeing the run. De Kock is sharp though, he picks the ball up and sends a gun throw at the non-striker's end. Axar caught unawares and short of his ground.

Axar run out (de Kock) 47 (31)

IND vs SA Live Score: India 106/4 in 13.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: And India are two runs away from 100 at the moment in the 13th over, which is always a good pace to keep. Axar is on 40 off 29, Kohli on 43 off 38. Every chance that Axar is going to reach that fifty quicker than Kohli and India are now getting to that zone where the latter can also think of some big shots.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 98/3 in 13 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: What an innings this is turning out to be from Axar. Three singles off the second, third and fourth balls of the 12th over by Shamsi and then Axar goes down the ground for his third six of the day. Rabada was tracking in from long-on, it goes right above his head to the boundary. India slowly clawing back now. Axar takes two off the last ball, he is on 38 off 26, Kohli on 41 off 35.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 93/3 in 12 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Sawdust being added in an area of the run-up after the 11th over. Axar and Kohli both have a go at Jansen in that over but couldn't quite get the desired result. Six singles and a wide in it, Kohli on 39 off 32, Axar on 29 off 23.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 82/3 in 11 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: This is gritty stuff at the Kensington Oval, don't dare take your eyes off it. Shamsi bowls that 10th over, both Kohli and Axar run for their lives to take two off the fifth and sixth balls. South Africa are giving nothing away in the field, they have built a fence around the Indian batters. Now Marco Jansen bowls the 11th over, will India target him?

IND vs SA Live Score: India 75/3 in 10 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Maharaj brought back for the ninth over. Three singles off the first three balls and then Axar slog sweeps the fourth ball over deep midwicket for another six. Kohli applauds and gives Axar a thumbs up. Axar is on 25 off 17 at the end of that over, Kohli on 31 off 26.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 68/3 in 9 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Markram returns for the eighth over. Two singles off the first two balls and then Axar goes down on a knee and sends the third ball over deep midwicket for his first six of the day. Another two singles after that, Axar is on 18 off 13, Kohli on 29 off 24.

IND vs SA Live SCore: India 59/3 in 8 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Rohit, Pant and Surya are not brooding inside the dressing room. They are out in the balcony and cheering the batters on. This is all hands to deck time for India. Kohli has hunkered down for the long haul clearly and for now, Axar is doing the same. Four singles in that over. Kohli is on 27 off 22, Axar on 10 off nine.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 49/3 in 7 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Kohli much more watchful now. Aiden Markram bowls the last over of the powerplay and six singles come in it. Kohli is on 25 off 19, Axar Patel on eight off six. Now Anrich Nortje to bowl the seventh. The South African bowling lineup is relentless, especially if they get off to a good start and they have done that and more here.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 45/3 in 6 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Surya trying to get going and perishes. Rabada and South Africa are a cock-a-hoop, this is probably the wicket they wanted the most and they've got it inside the powerplay. Back of a length ball for the third ball of the fifth, SKY steps across and whips it away. Klaasen is there in the deep to take the catch. India's attacking intent served them well thus far in the tournament but not today, thus far.

Suryakumar Yadav c Klaasen b Rabada 3 (4))

IND vs SA Live Score: India 34/3 in 4.3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Amid all the caginess, Kohli has kept a strike rate close to 140 going. Maharaj goes short and wide fourth ball, Kohli slaps it past cover for another four. Two runs off the first ball. He is on 21 off 15, SKY on two off two.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 32/2 in 4 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Kagiso Rabada brought in for the third. Kohli gets off strike fourth ball and then Suryakumar Yadav just about clears mid-on with a lofted shot off the last. Two runs for India off that. It is as tense as it gets for the men in blue at the moment.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 26/2 in 3 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: What a start this is now for South Africa. Rohit and Pant, two of India's most potent weapons, gone in the second over. Pant gone for a duck. He sweeps the last ball of the over, ends up meeting the delivery on the full and the ball baloons up in the air to Quinton de Kock for an easy catch. India were off to a flier in the first over, they have been brought crashing back to the ground in the second.

Pant c de Kock b Maharaj 0 (2)

IND vs SA Live Score: India 23/2 in 2 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Two fours and out for the Indian captain, huge breakthrough for South Africa. Floated up slow on off for the fourth ball of the second, Rohit sweeps it and Klaasen takes a very sharp catch diving two handed at square leg.

Rohit Sharma c Klaasen b Maharaj 9 (5)

IND vs SA Live Score: 23/1 in 1.4 overs

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Marco Jansen doesn't do a very good job of keeping Virat Kohli down when he is searching for form here. Rohit gets off strike first ball, then Kohli gets a nice juicy half volley and puts it away between backward point and cover point for a four. Another freebie after that from Jansen, half volley swinging into Kohli's pads and the Indian superstar tucks it away past midwicket for another four.

IND vs SA Live Score: India 15/0 in 1 over

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Rohit Sharma on strike, Vrat Kohli at the other end. Marco Jansen with the ball in his hands for South Africa. This is it folks! Here we go!

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: The Kensington Oval is buzzing. The two sets of players are standing adjacent to each other with the officials in between. First comes India's national anthem, and then South Africa's.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Chris Gayle is not alone in doing that. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley accompanies him out. We will have the players out shortly for the national anthems as well.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Aiden Markram says there is no pressure on them, they have never been in a final. They see no need to change the team that has done so well thus far.

South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: No unexpected re-entry for Mohammed Siraj. Rohit doesn't want to fix anything that is not broken.

India XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Ravi Shastri makes the Kensington Oval shake with his voice. Rohit Sharma calls it right and he says India are batting first. Richie Richardson is the match referee today.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Ian Bishop and Nasser Hussain on the pitch report today. Interesting looking surface, it's been that way all tournament, he says. They've done a fair bit of rolling, but there's no live grass to hold it together. “It's fairly hard to start with so I'm hoping the ball comes onto the bat quite nicely,” he says. Hussain says that there is a wind blowing towards the shorter boundary. “So you can imagine Quinton de Kock picking up leg side or Suryakumar Yadav opening up the offside,” he says.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: India's last ICC trophy came in the form of the 2013 Champions Trophy. Since then, well, it hasn't been smooth sailing. They lost in the final of the 2014 T20 World Cup, in the semi-final of the 2015 World Cup, the semi-final of the 2016 T20 World Cup, the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy, the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup, the group stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup, the semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup and finally, the final of the 2023 World Cup. Mostly quite close, and yet very far.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: This will be the third final for Rahul Dravid as head coach, with Rohit Sharma as captain of course. One may have to remember that Dravid had been involved with the NCA and the Indian underage teams for many years before he took over as head coach, and he was a commentator even before that. And before all of that, of course, he was one of the finest batters the world has ever seen and one of the most important captains in Indian cricket's history. It has been a long run in the spotlight for a man who doesn't really seek it at all. And so, there is a very good chance that we might not see Dravid anywhere for quite a while after this T20 World Cup. Even the neutrals would be wanting The Wall to go out smiling.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Unlike South Africa, who got into a muddle a few times and then won those clutch moments, India didn't really encounter too many of those. They were arguably challenged the most by Pakistan, who lost a chase that looked nicely snuggled in their kitty for most of the match, and Australia, who really gave a steep target a red-hot go. But even those teams couldn't really give the match a last-over jeopardy.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: It's all clear in Bridgetown. Well not really, because there is a grayish tinge to the sky but the sun is shining through nice and bright. There is a crowd slowly building up, most of them Indians. Chances of today's game being adversely affected by rain seem quite less but best get your dancing shoes on to ward off any evil clouds just in case.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: His good friend Virat Kohli maybe playing in the final but AB de Villiers is in no doubts as to who he wants to see lift that trophy. The great man has been part of so many of the heartbreaking campaigns South Africa have been through over the years, most prominent the 2015 World Cup, and now he has a chance to see his country lift a major trophy. "The moment of truth has arrived. South Africans have been waiting for 33 years to see the Proteas play in an ICC World Cup final. After so many heartbreaks, we know all about them. South Africa will play India in the T20 World Cup final in Barbados on Saturday and I am backing the Proteas to win. It will be close as we all know India are a team of superstars but I believe South Africa's time has come," he said on his social media handle.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: The former India captain kept Virat Kohli in some very fine company indeed when explaining why he thinks the latter is going to have a good day today. “People like Kohli, Tendulkar, Dravid, they are institutions for Indian cricket. Three-four matches don’t make them weaker players. Don’t rule him out in the final tomorrow,” Ganguly said.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Virtually all of South Africa's big-hitters have had their day in the sun in this tournament. Quinton de Kock scored consecutive half-centuries against the USA and England. David Miller led a tense chase against the Netherlands with a half-century and he and Heinrich Klaasen have provided middle order steel a number of times whenever South Africa's top order has failed. Aiden Markram has been spotty but useful at the top of the order. Tristan Stubbs has backed up the big performers while Reeza Hendricks is yet to hit the highs. It is a good pitch at the Kensington Oval and so India have their task cut out.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: India's spinners have often been responsible for slowing teams down after the powerplay, or tightening the chokehold already applied by the pacers in that period. However, today they are up against a spin-killer in Heinrich Klaasen. The Proteas middle order genius has been in good nick in this tournament, scoring 138 runs in seven innings at an average of 27.60 and strike rate of 112.19. Don't let those numbers fool you. Like India, South Africa have had their fair share of arduous batting conditions and a strike rate above 100 in itself is quite incredible.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Fans would've probably thought that those days are gone where they would see Virat Kohli struggling to put bat to ball, and when he did, he would be dismissed more often than not. For three years between 2019 and 2022, Kohli was a shadow of himself, struggling to get the centuries that he used to be reeling off for fun in ODIs and Tests. And then the flood returned and Kohli has been almost as good as he was between 2016 and 2019 ever since. He showed in this year's IPL that he can play with the intent needed as a present-day T20 opener by finishing with the Orange Cap at his highest-ever strike rate in the tournament. And yet, those dry days seem to have returned to haunt him in this T20 World Cup. He has managed just 75 runs at the top of the order in seven innings in this tournament.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Jasprit Bumrah will get you. You can try to swing your bat around as much as you'd like, you might even get a couple of streaky boundaries, maybe even middle one, but eventually, he will get you. That is what Travis Head learnt during India's game against Australia, where Bumrah conceded 29 runs, by far the most that has come from him in a match in this tournament. In fact, it might have been one of his most expensive matches in limited overs cricket, even ODIs, since he returned to internationals after a lengthy injury break in August 2023.

Head hit three fours off Bumrah in his second over, the fourth over of the innings. The over went for a total of 14 runs. As has largely been India's pattern throughout this tournament, Bumrah then bowled only in the 17th over, by which time Head pretty much Australia's only hope. And a slower ball did him. It was always coming. To say Bumrah has been extraordinary in this tournament is an understatement and he would be South Africa's biggest worry, especially considering how much they depend on top order bats like Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram to get them off to a good start.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: It is quite cloudy but the sun is still peaking through at the Kensington Oval. No rains since sunlight has broken through though and so that is good news. Remember though, unlike what was the case in the semi final between India and England, there is a reserve day for this match. Moreover, we won't start losing overs until long hours after the original scheduled start time.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: The C-word most associated with South Africa in major tournaments is NOT clutch. It is choke. And yet, we haven't really seen them succumbing to the latter in this tournament. Instead, they have won the moments defined by the former word. Don't be fooled by South Africa's unbeaten run; they have suffered and how. However, while they have withered and collapsed, sometimes spectacularly, in pressure situations in tournaments past, Aiden Markram's side have somehow kept their eye on the ball and seen themselves through to victory. Mistakes crept into their game in crunch moments against the Netherlands, the USA, Nepal, England and the West Indies. In fact one could say that it was only against Afghanistan in the semi final that they cruised to victory. We all know just how great South African teams have been in the past, this one is an incredible team filled with some of the leading names in cricket, and they seemed to have conquered the devils that plagued the Proteas superstars of the past.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: As stated earlier, the Kensington Oval has been the most productive for fast bowlers in this tournament outside of New York. 59 wickets have fallen to pace at an average of 20.22 and economy rate of 7.88. Now Kuldeep Yadav has been simply sensational and the same can be said about Axar Patel. Ravindra Jadeja has been far from his best but one cannot say that his performances have been so bad that he could be dropped. It is more likely that India might be tempted to five Shivam Dube a couple of overs if conditions are conducive to pace as opposed to bring back Siraj in place of the players who have done well for them in the Super 8 and semis.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: India have played one game at this venue before in this tournament while it is a first for Australia in this year's T20 World Cup. India had faced Afghanistan here and scored 181/8 in almost a perfect T20 batting effort with everyone contributing at a high strike rate and Suryakumar Yadav leading with 53 off 28. India won that match by 47 runs. That is one of the highest scores made at this ground in this tournament, only below the Australia's 201/7 against England. The Kensington Oval has offered the most wickets to fast bowlers in the T20 World Cup: 59 at an average of 20.22 and economy rate of 7.88.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: The last time India and South Africa met in a knockout game in an ICC tournament was the T20 World Cup 2014 semi-final in Mirpur. Virat Kohli struck an unbeaten 72 off 44 balls to guide India to a six-wicket win in that game.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: These two sides faced each other only after South Africa were readmitted to international cricket, which meant that there was no cricket between the two before the ICC implemented the ban in 1970. In fact South Africa's first international forray after readmission was a tour of India and the first ever match between them was an ODI at the Eden Gardens on November 10, 1991. India won that match by three wickets thanks to Sachin Tendulkar's 62 and Kapil Dev and Manoj Prabhakar taking two wickets each. India toured South Africa for a four-match Test series the following year and the first red-ball game between then started on November 13, 1992 in Durban. The first T20I between India and South Africa was interestingly not in the 2007 T20 World Cup, unlike what is the case for India with most other Test-playing nations. They had met in India's first-ever T20I match in Johannesburg on December 1, 2006. India won that match by six wickets.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: The rainfall had come in before sunshine but the light has brought with it clear skies over Barbados. Let's hope it stays the same way. As stated earlier, the forecast talks about possibilities of a passing shower that will have almost no bearing on this match.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: This is the first instance of two unbeaten teams facing off in a T20 World Cup final. The last instance of a team having an unbeaten run throughout a Men's ICC tournament was the Champions Trophy in 2013 which India won

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: This is not the first time Aiden Markram is leading South Africa in a World Cup final. Well yes, this is the first time in senior cricket but he is the only South African captain to lead a team representing the country to an ICC title. It was under him that South Africa won the 2014 Under 19 World Cup. South Africa were unbeaten then and they are unbeaten now which means Markram has a 100 per cent record in ICC tournaments as captain.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin, Ryan Rickelton

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: These two sides have faced each other six times in the past in this tournament. India lead the head to head 4-2. Four of those fixtures came between 2007 and 2012. The last time they met was in the tournament's previous edition though, and South Africa won that game by five wickets in Perth. Suryakumar Yadav played almost a lone hand as he scored 68 off 40 and took India to a score of 133/9. Half centuries from Aiden Markram and David Miller, with the latter staying unbeaten, helped South Africa get to the target in 19.4 overs.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Oh you've got to be kidding us, right? Rain… again? Really? It seems as if wherever the World Cup goes, rain seems to be following. The city was doing just fine until a couple of days ago. But from yesterday, the clouds have gathered over the city and are giving the fans a scare. The latest is that as of now, 5:30 AM local time in Barbados, it is pelting down. But with a good four overs to go for the toss, things should get better. Even if it does not, there's a 150-minute cut-off time in tonight's game as well. FINGERS CROSSED!

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Tristan Stubbs was one of the breakout stars of this year's IPL, scoring 378 runs for the Delhi Capitals. He excelled pretty much against every bowler. All but one… his DC teammate Kuldeep Yadav. Stubbs revealed on the Grade Cricketer Podcast that he couldn't face Kuldeep even once in the Capitals nets. Despite him trying to persuade Kuldeep through repeated appeals, the India wrist-spinner simply never entertained the idea of bowling to him. And now we know why. With 10 wickets, Kuldeep has become Rohit Sharma's go-to bowler and he wanted to save every bit of his craftsmanship to bamboozle Stubbs and the rest of the Proteas batter when the time comes.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: It was at the 2023 World Cup in October at Kolkata's Eden Gardens. And it was a match Marco Jansen would want to forget. In 9.4 overs, Jansen bled 94 runs for one wicket and admitted it wasn't his day. Jansen hasn't had the greatest of tournaments this time around either, picking up 6 wickets from 8 games, mostly due to Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Tabraiz Shamsi inflicting the bulk of the damage. And hence, India need to be watchful of this Proteas bowling line-up.

Oh, and something else also happened in that match. Virat Kohli scored his 49th ODI century.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: It wasn't too long ago that India and South Africa played each other in a bilateral Test, ODI and T20I series. The T20Is were levelled 1-1 with both teams picking up a win each while one game was washed out. In the ODIs, India prevailed 3-2 in series contested that was contested back-and-forth, with Sanju Samson's maiden international century for India taking India over the line in the decider. Surprisingly, neither Samson or Rinku Singh are part of India's Playing XI tonight. Oh, and also, during the series, Suryakumar Yadav had peeled off his 4th T20I century for India.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Well, thankfully, unlike the rain threat that loomed over the second semi-final between India and England, no such forecast has been predicted for the final. Yes, it did rain in Barbados yesterday and overnight as the island country woke up to the day of the final, and even though a bit of a thunderstorm is expected, it'll be nothing more than passing showers. Worst-case scenario, even if rain unleashes and causes interruption, there is plenty of time before the match is officially abandoned. But don't worry. We should have a full 40-over-per-side contest unless one team bowls out the other inside 20 overs.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: They have been called 'chokers' for as far as the memory can go back, but the kind of run South Africa have been on this World Cup, this is a unit different to all other that have come before it. With players embracing the home-grown SA20, the impact is visible. Aiden Markram has led this team brilliantly, and with contributions from Quinton de Kock, Tabraiz Shamsi and the rest of his teammates, if there is any team that can stop India's juggernaut, it's South Africa. Like India, they too endured a heartbreak in the 2023 World Cup, going down to Australia in the final. And like India, they too are aware what's at stake here.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: For 11 years now, India have not won an ICC trophy, and what makes this wait even more anguishing is the fact that in each edition, they come perilously close, only to get knocked out. Between 2014 and 2023, India lost 9 ICC knockout matches, including the two World Test Championship finals and the 2023 World Cup final, which was their best opportunity. Nonetheless, here they are, seven months later, waiting with bated breaths and hopes that the outcome will finally land in India's favour this time. The players need this. The coach and the support staff need this. And lastly, the entire nation of India needs this.

India vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Final, IND vs SA: Hello all you wonderful people! The D-Day is here. Two teams enter, one walks out victorious. Expect ecstasy for one, agony for the other. Because it's time for the T20 World Cup final, and who better than India and South Africa to headline the occasion? Indian fans… are you nervous? Anxious? Excited? Did you sleep well last night after scrolling through the countless 'Khada hu aaj bhi wahi' reels? Or could you simply not sleep? We wouldn't blame you if you couldn't. After all, life doesn't often grant a second chance, which Rohit Sharma and his bunch of players have received here. They have a golden opportunity to ease the pain of November 19 and create fresh memories.

Then again… it's easier said than done. Standing between Team India and the World Cup is a pretty formidable South African unit that has a point to prove and whose painful memories date back to 1992, which is what promises to make tonight's World Cup final a riveting affair.