India players celebrate after winning the T20 World Cup. The clash between the tournament's two unbeaten sides lived up to expectations and provided intense drama that culminated with India claiming their second T20 World Cup 17 years after their first. It was a fitting finale to the biggest T20 World Cup featuring a record 20 teams, which created quite a buzz in United States, the joint tournament hosts with West Indies. Afghanistan also gave a good account of themselves until South Africa hammered them in the semi-finals. It was the first time South Africa made the final of a World Cup in any format, but Aiden Markram's side fell agonizingly short of the title.

Source: The Standard June 30, 2024 13:15 UTC