The rain lashed down on the Kensington Oval matching South Africa’s tears after one of the all time chokes cost them their first World Cup title and handed India victory on a tense day in Bridgetown.India captain Rohit Sharma lay face down on the turf as his team-mates celebrated a seven run win that brought their first World Cup since 2011.The moment India became T20 WORLD CHAMPIONS ???????????? pic.twitter.com/8wFCJKdDUN— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 29, 2024A terrific final that swung both ways was won by one of the great catches off the first ball of the last over when South Africa were still in it with 16 needed. Suryakumar Yadav on the boundary clung on to a big hit from South Africa’s last specialist batsman, David Miller. He ran from wide long off, tossed the ball in the air as his momentum took him over the rope, and calmly caught the rebound.It was a marginal call. His left foot was within millimetres of the boundary triangle. Close ups later showed it could have flicked the...
