India’s 11-year search for a global title came to an end on Saturday with a T20 World Cup victory.
Virat Kohli’s cunning and Rohit Sharma’s inspiring leadership ended India’s agonizing 11-year wait for a world championship as the star-studded squad defeated South Africa by seven runs in a see-saw final to win its second T20 World Cup trophy on Saturday. At Kensington Oval in Barbados, skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat first, and India scored 176 for 7 in 20 overs. South Africa was limited to 169/8 in response.
After India won the T20 World Cup, how much money did they get as prizes?
The International Cricket Council awarded Team India, the 2024 T20 World Cup winners, $2.45 million (about INR 20.42 crore).
How much did South Africa, the runners-up in the 2024 T20 World Cup, win in prize money?
Earnings from the summit match were $1.28 million (about INR 10.67 crore) for South Africa, the losing team.
How much money was awarded to Afghanistan and England, the losing semifinalist teams?
Both Afghanistan and England received $787,500 (about INR 6.56 crore) after losing to South Africa and India in the semifinals of the competition, respectively.
It looked like Rohit Sharma and his team would have to settle for second place in another World Cup final when Heinrich Klaasen (52 off 27 balls) was going toe-to-toe with the in-form Indian spinners, but they battled back into the match with a lot of assistance from South Africa.
After being severely criticized by his own fans for the previous six months, Hardik Pandya managed to hold on for 16 runs in the last over to secure India’s first ICC trophy since 2013 as well as their first-ever T20 World Cup victory in the post-IPL era.The Indian team’s stars, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, were clearly relieved and ecstatic. The outcome served as a fitting send-off for head coach Rahul Dravid as well. India set the record for the highest total in a T20 World Cup final thanks to the combined efforts of Axar Patel (47 off 31) and Virat Kohli (76 off 59).
