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OTD In 2024: When T20 World Cup Triumph Healed India's 19th November Heartbreak

Debashis Sarangi

India won T20 WC 2024 On this day [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/X]India won T20 WC 2024 On this day [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/X]

On this day in 2024, India put an end to their eleven-year drought and clinched an ICC trophy by defeating South Africa in the T20 World Cup final at Kensington Oval in Barbados. The nail-biting clash completes one year today as a population of 1.4 billion celebrate one of their most memorable victories in international cricket. 

Kohli-Axar Partnership To Bumrah-Hardik Heroics; When Fortune Favoured India's Braves

Batting first, India posted a respectable total of 176 runs. While Virat Kohli stood up with a gritty 59-ball 76, Axar Patel played an impactful knock of 47 runs that kept India in the hunt during the middle overs. 

A target of 177 runs was by no means threatening for a South African lineup featuring players as good as De Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, Miller, and Tristan Stubbs. The Proteas were well and truly alive in the run chase until the 17th over, which saw the momentum shift towards India following Klaasen's dismissal. 

What followed next was nothing short of a masterclass from Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled an extraordinary spell, helping India take the game to the final over. 

The last over by Hardik Pandya was like icing on the cake, as Suryakumar Yadav's immortal grab to dismiss David Miller sealed India's thrilling seven-run victory. 

Rohit Sharma's Fairy-Tale Comeback From The Horrors Of 19th November

19th November, 2023; Indian fans will seldom forget this date, as it made their lives traumatic. Led by Rohit Sharma, the Men in Blue lost the World Cup final on home soil, with bowlers' discipline and Travis Head's iconic knock powering Australia to yet another ICC title. 

The aftereffects of the disastrous defeat were evident when Rohit Sharma and then-BCCI secretary Jay Shah openly declared to unfurl the Tricolour at Barbados. The Indian team kept its promise and delivered a performance for the ages, scripting an emphatic victory over South Africa in the final. 

Rohit Sharma led the team from the front, amassing the second-most runs (257) in the tournament at an outstanding strike rate of 156.71. 

The T20 World Cup glory somehow healed the heartbreak of 19th November while also extending Rohit's captaincy tenure, who eventually guided India to the Champions Trophy triumph in 2025.