ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024

Tournament Overview

Series Overview

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 was hosted across the West Indies and the United States in June 2024, marking the first time a major ICC event was held on American soil. India, captained by Rohit Sharma, entered as one of the favourites having never won a T20 World Cup since the inaugural edition in 2007. The tournament expanded to 20 teams across a Super 8 round-robin format that replaced the traditional Super 12 structure. Afghanistan produced the tournament's greatest shock, eliminating Australia in the Super 8 stage and advancing to the semi-finals against South Africa. In the final at Kensington Oval in Barbados, South Africa needed 16 from the final over with wickets in hand but collapsed dramatically. Jasprit Bumrah was the standout bowler throughout the competition, taking crucial wickets in the final to derail the Proteas chase. Hardik Pandya played a defining cameo at the death. After the trophy was lifted, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirements from T20 internationals, marking the end of an era for Indian cricket.

Key Highlights

• 1India secured their second T20 World Cup title, 17 years after their first in 2007
• 2Virat Kohli announced T20I retirement immediately after the final
• 3The tournament was co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States for the first time
• 4Afghanistan reached the semi-finals — the biggest achievement in their World Cup history
• 5South Africa suffered a dramatic collapse in the final, losing 7 wickets for 7 runs

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