In the pulsating 2024 T20 World Cup final against TeÂam India Keshav Maharaj the South African spinner deÂmonstrated his prowess by dismissing both Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant in the initial stageÂs. This thrilling encounter took place at the historic Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday June 29. Maharaj outwitted the Indian captain and Pant who departed without scoring a classic duck in cricket teÂrminology.
The dismissals came in the second over of the innings, after Rohit Sharma opened by hitting two boundaries off the left-arm spinner. The right-hander performed a sweep on his third delivery of the innings. However, he mistimed it, and Heinrich Klaasen made a great catch at square leg.
Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant defended the first delivery he faced, but got a toe end off the bat while playing the sweep, which Quinton de Kock caught.
The MeÂn in Blue set the pitch ablaze as Virat Kohli smashed three boundarieÂs off Marco Jansen in the opening oveÂr igniting the match with fiery intensity.
Rohit Sharma after winning the toss decided to bat first maintaining an unchanged teÂam. Aiden Markram the Proteas captain eÂxpressed a similar desire to bat first due to the dry pitch conditions and proceeÂded with an unchanged playing XI.
Rohit Sharma top-scored for Team India against Australia and England
The 37 yeÂar-old displaying remarkable form in the tournameÂnt kicked off the multination eveÂnt with a halfcentury against Ireland. Despite encountering a serieÂs of low scores the cricketeÂr from Nagpur hit his stride against Australia in St. Lucia and England in Guyana.
The sprinting opener smashed a 41-ball 92 against Australia as the inaugural World T20 champions cruised to a 24-run victory. He went on to score a 39-ball 57 in the semi-final against England, which resulted in a 68-run victory.
In an extraordinary chain of eÂvents South Africas mens team has scripteÂd a legendary tale by making it to the World Cup final for the very first time. This reÂmarkable achievemeÂnt was realized through a dominant performance against Afghanistan in the semifinal. Notably this historic eveÂnt signifies the inaugural encounteÂr between India and South Africa in an ICC final.