The T20 World Cup 2024 winning team, which was stranded in Barbados due to airport shut down in Barbados owing to Hurricane Beryl, is now poised to return to India on Thursday morning.
The Rohit-Sharma led team is expected to land in Delhi tomorrow. Ahead of their departure, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a video of the T20 World Cup 2024 Trophy that India bagged with their win against South Africa. “It`s coming home” posted BCCI alongside the video.
The special charted flight arranged by BCCI secretary Jay Shah will also be carrying members of Indian media who went to cover the tournament but got stranded due to the hurricane.
Just hours after their T20 WC win, Men in Blue were forced to stay confined inside their hotel rooms as the hurricane made landfall in Barbados on Sunday and a curfew was imposed for the safety of people. Electricity and water supply were also affected.
Team India will return to the country on July 4, a special flight carrying the team will land in Delhi early morning
The team`s departure from stranded was delayed by Hurricane Beryl.
The flight arranged by BCCI`s Jay Shah will also carry the members of Indian media who were… pic.twitter.com/HqrAVHs7sL
— ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2024
In the final match of the tournament, India won the toss and opted to bat first. After being reduced to 34/3, a counter-attacking partnership between Virat (76) and Axar Patel (47 in 31 balls, with one four and four sixes) of 72 runs restored India`s position in the game. A 57-run stand between Virat and Shivam Dube (27 in 16 balls, with three fours and a six) took India to 176/7 in their 20 overs.
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Keshav Maharaj (2/23) and Anrich Nortje (2/26) were the top bowlers for SA. Marco Jansen and Aiden Markram took a wicket each.
In the run chase of 177 runs, Proteas was reduced to 12/2 and then a 58-run partnership between Quinton de Kock (39 in 31 balls, with four boundaries and a six) and Tristan Stubbs (31 in 21 balls, with three fours and a six) brought back SA into the game. A half-century by Heinrich Klaasen (52 in 27 balls, with two fours and five sixes) threatened to take the game away from India. However, Arshdeep Singh (2/18), Jasprit Bumrah (2/20) and Hardik (3/20) made a fine comeback in death overs, keeping SA to 169/8 in their 20 overs.
(With agency inputs)
