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India clinched a thrilling seven-run victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final on Saturday, marking their first global title in 11 years. This triumph, India’s second in the T20 World Cup following their 2007 win under MS Dhoni’s captaincy, adds to their 2013 Champions Trophy success.
Here’s the complete rundown of award winners and top performers in the T20 World Cup 2024:
Player of the Final: Virat Kohli
Player of the Tournament: Jasprit Bumrah
T20 World Cup – Most Runs:
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) – 281 runs in 8 matches
2. Rohit Sharma (India) – 257 runs in 8 matches
3. Travis Head (Australia) – 255 runs in 7 matches
4. Quinton de Kock (South Africa) – 243 runs in 9 matches
5. Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) – 231 runs in 8 matches
T20 World Cup – Most Wickets:
1. Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) and Arshdeep Singh (India) both took 17 wickets each in 8 matches.
3. Jasprit Bumrah (India) claimed 15 wickets in 8 matches.
4. Anrich Nortje (South Africa) took 15 wickets in 9 matches.
5. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) secured 14 wickets in 8 matches.
India received approximately USD 2.45 million (equivalent to about Rs 19.95 crore) as prize money for winning the T20 World Cup 2024.
South Africa received around USD 1.28 million (equivalent to about Rs 10.64 crore) as prize money for finishing as the runner-up in the T20 World Cup 2024.
