3 min learnUp to date: Feb 21, 2026 08:56 PM IST
Within the ultimate of the 2024 T20 World Cup in opposition to India, South Africa appeared the favourites to carry their first world title even within the later levels of the match. However they finally fell quick as India struck again late and clinched the trophy, ending their very own lengthy drought of ICC trophies. On Sunday, the 2 groups will face one another as soon as once more within the 2026 version of the T20 World Cup and Proteas’ wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock reveals what went down within the camp after that heartbreaking loss within the ultimate.
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“To be trustworthy, after that day, we simply forgot about it, in all honesty. I don’t suppose any of us actually wished to discuss it. Everybody went house and sort of went via their very own course of how you can take care of it. We didn’t want to speak about it as a crew. That’s just about it. We by no means actually spoke about it. I feel from there, I haven’t been round with the crew since then, not a lot, so that they in all probability have, however I’ve solely simply joined for the final couple of months. So, so far as I do know that’s all that’s occurred,” de Kock mentioned on Saturday within the pre-match press convention.
In that match in Barbados, Indian bowlers, particularly Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh stored calm in the long run as India snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as they ended their 11-year ICC trophy drought and gained the T20 World Cup for the second time of their historical past by beating South Africa by 7 runs. Heinrich Klaasen was trying ominous with a quickfire 52 earlier than Pandya despatched him again. David Miller adopted, courtesy of an excellent catch by Suryakumar Yadav, additionally off Pandya as South Africa couldn’t get better.
Within the first innings, Virat Kohli scored 76 as India posted 176/7, the very best ever crew complete within the historical past of the T20 World Cup ultimate in opposition to South Africa on the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados on Saturday. Shivam Dube supported him within the demise, scoring 27 runs.