The audience will never be able to forget the sensational catch taken by Suryakumar Yadav at long-off, which became the turning point for India to make a fantastic chase in the super over against South Africa in the T20 World Cup match played on June 29 at Barbados.
This incredible moment made a sixer for Rohit Sharma and his team by claiming the trophy with a 7-run victory over the arch-rivals, which completed their second world championship in the shortest form of cricket, the Twenty/20.
As the match appeared as though it was going away from India, Suryakumar Yadav changed it with that one-handed catch by David Miller, and it was this one moment that shifted the game in favor of India for good. Chasing 166 for the win with six balls in the last over and the hard-hitting Miller on the crease, Hardik Pandya bowls a wide, full-pitched delivery, and Miller hits it down the ground.
Suryakumar Yadav, who was on the boundary, ran across to his left, then, with full stretch, caught the ball and even raised it in the air as he balanced on the rope before getting back inside the boundary line.
Suryakumar Yadav: A Game-Changing Moment
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When the match seemed to be slipping out of the hands of India, Suryakumar Yadav’s presence of mind, dexterity, and sportsman spirit changed the course of the game with that unthinkable sensational slip catch by David Miller.
This change of events tipped the scale in India’s favor, and it started dominating the play from then on. Being the last over of the match, South Africa was just needing 16 runs with Hardik Pandya to face big-hitting David Miller. The atmosphere was tense on the field. In the first delivery of the over, Miller played a wide, full-pitched delivery down the ground.
The Miracle Catch
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A six that this looked to be headed for was then followed by a magnificent shot by Suryakumar Yadav. Just started to run across the ground to his left at the corner of the boundary, where he successfully caught the ball and stunned everyone by putting it back in the air as he balanced himself over the boundary before regaining his foot on the ground.
Arguably, this miraculous effort brought a comeback plunder wicket, and the balance shifted in favor of India.
Post-Match Reflections and Farewells
Upon returning to Mumbai and addressing the media, India captain Rohit Sharma humorously responded in Marathi when asked about Suryakumar Yadav’s catch, saying,
Like Surya mentioned, the ball sat in his hand; good that it did, otherwise I would have made him sit later.
Rohit announced his retirement from T20 internationals after guiding the team to their second T20 World Cup victory, describing it as the ideal moment to bid farewell to the format. He joined his longtime teammate Virat Kohli, who also retired from T20Is shortly after India’s seven-run victory over South Africa in the final.
Rohit concluded his T20I career with an impressive record of 4,231 runs from 159 matches, including five centuries and 32 fifties. Moreover, as a captain, he has been leading India across all three formats when he managed to reach the final of the Test Championship, the final of the ODI World Cup and lifted the T20 World Cup 2024.
The celebrations following this historic win were grand, marking the end of an era and the beginning of new chapters for two of India’s cricketing legends.
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