Post-match This was India's second T20 World Cup victory after their first win in
2007 and first win in a major ICC event in 11 years, with their previous win being the
2013 ICC Champions Trophy. India became the first Asian country to win two T20 World Cups (2007 and 2024). India also became the first team in the T20 World Cup history to win the title undefeated throughout the tournament. Rohit Sharma became the third Indian captain to win a major ICC event after
Kapil Dev in 1983 and
MS Dhoni in 2007,
2011 and 2013. India received $2.45 million and South Africa received $1.28 million in prize money from the ICC. Following India's victory, captain Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja announced their retirement from the T20I cricket.
Rahul Dravid's tenure as India's head coach came to an end after this tournament.
Reaction Suryakumar Yadav took the catch of David Miller in the final with his left foot close to the boundary cushion. Action replays suggested that it was a fair and clean catch, as confirmed by the third umpire. Subsequently, some netizens on social media made unverified speculation that his shoe might have flicked the boundary cushion, before a new video showing the catch from a different angle dispelled the doubts and confirmed the catch's validity. The catch was also widely likened to that of former Indian captain Kapil Dev in the
1983 Cricket World Cup final, where he took a running catch to dismiss West Indies' batsman
Vivian Richards. South Africa faced criticism for
choking in the closing phase of the match, as they were favoured to chase down the total comfortably at one stage. South Africa captain Aiden Markram admitted that the defeat was a tough pill to swallow and described it as a "gut-wrenching and bittersweet ending to a great campaign", but heaped praise on his teammates who had helped the team reach the final as one of only two unbeaten sides of the tournament. Indian
President Droupadi Murmu and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated team India on winning the tournament. The
South African Government appreciated the South Africa team's efforts in a post on Twitter.
Celebrations Major cities in India celebrated the win late into the night by setting off firecrackers. Indian supporters in various overseas locations also celebrated the win by hoisting Indian flags and setting off firecrackers. Later,
BCCI secretary
Jay Shah announced a cash reward of for the Indian team for their win. The Indian team's departure from Barbados was delayed by over two days due to
Hurricane Beryl, which caused a shutdown of air traffic from the island. The team eventually departed for
Indira Gandhi International Airport on a special Air India flight. On 4 July 2024, the Indian team was greeted with a warm welcome by the fans as they landed in Delhi. The players and support staff met with the Indian Prime Minister Modi at his residence in
7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi. They then flew to Mumbai in a Vistara flight, arrived at the airport with many people cheering once they came with the trophies, taking a 2-kilometre open bus ride from
Nariman Point to the
Wankhede Stadium, for which an estimated 300,000 fans gathered at the
Marine Drive on
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose road. At the Wankhede Stadium, the team was felicitated by the BCCI, the players once again lifted the trophy they got, and a cheque of was handed over by Jay Shah and BCCI President
Roger Binny. == Broadcasting ==