India pulled off a sensational seven-run win against South Africa in a gripping final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. Kohli’s first half-century of the tournament in what he later ...

After a rough start, India turned the match around, winning in a nail-biter. This was India’s second T20 World Cup win; the team won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007.

India last won the World Cup in T20, the shortest format of cricket, in 2007, when Sharma was just getting started. The top prize had also evaded Virat Kohli, 35, one of cricket’s most ...

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa on Saturday in the Twenty20 World Cup final between the two unbeaten teams of the tournament.

India produced a brilliant performance to defeat South Africa in a dramatic men’s T20 World Cup final, ending a long 13-year wait for the cricket-obsessed nation since its last World Cup win.

India's Hardik Pandya, center, and teammates celebrate after their win against South Africa in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final cricket match at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, Saturday ...

India's players celebrate with the winners' trophy after winning against South Africa in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final cricket match at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday.

India's head coach Rahul Dravid, center, and players celebrate with the winners trophy after defeating South Africa in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final cricket match at Kensington Oval in ...

We wanted this really bad … very proud of the bunch of boys and the management.” India won its second T20 World Cup but its first world title in 13 years. The frustration had been building.

It was a nail-biting finale in Bridgetown, Barbados as India set a total of 177 to win – the highest ever score in a men’s T20 final – but South Africa matched it run for run, even pulling ...