New Delhi. After winning the T20 World Cup 2024, India is immersed in celebration. The team celebrated the victory for about 4 hours on the field itself. On Saturday night, the team led by Rohit Sharma created history by defeating South Africa by 7 runs. This final match was played at Kensington Oval ground in Barbados. However, the Indian team is stuck in the Caribbean country located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. All flights to Barbados have been canceled due to the storm. The storm is less than 600 miles from Barbados.
Category A storm expected
A category A storm is expected to hit the island of Barbados on Sunday, which may delay the Indian team’s return home. The Barbadian Prime Minister talked about the severity of the storm. He said that we need to be prepared to deal with the storm. We know that when such things happen, it is better to plan for the worst and pray for the best. He said that thousands of spectators were in Barbados on Saturday for the T20 World Cup 2024 final.
Status of the match
On Saturday night, the Indian team defeated South Africa to win the T20 World Cup title for the second time. Earlier, the team had won the trophy in 2007. Talking about the match, the Indian team won the toss and batted first and scored 176 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the team captained by Aiden Markram could only score 169 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.
After the victory, the Indian players celebrated fiercely. Everyone hugged each other and congratulated the victory. During this, many players including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya became emotional. Rahul Dravid was also seen dancing with the trophy to the head.