The opportunity to win the World Cup came. Very difficult. A catch that was considered impossible. And Suryakumar did it. Even South Africa's dangerous batsman David Miller could not believe that his catch was caught. The result is now in front of everyone. Surya's catch changed the course of the match and India became the T20 World Champion after 17 years. Surya said on this catch - 'It was God's plan. I am grateful to do something special for the country at that moment.' This was not the only catch. There were some catches in this World Cup which affected the result. There are 2 more World Cups in which a catch brought the trophy to India
In the final match of the T20 World Cup, South Africa had to score 16 runs in the last 6 balls and the most dangerous batsman of this format, David Miller, was at the crease. In such a situation, both teams had equal chances of winning. Hardik Pandya bowled a low full-toss on the first ball and Miller played short on long off. At first it seemed that the ball would go out of the boundary line, but it did not happen and Suryakumar caught the catch while running. He tossed the ball in the air and went out of the boundary and came back to complete the catch. Here the victory of the Indian team was almost confirmed.
India won the first T20 World Cup in 2007. Team India defeated Pakistan by 5 runs. In Johannesburg, Pakistan needed 13 runs in the last over and 7 runs were scored in the first 2 balls. Now Pakistan had to score 6 runs in 4 balls.
Joginder bowled a good length ball outside the off stump and Misbah-ul-Haq played a scoop shot. The ball went in the air and Sreesanth standing at third man caught it. This catch by Sreesanth helped India win the first T20 World Cup.
India won the first World Cup in 1983, that too by defeating two consecutive times champion West Indies. Kapil Dev's catch played an important role in that victory. Kapil had sent the legendary batsman Vivian Richards to the pavilion. Before Vivian was out, it seemed that West Indies would win this match easily.
Chasing the target of 184 runs at Lord's, the Caribbean team had scored 57 runs for two wickets and Vivian Richards was thrashing the Indian bowlers. He had scored 33 runs in 28 balls. Richards tried to play a big shot on the leg side on Madan Lal's ball, but the ball went to the boundary at square leg. Here Kapil Dev took the catch while running backwards. This proved to be the turning point of the match.
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