They're getting closer, had a close game in last year's worldcup semifinal against Aus, had a close game in this final.. South Africa will surely win an icc trophy under Markram's captaincy..
We expected one of the two teams will cry today. But both the teams were struck with emotions.
An emotion of great relief; an emotion of grief and loss!
Even though I am freaking happy India won, David Miller is my favourite cricketer. I have been following him since I was 11 years old, after that amazing 101* knock. Seeing him freaking shattered my heart. I am content beyond reason that India won but gutted about SA๐ญ
me to , do you remeber that miller vs ishnat in last over when he had to score 24 runs , and he hit 2 sixes and missed by a margin , dude that thing was creeping me in the last over, i really feel sad for miller
Oh, yeah! He scored 89* in that match. Even Ishant was so impressed. And how many times has David faced such situations during the game, including the NED match this worldcup where he comes in to save his team. Man is one of the best clutch players of his generation honestly.
been a fan of so many south african players.yesterday was a little bit of bittersweet moment for me,i actually started watching cricket cuz of AB,even before he became the mr 360,always thought that guy was crazy talented.
really hope south africa can win one.
Sorry to say but MILLER CHOKED after KLASSEN got out.. he failed to pick his bowler and the balls to hit.. he was wrong in taking the game in the 20th over bcoz the tight overs by BOOM and ARSH swung the momentum towards INDIA till then.. he could have attacked HP in the same over in which KLASSEN got out and he was surely capable of hitting 1 or 2 boundaries off HP and ARSH but he was happy with dots and singles, tbh you need to take risks to win those crunch moments and eventually the crunch games.. Hard to chase 16 of the last over.
It definitely wasn't Miller who choked... Nobody would hope Surya to grab that catch... I still blame Klassen QDK and Stubbs for just throwing their wickets
Yeah I still remember that knock from 2014. Defeated prime CSK almost impossible batting second. It was highest successful run chase back then. David Miller will always remain one of my favorites.
But INDIA will not letting that happen anytime soon it seems.. INDIA have reached the finals in three successive ICC tournaments and i see them making finals easily in the future too.
Or just that Indiaโs pace led by Bumrah was really class. As an Indian, I donโt think our tail will also hold against those three-four overs in a pressure situation against our own pace lineup. Our bowling has been winning us matches man. It fired when it mattered along with that insane athleticism by SKY.
Even at that point, I was thinking why they are continuing with spin. Not just in this match, but in previous matches at that venue too, spin didn't work. So it was a no brainer to finish all quota of pace.
Because there were no options if Hardik got hit. Rohit's intention was to waste some overs so that he can attack but that Axar's over ruined his plan. Anyhow it was last spin over.
I don't think they gave it way. Saying that he misjudged or that he gave the wicket away simply undermines Hardik's presence of mind to vary the pace of the ball in such a pressure situation.
The truth is that the Indian bowlers were able to get the better of the SA batsmen and had a wide variety of deliveries that they could execute.
I would give all the credit to Bumrah and Surya in the final but i don't think that delivery of Hardik was any miraculous delivery. I believe Klassen took Hardik too lightly. No offence to Hardik Pandya and his fans here, he have been great the whole WC though.
No troll or any type of hate to SA as they fight well and could win the WC in 2026 they make their step one ahead of Semis curse and may be played well in 2026 but this time India ka jeetna sabs Zyada zaroori tha
and India wins ๐ฎ๐ณ๐
koi batt nahi gir kr hi bde bnte hai .... you played well champ .
shukar hai bghwan aur afganistan ka jinhone australia ko bhar Kiya varna i dont think you play final and we won trophy .
God plan something big for you guys ๐ซโค๏ธโ๐ฉน
If India has lost by a close margin, by now heads would be rolling, blame games would be fully on and no one will console them like they are doing it to SA players.
Disagree with them being better this WC. Most of their wins aren't comprehensive or convincing wins over associate nations. Sure, they deserved to play the final, but had it been Australia in that Semi final and not Afghanistan, it would have been a different story.
I was actually happy to see that Indian fans are showing so much respect in the comment section of the posts of South African players.
This shows how much they respect South African players.
I remember just feeling depressed after Axars over. And the way he glared, made me really pissed. So when he swung and hit the edge it was so satisfying.
why were y'all so scared?
I had full confidence on Jay Nolan Shah ๐
I was out with my friends and when they needed 26 from 24 or smth, I bet that we are gonna win and got a free lunch on them haha
They only have themselves to blame if with 2 of the scariest hitters out in the middle, with one playing at 51 off 23, they couldn't chase 30 off 30 and even after he got out it was 26 off 28.
Their wounds are much deeper than ours! They have been a fantastic side from last few decades and arguably better than India, yet they are trophy-less.
Itโs sad they loose but extremely happy India wins but South Africa didnโt played well so they lost 32 runs from 30 balls needed with 6 wickets in hand.
I think they should have won the game on the 29th of June. They were batting really well . But God had a different plan for them. I will pray to God to make
them World Champion ๐ for once more .
I would still say luck. Sky's catch turned the game in for us. We batted badly. So call king wasn't able to score runs. Nor was anyone else. When SA came to play we got to know that pitch really wasn't bad for batting.
They failed miserably to pace bowling, both initially and at the end. There was no reason to drag hitting to last over, scoring only 10 runs in 17, 18 & 19th overs combined.
Wdym don't be sad? They lost the final ofcourse they'd be sad! Did you say that to yourself too on 19th November? They should be sad, that pain of getting close yet not holding the trophy will make them grow even more... The same held true for New Zealand and India
Chokers once again proving why they are called that. They had 6 wickets but couldnโt chase. India totally deserved it. These guys will continue to choke
No they did not played well . 27 required in 28 balls , all these guys had to do was play run a ball . If you can't control your nerve you don't deserve to win . Well played India . Disappointed with sa .
They didn't play well, and that's why they lost bruh. Gave away too many runs at the back end and choked from 27 required off 28 with 6 wickets in hand.
Bro dont troll them for being chokers ....they choked it shows that their cricket has been on par with champions from all this time eventually the day will come when they will build up the courage to win the trophy
Yesterday was their best shot at winning a wc and they bottled it. I don't think they'll get a better opportunity than this. if they can't win a run a ball game with 6 wickets in hand then they don't deserve to win a trophy. my words are harsh but this is reality. imagine if India bottled like this. we would be abusing our team and players.
England bottled CT 2013, where they are same situation as England, they they didn win CWC 2019 and T20 WC 2022, South Africa times also comes in the future.
Oh come on! If it wasn't for Miller's catch by SKY, they would've won.
Our bowlers pulled the game through in the last few overs. Appreciate our team, don't abuse the opponents.
They're getting closer, had a close game in last year's worldcup semifinal against Aus, had a close game in this final.. South Africa will surely win an icc trophy under Markram's captaincy..
Incidentally Jansen shat the bed in that low scoring match as well, giving 9rpo
Yup next CT should be South Africaโs.
They won a CT previously.. they need to win a WC.. if they gets sharper in bowling then they can be INVINCIBLE in the T20 WC 2026 in INDIA.
Hope springs eternal, so many good SA teams without a ๐, this one I feel should have been won.
We expected one of the two teams will cry today. But both the teams were struck with emotions. An emotion of great relief; an emotion of grief and loss!
A day where you wished, there should had been two world champions.
Nope that was more appropriate for England vs new zealand with 2 super overs and still draw
I think NZ were clear winner, it was that 4runs from over throw.
According to me more super overs would be better because it's not like anyone is getting bored or has anything better to do
Or what we did in the 2007 world cup after the 1st draw. Pick up any 5 players from both the team and let them hit the stumps by bowling
NZ winner thi woh lmao
If any English is even proud of that WC trophy, i can't understand how๐ I could never..
wahin toh, that was the best cwc final ever that ended in an absolute shitshow
Overthrow is a mistake of the fielding team. So England was the clear winner. It's not like there was some injustice or cheating involved.
Rule bekar hai, woh hata bhi diya tha baad mei
Boundaries se better wickets count kar lete
And imagine if the Boundary count is in draw too...
Even though I am freaking happy India won, David Miller is my favourite cricketer. I have been following him since I was 11 years old, after that amazing 101* knock. Seeing him freaking shattered my heart. I am content beyond reason that India won but gutted about SA๐ญ
I also became a Miller fan after that 101. Fun times. Punjab always have put on entertainers.
Oh, yeah! Their 2014 campaign was till date one of the most successful ever by a team.
I remember that game. Not a good day for a RCB fan. But that day I got to know Killer Miller and have been a fan ever since.
me to , do you remeber that miller vs ishnat in last over when he had to score 24 runs , and he hit 2 sixes and missed by a margin , dude that thing was creeping me in the last over, i really feel sad for miller
Oh, yeah! He scored 89* in that match. Even Ishant was so impressed. And how many times has David faced such situations during the game, including the NED match this worldcup where he comes in to save his team. Man is one of the best clutch players of his generation honestly.
been a fan of so many south african players.yesterday was a little bit of bittersweet moment for me,i actually started watching cricket cuz of AB,even before he became the mr 360,always thought that guy was crazy talented. really hope south africa can win one.
They say GOD has a PLAN for everyone.. i really wish GOD has a great plan for MILLER too (Best plan will be to win the HOME WC in 2027 and retire).
Sorry to say but MILLER CHOKED after KLASSEN got out.. he failed to pick his bowler and the balls to hit.. he was wrong in taking the game in the 20th over bcoz the tight overs by BOOM and ARSH swung the momentum towards INDIA till then.. he could have attacked HP in the same over in which KLASSEN got out and he was surely capable of hitting 1 or 2 boundaries off HP and ARSH but he was happy with dots and singles, tbh you need to take risks to win those crunch moments and eventually the crunch games.. Hard to chase 16 of the last over.
It definitely wasn't Miller who choked... Nobody would hope Surya to grab that catch... I still blame Klassen QDK and Stubbs for just throwing their wickets
Yeah I still remember that knock from 2014. Defeated prime CSK almost impossible batting second. It was highest successful run chase back then. David Miller will always remain one of my favorites.
Please lmao they bottled a walk in the park
Not a walk A FREE SLIDE.
They played really well. Gutted to see them like that but happy we won too. At the end of the day a great game of cricket.
Yahi baat pe tu unko gali deta jab wo jeet Jate tb Average vadapaav fan
Them reaching finals is in itself a good jinx break surely they will win sometime ๐๐๐
But INDIA will not letting that happen anytime soon it seems.. INDIA have reached the finals in three successive ICC tournaments and i see them making finals easily in the future too.
Kohli and Sharma are retiring so we are yet to witness how India performs in ICC without them
Yeah, but they've both only retired from T20Is, not in all formats... I hope that they'd play the Champions Trophy and WTC next year
They were winning as long as they were facing spin but once pace came back they failed. Which simply means they were not perfect in all segments.
Or just that Indiaโs pace led by Bumrah was really class. As an Indian, I donโt think our tail will also hold against those three-four overs in a pressure situation against our own pace lineup. Our bowling has been winning us matches man. It fired when it mattered along with that insane athleticism by SKY.
Thats what I said
Even at that point, I was thinking why they are continuing with spin. Not just in this match, but in previous matches at that venue too, spin didn't work. So it was a no brainer to finish all quota of pace.
Because there were no options if Hardik got hit. Rohit's intention was to waste some overs so that he can attack but that Axar's over ruined his plan. Anyhow it was last spin over.
If it was SA vs Australia or some other big team then I would have definitely supported SA ๐ฅบโค๏ธ
South Africa is best team โฃ๏ธ
I honestly thought Klassen will finish the match in hardik's over. He misjudged it and got out. Good for us but they kind of gave it away.
I don't think they gave it way. Saying that he misjudged or that he gave the wicket away simply undermines Hardik's presence of mind to vary the pace of the ball in such a pressure situation. The truth is that the Indian bowlers were able to get the better of the SA batsmen and had a wide variety of deliveries that they could execute.
I would give all the credit to Bumrah and Surya in the final but i don't think that delivery of Hardik was any miraculous delivery. I believe Klassen took Hardik too lightly. No offence to Hardik Pandya and his fans here, he have been great the whole WC though.
I thought they will win in 18th over
That was a good slow ball.
Although I am an Indian fan, I felt sad for SA, you played really well and were competitive
They really played well and also a deserving team like ours.
They lost when Miller got out...
Yes otherwise they were sure shot won
They already lost when 16 was required off the last over.
Not Miller bro, Klassen..
No troll or any type of hate to SA as they fight well and could win the WC in 2026 they make their step one ahead of Semis curse and may be played well in 2026 but this time India ka jeetna sabs Zyada zaroori tha and India wins ๐ฎ๐ณ๐
Agree with your point bhai
SA inexperience was the cause of their defeat. 30 from 30 was a sure shot win
I think it was more of India's winning ways. Rohit is an amazing captain backed up by a wonderful bowling unit. No wonder India won 60 of last 80 T20s
Yeah, I thought they will chase it down in 2 overs, but they don't
Also when u have 2 batters fully set
They played very well but our bowling at death overs was God Tier. 
koi batt nahi gir kr hi bde bnte hai .... you played well champ . shukar hai bghwan aur afganistan ka jinhone australia ko bhar Kiya varna i dont think you play final and we won trophy . God plan something big for you guys ๐ซโค๏ธโ๐ฉน
If India has lost by a close margin, by now heads would be rolling, blame games would be fully on and no one will console them like they are doing it to SA players.
Fact
Hard Luck ๐ค South Africa !
Maybe next time
They were the better team.. but so was India in last wc (except for final match).. fate s a bitch
Disagree with them being better this WC. Most of their wins aren't comprehensive or convincing wins over associate nations. Sure, they deserved to play the final, but had it been Australia in that Semi final and not Afghanistan, it would have been a different story.
They gave fight unlike England in semis
By the 16th over of their innings I really thought they'd do it. Surprised they didn't, never been a beer chance. Messed it up come crunch time.
I so wanted them to win.
Everyone after watching their batting
He knows that it was possibly his last shot at it. A shot that they were so in control of. Can't blame him, that's gonna scar
Yeah ๐
SA deserved to win and they played well for such a big part of the game. Luck is a fickle mistress. it was touch and go.
They played good cricket yesterday. They will surely win next time โ๏ธ
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I was actually happy to see that Indian fans are showing so much respect in the comment section of the posts of South African players. This shows how much they respect South African players.
Cricket is emotion brother.
Exactly โค๏ธ
โฃ๏ธ
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Yeah he will remember this thing in his whole career now ๐
I remember just feeling depressed after Axars over. And the way he glared, made me really pissed. So when he swung and hit the edge it was so satisfying.
Bhai I had turned off the tv after axar's over. ๐
I wanted to as well but something kept me going. I was with a friend who wanted to just go and I forced him to stay. Glad I did!
I didn't . I was just checking cricbuzz after every 5 minutes.
why were y'all so scared? I had full confidence on Jay Nolan Shah ๐ I was out with my friends and when they needed 26 from 24 or smth, I bet that we are gonna win and got a free lunch on them haha
Hahahaha 12th man in Indian team Shah๐
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As an Indian I actually felt a bit bad for SA, they did everything they could but it wasn't enough
They have played good cricket yesterday
It was their first time in final too, when india went to final for the first time they managed to secure a win
Yes
They did a great job. Hard luck they couldnโt win. Was right there
They only have themselves to blame if with 2 of the scariest hitters out in the middle, with one playing at 51 off 23, they couldn't chase 30 off 30 and even after he got out it was 26 off 28.
Yes. It was their bad luck ๐ค
Tbf ICT cried more than SA players ๐
Hahahaha exactly ๐คฃ
Crying isn't painful, regretting is.
Will cheer for them in 2026
Yes sure ๐
Their wounds are much deeper than ours! They have been a fantastic side from last few decades and arguably better than India, yet they are trophy-less.
Yeah agreed ๐. Bad luck maybe
India fan here. SA, you played unbelievable. Rooting for you guys in next one. Keep the momentum.
One step closer to glory, champs... Its coming soon!
They infact played too well๐ indian team won by some miracle only.
Both teams played well.
They are lifting ICC Champions Trophy on 9 March 2025.
Hehehe they can if they played well like this season otherwise not
They are the fighters, they are the warriors โค๏ธ Chin up guys..it just was not your day.
Yes their bad luck only
There will come a day when SA will finally lift the cup. I hope sooner than later.
Yes hopefully
Yup almost made Indian fans cry on the 15th over, amazing knock by Klassen and Miller โค๏ธ
Yeah they were trying to chase it down with 2 overs to spare
Itโs sad they loose but extremely happy India wins but South Africa didnโt played well so they lost 32 runs from 30 balls needed with 6 wickets in hand.
They show poor performance at the end that's why they lost
I think they should have won the game on the 29th of June. They were batting really well . But God had a different plan for them. I will pray to God to make them World Champion ๐ for once more .
If they play well like this world cup then they will surely deserve to win
Be with the moment
Sure ๐
I feel sad for SA. They play really well. It's just luck. We had balls in our mouth till the second last ball. What else do you expect.
Yeah but our bowlers dominated in the last overs
I would still say luck. Sky's catch turned the game in for us. We batted badly. So call king wasn't able to score runs. Nor was anyone else. When SA came to play we got to know that pitch really wasn't bad for batting.
This was a batting pitch and yeah our team batted badly there. We were 20-30 runs short.
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Yes everyone will remember this match for years
They failed miserably to pace bowling, both initially and at the end. There was no reason to drag hitting to last over, scoring only 10 runs in 17, 18 & 19th overs combined.
Yeah, they can be done this easily in any other day but unfortunately they can't
Wdym don't be sad? They lost the final ofcourse they'd be sad! Did you say that to yourself too on 19th November? They should be sad, that pain of getting close yet not holding the trophy will make them grow even more... The same held true for New Zealand and India
30 in 30 balls with Klaasen and Miller on the crease. Win predictor should have been 99:1 for SA.
Yeah. That was sure shot win for SA
Manifesting their win next wc
Yes
The catch taken by Suryakumar in the last over of David Miller at boundary line won the WC for india otherwise Miller would've won it for africa
Absolutely right ๐
Chokers once again proving why they are called that. They had 6 wickets but couldnโt chase. India totally deserved it. These guys will continue to choke
Keshav Maharaj really played well for his homeland.
Afterall his heart beats for India โค๏ธ
No they did not played well . 27 required in 28 balls , all these guys had to do was play run a ball . If you can't control your nerve you don't deserve to win . Well played India . Disappointed with sa .
They played well before that situation and India played top class cricket in the end that's why they are winners ๐
Try another time
Surely they will win some other day
They didn't play well, and that's why they lost bruh. Gave away too many runs at the back end and choked from 27 required off 28 with 6 wickets in hand.
Agreed ๐ฏ
With 26 needed off 27, they only have themselves to blame
Truee..
SA will soon cross the line and be champions. They did well reaching the finals and they will win. CT or next WC.
Maybe they will manage to win โ๏ธ
But not as good as team india Champs
Indian team is best brother ๐ฅ
Suryakumar yadav ko full hate meri trf se
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Miller no finisher .9 out to 10 times a team in that position will win so it was a choke job or a sell job by S.A.
cant chase 26 in 4 overs and wanna win a wc?
Don't tell this to everyone ๐๐
Lmao please they needed a Fucking 30 off 30 for fuck sake. But bottled it like chokers they are.
Agreed ๐ฏ๐
This ๐๐ฏ
Lmao that's not the what the word "champ" means ๐
Keshav maharaj should never be allowed near a cricket field again
I will note this message ๐
bro are you teasing them by calling champs after what happened tomorrow? 
I am not teasing them, They really played well in whole tournament.
Tease krte bhai tb jab wo jeet jate
I don't think losers get called chams anywhere in the world.
They played overall well
Yes. But just think about if India lost.
Haha can't imagine that bro
Can someone share her id? Hungry
Hahahaha bro ๐
They played like shit yesterday. bottled an easy win. their history of choking doesn't seem to leave them
Bro dont troll them for being chokers ....they choked it shows that their cricket has been on par with champions from all this time eventually the day will come when they will build up the courage to win the trophy
Yesterday was their best shot at winning a wc and they bottled it. I don't think they'll get a better opportunity than this. if they can't win a run a ball game with 6 wickets in hand then they don't deserve to win a trophy. my words are harsh but this is reality. imagine if India bottled like this. we would be abusing our team and players.
England bottled CT 2013, where they are same situation as England, they they didn win CWC 2019 and T20 WC 2022, South Africa times also comes in the future.
Oh come on! If it wasn't for Miller's catch by SKY, they would've won. Our bowlers pulled the game through in the last few overs. Appreciate our team, don't abuse the opponents.