In a high-pressure clash, India held their nerve and delivered a brilliant finish against Pakistan. The final moments were filled with tension as the players showed incredible control and determination. A sharp performance—whether with bat, ball, or a clutch fielding effort—sealed the victory in style.
00:00Five to go, in the air, this is six, it's a magnificent strike, lands just in front of the side screen, which means Pakistan one strike away from winning this.
00:15Well he's been there before for Pakistan, Miss Boulhak, cool under pressure, what a shot.
00:20It's the mindset, isn't it? You're slightly behind the game. That is when, in a funny sort of way, it's a bit easier. 13 off six back then was quite a stiff ask.
00:32You hit a six off the second ball, and then suddenly they need six off four, and you become favourites. And then the mindset changes.
00:40You've gone from 100 for seven, losing the game in a World Cup final, to 13 needed, you're still behind, to six, suddenly six off four, and you're ahead of the game, and you're suddenly favourites with Miss Boulhak there.
00:54And that's sometimes, that final hurdle is the hardest.
00:57He just looks so cool. Can he keep that cool going?
01:02In the air, Sreesha takes it. India win.
01:15Unbelievable scenes here at the ball ring.
01:19Jeff Lawson can't believe it.
01:22The Pakistan players stunned.
01:25And India would believe they've gone out of a corner.
01:28It wasn't a real go-to shot, and it certainly wasn't for Miss Boulhak. Fine leg was up, and he went down fairly early, and he sort of clinked it, and he was in the air for so long.
01:43And even Ravi on commentary was like, in the air, and there was like this pause, in the air, okay.
01:51Like all of India and all of Pakistan working, like, is he in the air out, or is it in the air, in the air, World Cup win, over his head?
01:59He caught it. Wild celebration.
02:02What a match for a 2020 final. India, the world champions.
02:08Well, he tried extremely hard, Miss Boulhak, and you've got to give him credit, but India on the day were bitter.
02:14India, T20 champions.
02:16R.P. Singh had led the way in India's attack, with three for 26.
02:23Irfan Patan, inspired with three for 16, to seal the win, and claim the first ever ICC men's T20 World Cup title.
02:33Miss Boulhak brought Pakistan into contention in the final overs, but his 43 runs ultimately weren't enough to take his side to victory.
02:42And a huge moment, as the big hit in Shahid Afridi, fell on his opening ball.
02:48I can't exaggerate the importance of that moment.
02:51A side that didn't really, and a country that didn't really get 2020 cricket.
02:57It was a bit sort of Mickey Mouse.
02:59They played it in England, and it's not traditional.
03:02And they win, and they beat Pakistan, and they beat it in a thriller at Johannesburg.
03:09And then suddenly, we won a piece of this.
03:13IPL kicks off, and the rest is history, as they say.
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