T20 World Cup Final Suryakumar Yadav Catch: The International Cricket Council has recently changed many rules. From stop clock to saliva, there has been a change in the rules on the use of saliva and DRS. Meanwhile, the rule of catch taken on the boundary has also been strictly done. Actually, the rules that have been caught by jumping the ball outside the boundary have been strict. On this day last year, India won the 2024 T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa by 7 runs. In that match, Suryakumar Yadav also caught a catch near the boundary. Whether Surya’s catch was illegal under the new rules, understand the whole matter here.

The new ICC rule says that a fielder can go across the boundary and touch the ball only once while staying in the air. The catch will be considered complete only when the fielder came inside the boundary and caught the catch. Whereas the old rule says that a fielder could go across the boundary several times in the air and touch the ball.

So was Suryakumar Yadav’s catch was illegal

South Africa was to score 7 runs in the last over in the final match of the India vs South Africa T20 World Cup played on June 29, 2024. David Miller was set on the crease, so he increased the heartbeat of Indian fans. But on the very first ball of the over, Miller put an aerial shot, but Suryakumar Yadav caught a catch while running near the boundary.

Suryakumar Yadav, while running inside the boundary, had bounted the ball in the air and completed the catch after coming inside the boundary again. Surya did not touch the ball even once by going across the boundary, while the new rule of ICC allows the fielder to touch the ball once in the air outside the boundary. So Suryakumar Yadav’s catch was completely clean.

The iconic catch of surya kumar yadav. pic.twitter.com/S3y0Qizleg

– Shana⁴⁵ (@Shana45__) June 29, 2025

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Heinrich Klassen hit 2 sixes and 2 fours off Akshar Patel in the 15th over, a total of 24 runs came from this over. Now South Africa needed 30 runs in 30 balls, Klassen 49 and David Miller were unbeaten on 14 runs. Africa’s 6 wickets were in hand and it seemed very difficult to win India.

16th over: Jasprit Bumrah put pressure on the batsmen of South Africa with tight bowling, in this over, he conceded just 4 runs. Now South Africa needed 26 runs in 24 balls.

Hardik Pandya took the big wicket of Heinrich Klassen

17th over: On the very first ball, Hardik Pandya caught Heinrich Klassen out behind the wicket, then an Indian again thought that we can still win the 2024 World Cup title. Klassen was dismissed for 52 runs. After this, he kept pressure on the new batsman and conceded just 4 runs in the over. Now Africa needed 22 runs in 18 balls to win.

Jasprit Bumrah blew South Africa’s senses

18th over: In this over, Bumrah bowled Marco Jansen and gave only 2 runs in the over. This made India stronger and now South Africa needed 20 runs in 12 balls.

19th over: Rohit Sharma gave the 19th over to Arshdeep Singh, in which he bowled deadly. To only 4 runs, Miller could not hit any big hit in this over.

Suryakumar Yadav caught historical catch on the boundary line

20th over: On the first ball of Hardik Pandya, David Miller fired aerial, the ball went very high, Suryakumar Yadav caught the catch on the boundary line, but could not handle himself, he threw the ball back into the air and went beyond the boundary line. Then came in and grabbed this ball in the air and took a historical catch. Everyone knew that Surya had caught the World Cup, not this catch.

Long off, long off, long off !!@IMRO45 Relives the heart-stopping moment @suryya_14kumar Took that catch to dismiss @Davidmillersa12 in the finals of @T20worldcup2024!

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– Star Sports (@StarsportsIndia) June 28, 2025

India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title by 7 wickets

After this, Rabada hit a four, but just 2 runs off the next 2 balls came from single. The next ball was wide. On the fifth ball, Pandya got Rabada out and just 1 run off the final ball. India won its second T20 World Cup title in this way.

This day last year, India won the #T20worldcup , pic.twitter.com/bdum5a89it

– మనోజ్ ప్రభ (@manojramuk_mp4) June 28, 2025

Virat Kohli became the player of the match

Earlier, India scored 176 runs while batting first. Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings of 76 runs in 59 balls, for which he was adjudged Player of the Match in the final. Jaspreet Bumrah was the player of the tournament. After the final, Rohit Sharma and Virat announced his retirement from T20 format.