Aiden Markram: On June 20, the Indian team created history. Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, India won the T20 World Cup 2024 title championship. In the final, the Men in Blue defeated South Africa by 7 runs.

The brilliant innings of Heinrich Klaasen and Quindon de Kock from South Africa did not work. They could not win the match against the Indian bowlers. Aiden Markram was also saddened after the defeat. Markram failed to remove the tag of chokers from South Africa. He told the real reason for losing the match.

Big statement by Aiden Markram

• After the defeat against India, Markram discussed his defeat.
  He also admitted that we lost despite playing well. He said
• “I am disappointed at the moment, it will take some time to think about it properly, it is very sad, but full credit goes to the bowlers and everyone else in this team.
• We bowled well, we didn't have to work too hard and kept them to a target. We batted well, we put in our best in a great game of cricket. But today we couldn't get to that target. We have seen a lot of our games."

We were under pressure- Markram

• After the match, Markram admitted that we were under pressure while batting.
  He further said
• “We never got comfortable and there was always pressure on the scoreboard. It was a really good game that proved we deserved to be finalists.
• Hopefully it will put us in a really good position, we are proud to compete and hopefully we can put our skills to good use.”

This was the condition of the match

• Batting first, India scored 176/7 runs in 20 overs.
  Opener Virat Kohli scored a half-century for India.
• He played an innings of 76 runs in 59 balls, which included 6 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from him, Akshar Patel played an innings of 47 runs in 31 balls.
• While chasing the target, South Africa lost the match by 7 runs. Heinrich Klaasen's explosive batting also did not help South Africa. He scored 52 runs in 27 balls. Apart from him, De Kock scored 39 runs in 31 balls.