Top 5 cricketing moments of 2024

2024 was yet another amazing year for cricket and the fans were glued onto the action right through the year. One of the biggest talking points was the emergence of young batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal. The youngster scored over 1000 runs to make 2024 year a great breakthrough year and become the best Indian batter in the longest format. 

The year also saw some massive names bid their goodbyes to the game. England pacer James Anderson finally hung up his boots after taking 704 Test wickets. The pacer bid farewell in front of a huge crowd at Lord’s pulling down curtains on his 21-year career. Indian spinner R. Ashwin also called time on his career after taking 537 Test wickets post the Brisbane Test. 

Joe Root made it a year to remember by rattling off the most Test tons scored by an English batter. New Zealand cricket team did the unthinkable as they whitewashed India in their own turf with 3-0 margin. This also broke India’s long-standing proud home record of not having lost a series at home. On this note, let us look back at the Best moments in cricket in 2024.

Here are the top 5 cricket moments of 2024

5. Rishabh Pant’s return to cricket 

After over a year and half, Rishabh Pant was back to playing international cricket. The youngster made his international return during the T20 World Cup. Pant had played in the IPL and did well with the bat but saw his team fail to make it to the playoffs. After his successful return to the game, Pant also made his long awaited return to Test cricket. His century in the 2nd innings of the Chennai Test showed what India were missing for long. 

4. Royal Challengers Bengaluru win WPL 2024 

Smriti Mandhana and her side finally gave the loyal Bengaluru fan base the much awaited end for a trophy. Royal Challengers Bengaluru women won the WPL 2024 title by beating Delhi Capitals in the finals. It was the Capitals who batted first and scored 113 on the board. Shafali Varma top scored with 44 while Shreyanka Patil picked 4/12 for RCB. Needing 114 to win, Bengaluru won by 8 wickets and three balls to spare to take home the title. 

3. Gulbadin Naib leads Afghanistan to huge win over Australia

During the T20 World Cup 2024 tournament, Australia needed a win over Afghanistan to make it to the final four. The Afghans batted first and scored 148/6 from their 20 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran yet again did the damage with half-centuries. In reply, Australia were all out for 127 to lose by 21 runs as Gulbadin Naib picked 4/20 in one of the most memorable cricket moments of 2024. 

2. New Zealand women win T20 World Cup 

It was a huge moment for New Zealand women’s cricket team when they beat South Africa by 32 runs to win the T20 World Cup. Sophie Devine and her side had come into the tournament on the back of some bad form. New Zealand batted first and scored 158 with Amelia Kerr top scoring with 43. In reply South Africa scored just 126/9 to leave the Kiwi team overwhelmed with joy on winning their first T20 World Cup title. Visuals of emotional New Zealand team moved the entire world to make it one of the most memorable cricket moments of 2024. 

1. India end 11-year wait for ICC title 

Rohit Sharma and his team came into the T20 World Cup 2024 high on expectations. Those huge expectations of the fans were met when India beat South Africa in the final by 7 runs. India won their second T20 World Cup title to make it the top most memorable cricket moment of 2024. India batted first and scored 176 on the board and held the sway with the ball before Heinrich Klaasen cut loose. Once his wicket fell, Jasprit Bumrah and rest of India bowlers did the trick to hand India their 1st ICC title in 11 years. After the game, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja retired from the format. 

FAQ

1. What was India's best Cricket Moment in 2024?

Winning the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2007 to break the losing streak of not winning an ICC trophy from 2013 was India's best moment in 2024.