India's T20 World Cup triumph under Rohit Sharma won India the ICC silverware in the shortest format 17 years after MS Dhoni's team clinched the trophy in the tournament's inaugural edition in 2007. But it looked unlikely when South Africa were in complete control of the run-chase in the final earlier this year in Barbados, until Hardik Pandya struck to change the momentum.
It was the first ball of the 17th over that triggered the shift in momentum. Chasing India's 176 for 7, Heinrich Klaasen (52 off 27 balls) was threatening to take the game away from India. With the Proteas having six wickets in hand and Klaasen going great guns alongside David Miller, India had their backs to the wall. But Pandya struck at the start of a fresh over to remove Klaasen.
