Virat Kohli performed as expected in the final match of the T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli was seen struggling for form throughout the tournament. But in the last round, he scored 76 runs off 59 balls. Virat Kohli played 10 overs alone against South Africa. While other batsmen got only 10 overs. Although Virat Kohli’s innings was important, the runs did not come as fast as they should have. Virat Kohli hit 6 fours and two sixes in his innings. This time his strike rate was 128.81. On the other hand, despite Team India having a big batting lineup, Virat was seen taking risks. Due to which the fans were very upset. Anyway, Virat Kohli’s innings is very important. Thanks to his innings, Team India was able to reach 180 runs. Now whether his innings is complementary to the victory or fatal, it will be clear in some time.
Team India won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India scored 176 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and challenged the target of 177 runs to win. This time Rohit Sharma scored 9 runs in 5 balls, Virat Kohli scored 76 runs in 59 balls. Rishabh Pant could not even open his account. Suryakumar Yadav was out after scoring 3 runs. Axar Patel played a decisive innings in this match. He scored 47 runs in 31 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 1 four. Shivam Dube scored 27, while Ravindra Jadeja was out after scoring 2 runs. Hardik Pandya scored 5 runs in 2 balls.
Virat Kohli played at a strike rate of 120 in big matches#INDvSA #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/J1jquiqs3w
– Manish (@mr_manish219) 29 June 2024
For South Africa, Keshav Maharaj and Anrich Nortje took two wickets each. While Marco Johnson and Kagiso Rabada managed to take 1-1 wickets. Now the math of victory depends on the bowlers of Team India. It will soon be clear whether South Africa will be stopped or not.
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South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah
