India went into Saturday's title clash as one of two unbeaten teams along with South Africa. Player of the Match Virat Kohli stepped up when it mattered most, scoring 76 off 59 balls to help India post a competitive score of 176/7, the highest score in a Men's T20 World Cup final . He had a 72-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Axar Patel, who scored 47 runs in 31 balls, and a 57-run partnership with Shivam Dubey, who scored 27 runs in 16 balls.
Virat shared a post with his wife's picture on Instagram and wrote, "None of this would be possible without you my love. You keep me humble, down to earth and you always say it with complete honesty. That's how it happens. I could do it." I couldn't be more grateful for you. This victory is as much yours as it is mine. @anushkasharma I love you for who you are.”
In reply, South Africa were in a position to chase down the target. But Hardik dismissed Heinrich Klaasen to inspire India back into the match and restricted South Africa to 169/8, emerging victorious to end an 11-year-long global trophy drought. While Pandya took 3-20, player of the tournament Jasprit Bumrah took 2-18.
After playing the match-winning innings for his team, Kohli also announced his retirement from the T20I format of the game, ending his T20I career as India's second-highest run-scorer in the format, with 125 runs in 125 matches. Scored 4188 runs at an average of 48.69. And the strike rate is 137.04.
Virat shared a post with his wife's picture on Instagram and wrote, "None of this would be possible without you my love. You keep me humble, down to earth and you always say it with complete honesty. That's how it happens. I could do it." I couldn't be more grateful for you. This victory is as much yours as it is mine. @anushkasharma I love you for who you are.”
In reply, South Africa were in a position to chase down the target. But Hardik dismissed Heinrich Klaasen to inspire India back into the match and restricted South Africa to 169/8, emerging victorious to end an 11-year-long global trophy drought. While Pandya took 3-20, player of the tournament Jasprit Bumrah took 2-18.
After playing the match-winning innings for his team, Kohli also announced his retirement from the T20I format of the game, ending his T20I career as India's second-highest run-scorer in the format, with 125 runs in 125 matches. Scored 4188 runs at an average of 48.69. And the strike rate is 137.04.
