Bridgetown (Barbados): Star batsman Virat Kohli regained his form at the right time and scored a half-century as India scored 176 runs for seven wickets against South Africa in the T20 World Cup final here.
Kohli's 76 (59b, 6x4, 2x6), which was his first in this tournament, and Axar Patel's 47 (31b, 1x4, 4x6) helped India make the most of the innings thanks to captain Rohit Sharma (9), Rishabh Pant (0) and Suryakumar. Helped recover from initial decline. Yadav (3).
At that time India's score was 34 runs for three wickets.
But Kohli and Akshar added 72 runs for the fourth wicket. Shivam Dubey showed enthusiasm for some time by playing an inning of 27 runs in 16 balls.
Left arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took two wickets for South Africa.
Brief scores: India 176/7 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 76, Axar Patel 47; Keshav Maharaj 2/23) vs South Africa.
Kohli's 76 (59b, 6x4, 2x6), which was his first in this tournament, and Axar Patel's 47 (31b, 1x4, 4x6) helped India make the most of the innings thanks to captain Rohit Sharma (9), Rishabh Pant (0) and Suryakumar. Helped recover from initial decline. Yadav (3).
At that time India's score was 34 runs for three wickets.
But Kohli and Akshar added 72 runs for the fourth wicket. Shivam Dubey showed enthusiasm for some time by playing an inning of 27 runs in 16 balls.
Left arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took two wickets for South Africa.
Brief scores: India 176/7 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 76, Axar Patel 47; Keshav Maharaj 2/23) vs South Africa.
