IND vs SA ICC T20 World Cup: India created history, became the third team to win the T20 World Cup for the second time!

Thanks to the explosive performance of Virat Kohli and the deadly bowling of Hardik Pandya, Team India created history. In the title match of T20 World Cup, Team India defeated South Africa by 7 runs. With this victory, the team won the title for the second time in the T20 World Cup. Earlier, India had won the title in 2007 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. With this, Team India became the third team to win two titles in the T20 World Cup. Earlier, the teams of West Indies and England had won the title.

In the match played at the Kensington Oval Stadium in Barbados, Team India won the toss and decided to bat first. The South African team came out to bowl first. Team India, who came to bat first, scored 176 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and gave a target of 177 runs to South Africa. Virat Kohli played the biggest innings of 76 runs. In reply, they could score 168 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.

Scorecard

India              176/7(20)

South Africa 169/8(20)

 

Match report

After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Team India scored 176 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. The team did not have a good start. The team got its first blow in the form of Rohit Sharma on the fourth ball of the second over. He got out after scoring 9 runs with the help of 2 fours in 5 balls. Rishabh Pant could not even open the account. Suryakumar Yadav also disappointed. He got out after scoring 3 runs on 4 balls. After this, Virat Kohli and Akshar Patel took over the team with a brilliant partnership.

Virat Kohli played a half-century in the ongoing T20 World Cup. He scored the highest score of 76 runs in 59 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. This is his biggest score in the current T20 World Cup. At the same time, Akshar Patel made a great start, but he missed the half-century. He scored 47 runs in 31 balls with the help of 1 four and 4 sixes. Shivam Dubey also added runs for the team. He scored 27 runs in 16 balls with the help of 3 fours and one six. Hardik Pandya remained unbeaten after scoring 5 runs. South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and Enrique Norkhia took 2 wickets each.

In reply, South Africa could score 169 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. The team did not have a good start. Within 15 runs, the team’s best batsmen were out and returned to the pavilion. Reeza Hendricks could not play a big innings. He scored 4 runs in 5 balls with the help of one four. Similarly, Aiden Markram also could not play the captaincy innings. He faced 5 balls and was out after scoring 4 runs with the help of one four. Tristan Stubbs scored 31 runs in 21 balls with the help of 3 fours and a six.At the same time, Quinton de Kock also missed a half-century. He scored 39 runs in 31 balls with the help of 4 fours and one six. Heinrich Klaasen was out after playing a half-century. He scored the maximum of 52 runs in 27 balls with the help of 2 fours and 5 sixes. Marco Jansen also could not play a big innings. He got out after scoring just 2 runs in 4 balls. Hardik Pandya took maximum 3 wickets.