Key highlights from the fourth week of the ICC T20 World Cup
Updated On: 30 June, 2024 11:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Rohan Koli
India win trophy from near-impossible position; Kohli shines in his last T20I innings
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India players celebrate after winning the T20 World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados. PIC/Getty Images
India win trophy from a near-impossible position as SA choke again
India beat South Africa from a near-impossible position to lift the second T20 World Cup trophy. The Rohit Sharma-led side won the thrilling final by seven runs as the Proteas’s batting order chocked to Indian pacers in the last five overs. With 30 required off 30 balls and six wickets in hand, South Africa were all set to enjoy their maiden title triumph, but India bowlers showed a never-give-up attitude and conceded just 22 runs off the next five overs to hand the inaugural champions a last-over victory.
Out-of-form Kohli shines in his last T20I innings
India’s batting star Virat Kohli retired from T20Is in style. He rose to the occasion when it all mattered in the final against South Africa. The opener, who had scored just 75 in the last seven matches of the tournament made amends by smashing 76 off 59 deliveries to take India to 176-7, the highest team total in the T20 World Cup final. Earlier in the tournament, Kohli became the first Indian player to register five single-digit scores in the T20 World Cup which included two ducks.
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