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Living up to the prayers and expectations of nearly one and a half billion Indians, the Rohit Sharma-led team beat South Africa by 7 runs in a thrilling match in an amazing display of unity, courage and composure to win the T20 World Cup. For India after 17 years. India won the toss and batted first and scored 176 runs for 7 wickets in response to which South Africa could only score 169 runs for 8 wickets. This is the first time after 17 years that India has won the T20 World Cup. India won the T20 World Cup for the first time in 2007 under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Before this, India won the ICC ODI World Cup in 2011, followed by the Champions Trophy in 2013. In this way, India has won the ICC trophy after 11 years.
After the win, captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli hugged each other and cried. Every Indian player, including Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, had wet eyes. Former bowler of the Indian team Irfan Pathan also cried in the commentary box. He said that Rohit’s team has done wonders today. He will always be grateful to this team, which made his dream come true.
This was my last T20 World Cup: Kohli
This World Cup was very important for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. As soon as the team became world champions, Virat announced his retirement from the T20 format. There is a possibility that Rohit Sharma may also retire from this format of cricket. This World Cup was also very important for coach Rahul Dravid. Under Dravid’s captaincy, India crashed out of the group stage of the 2007 ODI World Cup. After winning the World Cup, an emotional Virat said, ‘This was my last T20 World Cup. I have played six T20 World Cups before. Now is the time when new talents get a chance. I enjoyed the game a lot and this moment will be memorable for my life. He said that every member of the team is equally entitled to this victory. Everyone performed brilliantly, due to which India won this World Cup.
Due to the fall of wickets, India was on the back foot
A smart innings from Virat Kohli (76) and a vital partnership of 72 runs with Akshar Patel (47) helped India score 176 for 7. Virat’s bat, which had been quiet almost throughout the tournament, roared into the title match today. Virat showed his intent by hitting three fours in Marco Jensen’s first over. India scored 15 runs in the first over, at which point it looked like a score of 200-plus would be possible on this pitch, but South Africa’s bowlers made a strong comeback and took India’s three crucial wickets in the very first powerplay Sharma (9) Rishabh Pant (0) And with the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav (3), Team India was put on the back foot and the field was silent.
Virat’s bat was played in the final
Keshav Maharaj took the wickets of Rohit and Rishabh, while Suryakumar Kasigo was caught at deep square leg trying to pull off Rabada. Akshar, who came in to support Virat at this critical juncture, batted with composure and added to India’s scoreboard as the two batsmen put on a vital 72-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Virat, who opened the innings explosively, showed wisdom and prioritized runs between the wickets rather than boundaries. In the last over, he changed gears and in his familiar style, destroyed the South African bowlers. He fell victim to Marco Jensen in the 19th over of the innings, when trying to pull back a length ball on middle and leg, the ball did not make proper contact with the bat and was caught by Rabada running out. He hit six fours and two sixes off 59 balls, while Akshar hit one four and four sixes in his 31-ball innings before being run out for the fourth wicket. In the last over, Shivam Dubey (27) lost his wicket trying to increase the run rate. Pandya returned unbeaten scoring five runs.
South Africa did not start well
Chasing a target of 177, South Africa did not get off to a good start and in the second over, Jasprit Bumrah bowled Riza Hendricks (4) and sent him to the pavilion. In the very next over, Arshdeep Singh dismissed captain Aden Markram (4) and gave South Africa another blow. After this, Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs took over the innings. There was a 58-run partnership between the two for the third wicket. This partnership was broken by Akshar Patel in the ninth over by dismissing Stubbs (31) off 21 balls. Heinrich Klaasen came in to bat and led the way along with de Kock. In the 13th over, Arshdeep Singh dismissed de Kock for 39 off 31 balls and sent him to the pavilion. Heinrich Klaasen did not hold back and batted aggressively and added 52 runs off 27 balls to lead his team to victory. Hardik Pandya changed the course of the match by dismissing Clausen on the first ball of the 17th over. After this, Marco Jensen (2) fell prey to Bumrah.