India vs South Africa Live Score India176/7 in 20 overs.
Virat Kohli and Axar Patel scored 76 and 47 runs independently as India posted 176/ 7 in 20 overs. The onus is now on the bowlers. Team India got off to a disastrous launch fur first. Virat Kohli hit three boundaries against Marco Yansen in the first over of the innings to take the score to 15 runs. In the alternate over of the innings, Rohit Sharma also hit two fours against Keshav Maharaj. still, in the fourth ball, he was caught by Klaasen. The captain returned to the kiosk after scoring nine runs in five balls. He scored 23 runs in the alternate innings. Maharaj also got Rishabh Pant, who came to club at number three in this over, caught by Quinton de Kock.
He returned to the kiosk without opening his account. Suryakumar Yadav wasn't at his stylish in this match. He could score only three runs. Rabada got him caught by Klaasen. Axar Patel was the saboteur- in- chief as India lost three lattices for 34 runs. He on with Virat Kohli took India past the 100- run mark.
The brace put on 72 runs for the fourth gate. He scored 47 runs off 31 balls. He was run out by de Kock in the 14th over. After this, Shivam Dube, who came to club at number six, also joined Kohli and took India's score past 160. Kohli completed his half- century in 48 balls. This is his first fifty in the T20 World Cup 2024.
He scored 76 runs off 59 balls. He was caught by Rabada in the 19th over by Marco Yansen. Kohli added 57 runs for the fifth gate with Dube off 33 balls. The sixth blow to the platoon came in the form of Shivam Dube who managed to score 27 runs. Ravindra Jadeja took the fifth gate. Hardik Pandya remained unbeaten on five. For South Africa, Nortje and Maharaj beheaded two lattices each while Rabada and Jansen beheaded one gate each.
Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh dismissed captain Aiden Markram on the third ball of the third over. He could score only four runs. Tristan Stubbs comes in to bat at number four. Quinton de Kock is there to support him.
Quinton de Kock (28) and Tristan Stubbs (30) are batting well. The partnership between the two has crossed 50 runs. They are 68/2 after eight overs.
South Africa are 81 for the loss of three wickets after 10 overs. Quinton de Kock and Heinrich Klaasen are at the crease. South Africa need 96 runs in 60 balls. India need a wicket here. Kuldeep Yadav's bowling was not up to the mark. He gave away 23 runs in his four overs.
South Africa are 93 for the loss of three wickets after 11 overs. They need 84 runs in 54 balls. At the moment, there is a 20 + run partnership between Heinrich Klaasen and de Kock. India need wickets at all times.
South Africa were bowled out for 106 in the 13th over. Arshdeep Singh has got Quinton de Kock out caught by Kuldeep Yadav. De Kock scored 39 off 31 balls with the help of four boundaries and a six. Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller are at the crease. South Africa are 109 for the loss of four wickets after 13 overs. They need 68 runs in 42 balls.
South Africa were bowled out for 151 in the 17th over. Hardik Pandya has got Heinrich Klaasen out caught by the wicket-keeper. He scored 52 runs off 27 balls. David Miller and Marco Jansen are at the crease. South Africa need 22 runs in 18 balls.
South Africa were bowled out for 156. Jasprit Bumrah clean bowled Marco Yansen. David Miller and Keshav Maharaj are at the crease. South Africa need 20 runs in two overs.
South Africa need 16 off the last six balls. Miller and Maharaj are at the crease. In the 18th over, Bumrah gave two runs and in the 19th over, Arshdeep gave four runs and brought India back in the match.
It is a big play-and-miss from Rabada, but the batters are able to run a quick single.
11 off 3 now.
India won the T20I World Cup for the second time. India defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final. Earlier, electing to bat first after winning the toss, India scored 176 runs losing seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs. In reply, South Africa could only manage 169 / 8 in 20 overs. With this win, India ended their 11-year ICC trophy drought. India had earlier won the Champions Trophy in 2013. At the same time, India has won the T20 World Cup after 17 years. They won the World Cup after 13 years. India won the ODI World Cup in 2011.
India won the match by 17 runs. South Africa were 151 for four at the end of 16 overs. Miller and Klaasen were at the crease. South Africa need 26 off the last 24 balls. In the 17th over, Hardik dismissed Klaasen and gave away just four runs. In the 18th over, Bumrah dismissed Yansen and gave away two runs. He gave away 19 runs in four overs. South Africa needed 16 off the last over. Hardik Pandya strikes on the very first ball of the over. Rabada gets his second wicket. Rabada gets his third wicket. Maharaj takes a single off the fourth ball. The next ball was a wide. Hardik Pandya dismissed Rabada on the fifth ball of the innings. India won the match by seven wickets with one ball to spare.