Finance
The Indian bowlers, especially Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya, and Jasprit Bumrah, showed incredible poise in the closing seconds as they pulled off an exciting triumph from the verge of defeat. India’s 11-year ICC trophy drought came to an end with this victory, as they won the T20 World Cup for the second time in their history.
In the second over, Bumrah made a vital breakthrough by getting rid of Reeza Hendricks, and in the third over, Arshdeep dismissed Aiden Markram, putting South Africa early in their chase of 176 runs. Virat Kohli played a stellar innings, scoring 76 runs to help India reach a total of 176/7, the highest ever team score in a T20 World Cup final against South Africa at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Shivam Dube provided valuable support with 27 runs.
Keshav Maharaj took two significant wickets early in the innings, getting rid of Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant, while Kagiso Rabada got rid of Suryakumar Yadav, which meant that India lost three wickets in the powerplay. With a score of 47, Axar Patel had encouraging form; but, Quinton de Kock’s superb throw ended his innings.
Brief Scores: India 176/7 (Virat Kohli 76, Axar Patel 47; Keshav Maharaj 2-23, Anrich Nortje 2-26) beat South Africa 169/8 (Heinrich Klaasen 52, Quinton de Kock 39; Hardik Pandya 3-20, Jasprit Bumrah 2-18) by 7 runs.
