Bridgetown (Barbados): Star batter Virat Kohli regained his form at the right time to strike a fifty as India made a healthy 176 for seven against South Africa in the T20 World Cup final here.
Kohli’s 76 (59b, 6×4, 2×6), which was his first in this tournament, and Axar Patel’s 47 (31b, 1×4, 4×6) helped India overcome the early fall of skipper Rohit Sharma (9), Rishabh Pant (0) and Suryakumar Yadav (3).
India were at a wobbly 34 for three then.
But Kohli and Axar milked 72 runs for the fourth wicket. Shivam Dube gave some late steam with a 16-ball 27.
For SA, left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took two wickets.
Brief scores: India 176/7 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 76, Axar Patel 47; Keshav Maharaj 2/23) vs South Africa.
PTI