Unbelievable: India defeats South Africa by seven runs in a thriller

India has defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup in Barbados.

Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first.

First inning:

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opened the innings. Sharma was caught out for 23 runs, followed by Rishabh Pant for no runs and Surya Kumar Yadav for 36 runs.

Kohli and Akshar Patel batted responsibly and scored 72 runs for the fourth wicket. However, Akshar Patel was run out for 47 runs off 31 balls, with four sixes.

After that, Kohli and Dubey took over the Indian batting, but Kohli was caught after scoring 76 runs.

India scored 176 runs for losing seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Kohli scored 76, Akshar 47 and Shivam Dubey scored 27 runs.

For South Africa, Enrich Nurkia and Keshav Maharaj dismissed two players each.

But Indian bowlers made an impressive comeback when South Africa needed 30 runs on 30 balls. In the last over, Protease needed 16 runs, but Hardik Pandya bowled an excellent over and led the team to victory.

Second inning:

With India’s target of 177 runs, the start of South Africa’s innings was disappointing. The first two wickets fell for 12 runs.

Quinton de Cook and Tristan Tubbs made a partnership of 58 runs for the third wicket to stabilize the team’s position, but Tristan Tubbs got out after scoring 31 runs.

Quinton de Cook scored 39 runs and caught Kuldeep, but Klaasen played an aggressive innings and returned to the pavilion after scoring 52 runs off 27 balls with the help of 5 sixes and two fours.