'Virat is the undisputed goat': Kohli rises from the ashes in T20 WC final, scores 76 to rescue IND

Cometh the hour, Cometh the man as Virat Kohli has stepped up once again for Team India when it mattered the most and scored a crucial fifty for his nation. 

India and South Africa faced each other at the T20 World Cup 2024 final at Kensington Oval in Barbados and the men in blue had lost their way in the powerplay.

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Virat Kohli to the rescue

India were in all sorts of trouble against South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 final at Barbados. Having lost Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav inside the powerplay it all looked doom and gloom for India. 

However, Virat Kohli who has had a horrid T20 World Cup 2024 tournament till the final stepped up when his team needed him the most and scored a fantastic half century.  

Although the strike rate in Virat Kohli's innings might have been low he provided a much-needed relief to India when it looked like everything would unravel. But Virat Kohli's knock of 76 of 59 balls helped India set a target of 177 to chase for South Africa. 

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Virat Kohli scores milestone 50, equals Babar Azam

Virat Kohli's first half century in T20 World Cup 2024 meant that he has now equalled Babar Azam for the most T20I half centuries. Both Babar Azam and Virat Kohli now have 39 half centuries each. 

India set record total in T20 World Cup finals

Virat Kohli would be mightily pleased with the fact that he has propelled India to a fighting total. Their total of 176/7 is the highest total scored in T20 World Cup finals history. 

Teams: India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi. PTI DDV KHS