- India have won the T20 World Cup final after posting a total of 176-7
- Heinrich Klaasen hit 50 off 23 balls – giving South Africa chance of victory
- South Africa though collapsed against India after Klaasen fell for 52
India beat South Africa by seven runs in a heart-stopping final to win the Twenty20 World Cup at the Kensington Oval on Saturday.
Electing to bat on a dry surface, 2007 champions India overcame a top-order meltdown to post a competitive 176-7.
Virat Kohli (76) struck his first 50 of this World Cup and Axar Patel smashed 47 to power India to a healthy total.
Anrich Nortje and Keshav Maharaj claimed two wickets apiece for South Africa.
The Proteas suffered a top order collapse of their own but Quinton de Kock (39) and Tristan Stubbs (31) put their chase back on track.
India have won the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2007 after beating South Africa
Suryakumar Yadav helped clinch the victory with an incredible catch to dismiss David Miller
He nearly lost control of ball as he went for the catch but was able to keep it at the second time of asking
Yadav wheels away in celebration with a catch that will be seen as one of the best ever
Klaasen posted a half-century in just 23 balls – turning the match in South Africa’s favour
Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling made the difference as he helped India take the win by seven runs
Heinrich Klaasen (52) then counter-attacked in spectacular fashion but India’s impeccable death-overs bowling restricted South Africa to 169-8.
Perhaps the highlight of their victory was an incredible catch by Suryakumar Yadav to dismiss David Miller.
Yadav took the ball, threw it up in the desperation as he tries to keep hold of the ball, went off and back on the field, tip-toeing around the boundary to catch it on the second try.
India’s Virat Kohli quit T20 Internationals on Saturday shortly after helping his team to victory.
‘This was my last T20 game playing for India,’ player-of-the-match Kohli said following India’s seven-run victory at Kensington Oval.
‘Time for the next generation to take the T20 game forward.’
Miller (left) and Klaasen (right) celebrate scoring runs they chased India’s total
India posted a score to beat of 176-7 – the highest total ever recorded in a T20 World Cup final
Virat Kohli played a huge part in India’s victory and he announced his retirement from T20 internationals after the match
Kohli scored 76 with 59 balls while Axar Patel (pictured) supported with 47 from 31
Arshdeep Singh got two wickets from two average deliveries to take out Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock
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