T20 World Cup: India post 176/7, Virat Kohli hits 76

After a quiet match, Virat Kohli as soon as once more proved his price with an inning of 76 runs off 59 balls within the all-important last in opposition to South Africa. Choosing to bat first on the Kensington Oval in Barbados, India completed with 176 runs for the lack of seven wickets.

Apart from Kohli, Axar Patel and Shivam Dube shone with the bat, scoring 47 and 27 runs, respectively. Patel was at his belligerent finest, hitting the Proteas bowlers for 4 sixes, as he stitched a partnership of 72 runs with Kohli.

Dube, who too had a quiet world cup, got here in helpful, hanging three boundaries and a six in his 16-ball keep on the crease.

For South Africa, Keshav Maharaj and Anrich Nortje picked up two wickets every. Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada picked up one wicket every, whereas Patel was run out by Quinton de Kock.

South Africa will attempt to rating the 177 runs and win their first ever world cup in cricket. For India, the bowlers, led by Jasprit Bumrah, would hope to maintain the Proteas batters at bay and add their fourth star on the blue jersey.