12.08pm South Africa will need 177 to win, as India post the highest score in a T20 World Cup final. Is it enough though? Virat Kohli was the mainstay, but only hindsight will be able to say if his tempo through the middle overs was sufficient. Axar Patel and Shivam Dube kept swinging at 150+ strike-rates though to ensure the innings never stalled. Marco Jansen had a tough day out, but Nortje with 2 for 26 closed ranks well.
Shadow-Shell: “India looked behind the 8-ball for most of the innings, but somehow they’ve got 176. The innings if Kohli will be talked about for a long time, one way or another” That is an inevitability… much like his 77 from 58 in the 2014 final
Anish Pandey: “I’m afraid the intent came a little too late. I would say it’s 20 runs short. Now it’s on Bumrah and Kuldeep and create some magic!” To be fair, if anyone can, those eight overs of guaranteed gold can!
Over to Karthik for the restart.
Nortje to Jadeja, OUT, huge swing through the full length, wide of off, a steepling leading edge, and a good diving take at mid-off. South Africa close it out well, but that is a hefty score on the board all the same
