IND vs SA: India record highest total in T20 World Cup finals

India batted first in the T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa at the Kensington Oval, Barbados, on Saturday and set a 177-run total with Virat Kohli top-scoring for the Blues.

With their 176-run total, India posted the highest-ever total in T20 World Cup finals while batting first.

Highest 1st Innings totals in Men's T20 World Cup Finals:

176/7 — India v South Africa (2024)

172/4 —New Zealand v Australia (2021)

157/5 — India v Pakistan (2007)

155-9 — England vs West Indies (2016)

147-6 — Australia vs England (2010)

India started as brilliantly as they had scored 15 runs in the first over with Kohli scoring three fours to Marco Jensen. Rohit Sharma continued India’s aggressive intent but after scoring two boundaries to Keshav Maharaj in the second over, the Indian skipper lost his wicket.

Soon after the 37-year-old’s dismissal, wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant, too, lost his wicket in the same over.

India met with another blow when Kagiso Rabada removed Suryakumar Yadav, leaving the Blues 34-3 in 4.3 overs. It looked like an early collapse for Sharma’s side but a 72-run partnership between Kohli and Axar Patel (47) brought the much-needed breakthrough for them.

Shivam Dube contributed a valuable 27 runs on 16 balls. For Africa, Maharaj and Anrich Nortje picked two wickets each while Rabada and Jensen bagged one each.

Playing XIs

India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Rishabh Pant (wk), 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa: 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Reeza Hendricks, 3 Aiden Markram (capt), 4 Heinrich Klaasen, 5 David Miller, 6 Tristan Stubbs, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Anrich Nortje, 11 Tabraiz Shamsi.

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