India vs South Africa ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final LIVE: After Rohit Shama won the toss and elected to bat first at Barbados, he decided to bat first. The Hitman will open the innings alongside Virat Kohli as India announced an unchanged playing eleven for the summit clash. However, it was not an ideal start for India as the Men In Blue lost three wickets including their in-form captain within the first six overs. South Africa captain Aiden Markram introduced four bowlers including himself in the powerplay and managed to restrict India to 45/3 after an explosive start. While Keshav Maharaj got two wickets, Kagiso Rabada got the prized wicket of Suryakumar Yadav.
In case you missed the powerplay action, here is a look back at ball-by-ball action from the much-anticipated final:
Marco Jansen steps up to bowl the first over of the match.
0.1: Single! Rohit Sharma off the mark right away.
0.2: FOUR! Virat Kohli beats the cover fielders to start proceedings in style.
0.3: FOUR! Another overpitched boundary by Jansen punished for a boundary on the on-side.
0.4: Kohli moves to double-figures with a couple on the off-side.
0.5: Dot ball
0.6: FOUR! Down the ground by Kohli as Kohli shows ruthless aggression against the tall seamer.
INDIA 15/0
Keshav Maharaj steps up to bowl the second over of the game with on strike
1.1: FOUR! Rohit tosses one up through the third man area to find the ropes.
1.2: FOUR! The spinner is punished for another area as Sharma executes a perfect reverse sweep.
1.3: Dot ball
1.4: OUT! Rohit Sharma falls as Heinrich Klaasen completes a good catch. The Indian captain departs for 9 off 5 balls.
INDIA 23/1
Rishabh Pant walks in
1.5: Dot ball
1.6: OUT! Keshav Maharaj strikes again as third umpire confirms Pant had top-edged the ball that was caught by Quinton de Kock behind the wickets. The wicketkeeper goes without scoring.
INDIA 23/2
Suryakumar Yadav is the new batter in
Kagiso Rabada joins attack
2.1: Dot ball
2.2: Dot ball
2.3: Dot ball
2.4: Kohli's shot is stopped in covers but India manage a single
2.5: Dot ball
2.6: A risky slog by Suryakumar Yadav falls in no man's land due to the fielding restrictions. Two runs for India.
INDIA 26/2
Keshav Maharaj
3.1: A drive from Kohli is stopped by the South African skipper near the boundary. He saves two runs for his team.
3.2: Dot ball
3.3: Dot ball
3.4: Four! Kohli keeps picking loose balls with ease.
3.5: Dot ball
3.6: Dot ball
INDIA 32/2
Kagiso Rabada
4.1: Suryakumar finds a single towards the third man area.
4.2: Kohli takes a quick single.
4.3: OUT! A brilliant catch in the deep by Klaasen and SKY gies for 3 off 4.
INDIA 34/3
Axar Patel is the new batter
4.4: FOUR! The left-hander is off the mark in style.
4.5: Dot ball
4.6: A misfield in the covers hand Patel a single.
INDIA 39/3
Aiden Markram is the new bowler.
5.1: Single
5.2: Single
5.3: Single
5.4: Single
5.5: Single
5.6: Single
END OF BATTING POWERPLAY
INDIA 45/3
Virat Kohli batting on 25 from 19 balls
Axar Patel batting on 8 from 6 balls