Senior Team India batsman Virat Kohli is expected to play a key role in the 2024 T20 World Cup final against South Africa at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday, June 29. The 35-year-old had a disappointingly unwatched tournament till now, just 75 runs in seven innings at a 100 strike rate, with a maximum score of 37.
Despite this, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma and head instructor Rahul Dravid stated their support for the former India captain’s negative performance in the final against the Proteas.
In the post-match commentary following India’s victory over England in the semi-final, Rohit stated that Kohli is probably saving his finest for the final. “I think it’s coming up big,” Dravid added.
As per Kohli’s overall performance in South Africa in the T20 World Cup, he stroke 86 runs in three matches at an average of 43. Notably, 2 off 6 balls in opposition to South Africa in the Super 8 round of the 2012 T20 World Cup Because he turned into exiled to Colombo and there.
Kohli, who played at no. 3, hit five fours and two sixes as India beat South Africa by six wickets in the 2014 T20 World Cup semi-final at Mirpur It helped India concede a target of 173 runs in 19.1 overs.
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When India faced South Africa in the Super 12 round of the 2022 T20 World Cup in Perth, the former India captain was dismissed for scoring 11 balls for 12. While trying to pull a bouncer from Lungi At Ngidi, the right-arm batsman was mishit and caught at good leg. After that, India lost the match played on a dangerous pitch by five wickets.
How did Kohli fare in the T20 against South Africa?
Reflecting Virat Kohli’s overall performance against South Africa in T20Is, the experienced batter has accomplished 13 matches 12 innings) against to the Proteas. He made 318 runs at an average of 35.33 and scored 134.17 balls.
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Notable scores were 43 out of 27 in Dharamsala in October 2015, 72 unsuccessful out of 52 in Mohali in September 2019 and 49 out of 28 in Guwahati in October 2022
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