Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first
Rohit and Virat Kohli opened the innings for India while Marco Jansen started off with the ball
Kohli got off to a blistering start as he smacked three fours off Jansen’s over
Rohit, too, stepped on the gas pedal as he reverse swept a couple of balls for four but Keshav Maharaj had the last laugh as he sent the Indian skipper packing
Maharaj struck again as Pant miscued a sweep to Quinton de Kock behind the stumps. India was reduced to 23/2
South Africa claimed its third wicket inside the PowerPlay as Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for a four-ball three
With Axar Patel and Kohli in the mdidle, India finished the PowerPlay with 45/3 on board
Kohli and Axar’s rescue act took India to 75/3 in 10 overs, and regained the lost momentum
The partnership was finally broken as Axar was run out after a brief mixup with Kohli. India was 106/4 in the 14th over
Kohli fought sensibly and got to his half century in 48 deliveries. His 50 included four fours
Kohli and Dube added 57 runs off 33 balls for the fifth wicket before the former got out trying to pull over deep midwicket
India finished with 176/7 on board in 20 overs - the highest team score in a T20 World Cup final!
Reeza Hendricks and Quinton de Kock opened the chase for SA while Arshdeep Singh started off with the ball
Jasprit Bumrah delivered just what the doctor ordered as he rattled the stumps of Hendricks with a peach of a delivery
Arshdeep Singh got rid of Aiden Markram as South Africa was reduced for 12/2 in the third over
De Kock and Tristian Stubbs did not let the momentum slip further as they took on bowlers constantly
Axar struck in his second over as he got rid of Stubbs who tried to sweep and failed
Another quickfire partnership between Heinrich Klaasen and de Kock meant India was put on the backfoot
Arshdeep then came in to claim the wicket of de Kock to bring India back into the game. SA was 106/4 in the 13th over
Klaasen played a match-defining knock as he smacked 24 runs in Axar’s over as the required run rate dropped drastically
David Miller and Klaasen changed the course of the match in a matter of couple of overs. SA needed 26 to win from 24 balls
Hardik and Bumrah picked one wicket apiece in consecutive overs as Klaasen and Jansen were sent back to the dugout
With Miller and Keshav Maharaj in the middle, SA needed 16 to win off the last over
In a dramatic turn of events, India ended it’s 11-year wait to finally lay hands on an ICC trophy!