T20 World Cup Final: India set record 177-run target for South Africa on the back of Virat's 76

India overcame a shaky start in the T20 World Cup final to score 176-7 against South Africa, setting the Proteas up for a 177-run chase. The men in blue lost captain Rohit Sharma early, with the Mumbai man gone after scoring just nine runs off five balls.

Rohit Sharma's men lost wickets in quick succession, with Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant both departing cheaply. A rapid-fire innings from Axar Patel, with the bowler registering 47 runs off 31 balls after being bumped up the order to bat at three down.

South African bowler Keshav Maharaj was in fine form, snapping up two wickets and giving away just 23 runs in his spell; Anrich Nortje also grabbed two wickets, while pacer Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen took a wicket each.


India were 34 for 3 in the fifth over, eventually recovering to end at 176 - the highest total in a T20 World Cup final - on the back of expensive overs in the final stretch of the innings.

Brief scores: India 176/7 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 76, Axar Patel 47; Keshav Maharaj 2/23) vs South Africa