This is the highest total in a T20 World Cup final, which is signficant
Nortje to Dube, FOUR, attempted wide yorker, misses his mark by a whisker, and clobbered past mid-on! Such a sweet contact, down the ground with raw power
Rohit: “18.5 again: Exact same ball that Haris Rauf bowled at the MCG! Kohli needed to play that magic shot again! Went across rather than straight!!”
Nortje to Dube, 1 wide, full length but too wide, Dube cocks his wrists and waits for the umpire to spread his arms
Nortje, on the other hand, has conceded 17 in three overs… here he is to close things out
More runs for Kohli today (76) than in his first seven innings of this WC (75), says Matt Roller
Vicky: “They don’t call him the ‘King’ just for namesake. A king steps up in the toughest of times. Cometh the hour cometh the man!!! Had a quite tournament but he is scoring when it matters!! ‘King’ Kohli for a reason!!!”
Jansen to Kohli, OUT, drags the length back, swung in the air, down to wide long-on, and Kohli is done! It’s been a significant knock, but is it the title-winner? All will be revealed
V Kohli c Rabada b Jansen 76 (59b 6×4 2×6) SR: 128.81
Big two balls for Jansen, who is under the pump. A change of ball after that last launch
Jansen to Kohli, 1 no ball, Full length outswinger, Jansen reckon Kohli has nicked this, but he’s overstepped! It was sent upstairs, then straight back down again for a free hit…
It will be Jansen, SA keep the faith
Ravindra: “Is it truly a 180 pitch or 200 pitch ?” Hard to say, England found it hard to chase on against Australia, but that’s not really indicative of anything in this tournament
Rabada to Kohli, 1 run, yorker to finish, right into the blockhole, clipped on the up to the leg side, and the 150 comes up
Vismay: “Who said anchor roles are obsolete in T20 cricket ? Kohli would like to disagree.” 180 from here, and vindication will be incoming
Rabada to Dube, 1 wide, oops, a horrid full wide, that one slipped out of the hand. De Kock did well to prevent the boundary