Virat Kohli delivered when India needed it the most. In the T20 World Cup 2024 final, with the team in blue down by 32-4, Kohli had to play cautiously to preserve wickets and avoid losing his crucial wicket.
Kohli scored a crucial fifty off 48 balls, including 13 dots and 26 singles. He hit only four fours during his half-century.
Slowest fifty in T20 World Cup
Gautam Gambhir’s match-winning knock in the T20 World Cup 2007 final was a slow innings with fifty in 54 balls. However, it was for a winning cause. And we hope that Virat’s fifty will also end up winning.
PlayerBallYearGautam Gambhir542007David Hussey492010Virat Kohli 482024
Virat Kohli guides India to 176
Kohli scored 76 runs off 56 balls to set a target of 176, the highest in a T20 World Cup final. He was dismissed by Marco Jansen in the penultimate over of the match.
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