Placing behind a collection of low scores, Kohli introduced up his maiden half-century at this 12 months’s cricketing extravaganza off 48 balls after India acquired off to a shaky begin within the finale towards a stable Proteas assault.
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With the stable effort, the India opener equalled Pakistan’s Babar Azam file for many fifties in a profession in T20Is.
Kohli’s first half-century in 10 outings helped him equal Babar’s file of 39 half-centuries within the format.
After Kohli and Babar, India’s Rohit Sharma is the third on the listing with 37 T20I fifties.
Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan (30) and Australia’s now-retired David Warner (29) occupy fourth and fifth spot respectively on the listing.
It was additionally Kohli’s second 50-plus rating towards the Proteas in T20 World Cup knock-outs after his 44-ball 72 not out within the 2014 semi-final.
Kohli’s stable 76 and Axar Patel’s gutsy 31-ball 47 took India to 176 for 7 within the last towards South Africa.
Earlier India skipper Rohit gained the toss and opted to bat first on the Kensington Oval.
India misplaced three wickets contained in the powerplay however Kohli added a few fifty-plus partnerships with Axar and Shivam Dube (27), taking India to a aggressive complete.
For South Africa, Keshav Maharaj and Anrich Nortje picked up a few wickets every.
