In the final of the T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team has set a target of 177 runs for South Africa. But like every match, the opening partnership could not last long in the final as well.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Source-ANI)
Sports Desk, Navbharat: In the final of the T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team has set a target of 177 runs for South Africa. But like every match, the opening partnership could not last long in the final as well. In this World Cup, the Indian team could not make an opening partnership of 50 runs in any of the eight matches.
Even in the final match of T20 World Cup 2024, the opening partnership lasted only for 1.4 balls. However, during this time Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma added 23 runs. In terms of runs, this was the second-highest opening partnership of this World Cup. The biggest opening partnership in the tournament came against Bangladesh in which Rohit-Kohli together scored 39 runs.
India started the tournament against Ireland. In this match, Rohit and Virat Kohli came as opening batsmen. But the team lost the first wicket at a score of 22 runs. Against Pakistan too, the opening batsmen could only make a partnership of 12 runs. In this match, the team lost the first wicket on the third ball of the second over.
Against America, the first wicket fell at a score of just 1 run. After this, against Afghanistan too, Kohli and Rohit could only manage a partnership of 11 runs. The biggest partnership of the match was of 39 runs against Bangladesh. Apart from this, the opening partnership with Australia also remained in single digits. In this match, the team’s first wicket fell at a score of 6 runs.
In the semi-final match against England, Rohit Sharma looked in rhythm from the beginning just like his innings against Australia. But Virat Kohli could not support him for long. The Indian team lost the first wicket at the score of 19 runs.
In the final, Indian cricket fans had high expectations from the Rohit-Kohli pair. In this match, Virat Kohli, who was out of form, batted well but Rohit Sharma, who was in form in the last two matches, returned to the pavilion on a score of 23 runs. The fans’ hopes of seeing a big opening partnership were dashed in the final as well.
Senior Content Writer – Navbharat
