IND vs SA LIVE, T20 World Cup 2024 Final: Axar Patel Provides Crucial Breakthrough, South Africa 3 Down

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T20 World Cup 2024 Final LIVE Updates: Quinton de Kock and Heinrich Klaasen aim to keep three-down South Africa going in the chase of 177 runs against India in the final match of T20 World Cup 2024 at Kensington Oval, Barbados. Jasprit Bumrah rattled Reeza Hendricks with a peach of a delivery before Arshdeep Singh got the better of Aiden Markram. Axar Patel removed Tristan Stubbs. Earlier, Virat Kohli anchored with a gritty 76 off 59 as India posted a total of 176 for 7 in 20 overs, which is the highest total by any team in the final of a men’s T20 World Cup. India were reduced to 34 for 3 in 4.3 overs but a crucial 72-run stand between Kohli and Axar Patel bailed the team out of trouble. Axar fell for 47 off 31 while Kohli hit 76 off 59. Keshav Maharaj and Anrich Nortje picked two wickets apiece for 23 and 26 runs, respectively. (Live Scorecard)