Invincible India
India becomes the first team to win a T20 WC unbeaten. They are also now 2nd on the team list for most ICC trophies
Runs on the board
India's 176-7 was the highest total by a side in a T20 WC final. Had South Africa chased it down, it would have been a record chase.
RoKo end on a high
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli end their T20 careers as the top 2 run scores in ICC Men's T20 world cups. Kohli's average especially is unreal as it is almost 10 points higher than his career average which proves how valuable he has been in T20 WCs for India over the years
Rohit and Virat also top the table for most runs scored at the time of their retirement, although Babar Azam will probably breach their positions soon. One record that will be tough to break is Rohit Sharma's record of 205 6s, with the next highest being Martin Guptill at 173
Bumrah the cheat code
Jasprit Bumrah finished the tournament with 15 wickets in 8 matches at a staggering economy rate of 4.17 and an average of 8.26 which are unreal numbers in this format of the game. It is also the record for the best economy rate in a T20 WC
Winning from near unwinnable position
The Cricinfo win probability graph had South Africa at almost 97% when they needed 30 off 30 and the swing in the graph truly shows what a heist Arshdeep, Hardik and Bumrah managed to pull off in those 5 overs. I think saying South Africa choked isn't quite right, they were simply outdone by one of the greatest death bowling spells of all time.
India becomes the first team to win a T20 WC unbeaten. They are also now 2nd on the team list for most ICC trophies
Runs on the board
India's 176-7 was the highest total by a side in a T20 WC final. Had South Africa chased it down, it would have been a record chase.
RoKo end on a high
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli end their T20 careers as the top 2 run scores in ICC Men's T20 world cups. Kohli's average especially is unreal as it is almost 10 points higher than his career average which proves how valuable he has been in T20 WCs for India over the years
Rohit and Virat also top the table for most runs scored at the time of their retirement, although Babar Azam will probably breach their positions soon. One record that will be tough to break is Rohit Sharma's record of 205 6s, with the next highest being Martin Guptill at 173
Bumrah the cheat code
Jasprit Bumrah finished the tournament with 15 wickets in 8 matches at a staggering economy rate of 4.17 and an average of 8.26 which are unreal numbers in this format of the game. It is also the record for the best economy rate in a T20 WC
Winning from near unwinnable position
The Cricinfo win probability graph had South Africa at almost 97% when they needed 30 off 30 and the swing in the graph truly shows what a heist Arshdeep, Hardik and Bumrah managed to pull off in those 5 overs. I think saying South Africa choked isn't quite right, they were simply outdone by one of the greatest death bowling spells of all time.
