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.
| Player | Ball | Year |
| Gautam Gambhir | 44 | 2007 |
| David Hussey | 49 | 2010 |
| Virat Kohli | 48 | 2024 |
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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