Summary

  • T20 World Cup final, Barbados - South Africa v India

  • India fight back to beat Proteas by seven runs in final-over thriller

  • India claim second T20 title and first World Cup in either format for 13 years

  • Proteas needed 30 off five overs but crumbled after Klaasen fell for brilliant 52

  • India posted 176-7 - highest total in a T20 World Cup final - thanks to 76 from Kohli and 47 from Axar

  • Scroll back through live text to watch highlights

Live Reporting

by Stephan Shemilt & Ffion Wynne

  1. WICKET

    Suryakumar c Klaasen b Rabada 3 (Ind 34-3)

    Well, it may have to be Kohli's day because nobody else fancies sticking around with him.

    Suryakumar Yadav takes a big swipe to Rabada and picks out Heinrich Klaasen at deep square. It's a cracking diving catch, too.

    South Africa have all the momentum. They can't afford to let it slide.

    India lose a third wicket in the powerplay as Rabada gets Suryakumar for three

  2. Ind 32-2

    Is it Virat Kohli's day? Wouldn't it be so on-brand for him to play a match-winning knock in the final having barely got the ball off the square before now?

    He punishes Keshav Maharaj for four more through the covers as the spinner drops too short.

  3. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Barbados

    Suryakumar Yadav has tried to play MS Dhoni's helicopter shot there. It very nearly crash-landed.

  4. Ind 26-2

    Just chipped over mid-on!

    An early scare for Suryakumar Yadav but he's off the mark.

    Only three from the over though - a solid start from the class act that is Rabada.

  5. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    What a start, for India in the first over, then South Africa taking two in the second.

  6. Ind 23-2

    Kagiso Rabada starts with three dots to Virat Kohli.

    The crowd's gone pretty quiet.

  7. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    That is a triumph for Keshav Maharaj.

  8. WICKET

    Pant c De Kock b Maharaj 0 (Ind 23-2)

    Wow!

    After a flying start full of intent, India are in trouble and South Africa have held their nerve brilliantly.

    Keshav Maharaj deserves plenty of credit for that because he was struck for two boundaries from his first two balls, but responds with two crucial wickets.

    Pant goes for a big sweep to his second ball, only managing a top edge that gifts Quinton de Kock the simplest of catches.

    "Massive strike" - Maharaj gets wicket of Pant for a duck

  9. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    I think it's hit his foot and ballooned up into the air.

  10. Umpire review

    Scenes!

    Has Rishabh Pant gone for a duck?

  11. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    Rohit gone for single fingers is the sort of thing a fielding captain would deal with the devil for. You'd give anything for it.

  12. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Rohit is trying to manipulate the field and a metre either side it races away for four. Maharaj has gone for two boundaries but got the key wicket.

  13. WICKET

    Rohit c Klaasen b Maharaj 9 (Ind 23-1)

    That's big.

    Rohit Sharma has been in spectacular form, and South Africa's celebrations tell the story. The India skipper goes for one shot too many and picks out Heinrich Klaasen, who takes a smart catch at square leg.

    Rishabh Pant is in early.

    South Africa pick up an early wicket as Maharaj gets Rohit for nine

  14. Ind 23-0

    Reverse sweep, four.

    Eight balls in and it's chaos out there.

  15. Ind 19-0

    Keshav Maharaj is edged past slip from his first ball.

    The runs are flowing.

  16. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Barbados

    After all of the talk, Kohli leans on his bat in between overs with one hand on his hip - looking like all is absolutely fine.

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    C'mon India let’s do it, think it’s destiny to win it, been very consistent. C'mon lads.

    Ravi

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    The three boundaries were all half-volleys. It's not the over South Africa wanted to set the tone in this final.

  19. Ind 15-0

    Marco Jansen looks nervous. Again, he goes too full and Kohli drives down the ground for the third boundary.

    South Africa needed to put out-of-sorts Kohli under pressure early on, and that over has done the exact opposite.

  20. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Sounds

    Jansen needs to drag his length back.