I am 31 years old. Watching cricket from 4,5 years old. Witnessed so many great bowlers but I've never seen any bowler who made opponent terrified as bumrah does. You are playing 16 overs if you are playing against India because you can't do much in those 4 overs of bumrah. This is some other worldly stuff from him.
@hiteshgujarathi4636 you never saw ambrose, walsh, waqar, wasim, alland donald, brett lee, shane bond, dale steyn, mitchell johnson etc. you really didn't think this out before you wrote it did you? also....bumrah can be conquered if you have the skill. he went for 42 in four overs in the 2016 wt20 semi final and went for 43 in 9 in the world cup final last year
@@juanestadian8471 You can only find a few examples in his close to 10 years of int'l career. The bowlers you have named didn't bowl in the modern era where situations and rules heavily favour the batsmen. They didn't even play T20Is and the modern day ODI cricket with so much of inventive shots and explosive batsmen. If you really want to compare, compare their averages across formats, he would be the best all format fast bowler as said by many many experts around the world.
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@@rajsub3884 yes, true. But 10 runs of 5 balls is much more favorable for the batting team than 16 off 6. Also, calling a team that lost "chokers" is effectively rubbing salt in their wounds. Did you used to call the Indian Men's and Women's team chokers for losing in various WC knockout matches?
Nobody is talking about as why Pandya still had one over left. He should have bowled Axar's over that went for 24 runs. If Hardik bowled that over, the game would not have gotten so close, and India would have had a big cushion at the end.
@@venpeddapalli7189 India should've picked siraj instead of kuldeep or jadeja. This was a Pacers ground, spinners were hammered, the only reason axar is not being abused cause he batted great and we won
@@marathiboi96 yep it was pacers all the way but jadeja cannot be removed. maybe kuldeep but not jadeja. We need all rounders to stretch us till the end in batting order, and jadeja has a LOT of experience. experience helps in high pressure matches.
Rohit and Rishab read the innings wrong. The ball was not turning and there was grip in the pitch for medium pacers. Axar should not have bowled that over. Axar bowling at that point was a wrong call. Hardik, Arshdeep and Bumrah saved the day for Rohit
Do agree with you guys that single by Maharaj, that decision of theirs did play a significant part in the result. Who knows what would have happened if Miller instead had faced those 3 balls of Arshdeep 19th over. And also who knows what would have happened had SKY were not able to take that freaking Unbelievable Catch. What if it had gone for a six ??? I think it was like a case of multiple what if moments for them. They weren't really that far away from winning the T20 World Cup actually. It truly was a fantastic final match to this 2024 T20 WC. To be honest I think SA played some impressive cricket in their First Ever ICC event Final, small decisions little moments cost them the game
Ian Smith on commentary said that the last 2 balls of the Bumrah over could be the most significant of the match, and the Maharaj took a single on the last ball. Ian Smith was right.
@@FinalWordCricket I disagree, India won it through some spectacular depth bowling, SA didn't lose it- don't discredit India's performance by saying SA gave it to them.
I thought Axar should not have bowled the over that went for 24. I was hoping for Bumrah or even Hardik for that one. After that over, I had lost all hope but I have no idea how India won from there. Also, a shout out to the Gulbadin sniper doing his job again.
3 pacers from there was unplayable almost. Unbelievable. Like these guys said the single off of bumrah was a big mistake by their part. Experienced Miller should've not rotated there.
I was begging for hardik to come back after 4 back to back overs to spinners. I was like he has not bowled at all! Just one over. come on. give him. It was a poor performance as a captain. luckily they made a mistake as well.
Yeah Hardik only bowled 3 overs. He could have easily bowled one more. All the spinners were being hit, but Rohit kept on bringing them. To be fair to him, he was probably looking to take wickets though.
Yes, I thought Bumrah should have been brought in that over. That over nearly finished the match. If he got Klassen, then it wold be so much easier with them needing nearly 8 or 9 an over.
Adam's analysis on Kohli inning is reasonably correct and will not be discussed more since India won. Although counter to the point will be the batter will be more confident while playing high risk shot when Kohli is at the other end as there are high chances Kohli can capitalize in last overs if wickets fall from other end.
In the first over 2-3 overs he was super aggressive but when India was 34/3 he really really changed his gear back to his original play style of rotating strikes and only going ariel at the end. We all know the truth of so called Indian batting depth, Axar and Dube played the way they did coz Kohli was on the other end and Axar got lucky many times with the sixes. Imagine had Kohli got out in 30s, I pretty sure the entire batting line up would have folded and even 100 would have been a dream.
@@chandranakash02 Why are you so sure that entire batting line up would have folded? It hasn't, throughout this tournament. Everyone has contributed. In this match, Pandya and Jadeja only played 4 balls total. Total waste of middle overs by Kohli. He should have tried to hit some boundaries from 11-15th. Cricket is a team game and Kohli is not a player who trusts his team. Happy he retired. That knock did not deserve a win. He should thank Bumrah, Arsh, and Hardik.
@@sabyasachighosh6252 ok lockdown kid then tell me India was 74/3 in 10 overs, let's say Kohli gets out do you really think Dube, Hardik and Jadeja(who in the entire tournament comes to bat just to walk to the crease and back in 2 minutes 🥴) to bat deep till 20th over 😂 Guess you don't remember how the entire Indian batting line-up folded against Pakistan. You saying how happy you are that Virat retired having given his everything to Indian cricket over the year's and rather than being happy that his knock gave India an opportunity to defend a decent total show's how hatred has blinded you to the point that you can't even be happy about the team's victory and spouting shit like it "didn't deserve to win"🤬 He doesn't need to thank anyone but instead the entire Indian population ( with the exception of pests like you) is grateful to his contribution and efforts over the years ❤️
@@sabyasachighosh6252if not from 11 overs, he should atleast had tried to hit boundaries after 13 overs. Very true that he didn't show faith in batters yet to come even after inning had been stabilised after 12-13 overs with 3 batters yet to come
@@sabyasachighosh6252india's innings always folds if top order doesn't fire, be it 2017 ct final,2019 wc sf, 2021 ind vs pak, 2022 ind vs eng, 2023 wtc final and 2023 odi wc final.. The indian batsmen have been the reason we lost (except 2022) and in all of these instances, the top order had collapsed. 176 was a pretty good target and kohli did pretty well to make us reach there
When it's less than a run a ball to win with two set batters chasing a score of 176 then yeah it is a choke. Doesn't matter if they played well until that point, most times you wouldn't lose from there. Losing 3/10 at the most crucial moment is crumbling under pressure.
Ironically this is what you'll call a choke. All previous times they were beaten by a better team or just weren't in the game to win. This time with 30 of 30, they should have won.
To people calling it a choke, it wasn't. The pitch was good for fast bowlers and bad for spinners. You can't just read the scoreboard and say that it was a choke. It was freaking hard to hit the fast bowlers, even for Kohli, even axar was targeting the spinners.
Kohli played his role perfectly. The plan from the captain and coach was for him to hold one end and let the others attack freely from the other from Axar to Dube to Hardik and Jadeja. Was executed to perfection by the middle order. Had Kohli gone early attacking it could have been game over at that point.
Kohli was the most relieved player after India won. He knows the criticism he's been getting for a while now. And all credit to him for changing his playing style in the IPL. He tried to be more aggressive in the world cup but it didn't work out coz the pitches had more for the bowlers. And in the final he went back to his old mode. It was looking like another Kohli big innings in a losing effort. And he knew it. Barely celebrated his 50. If India had lost, his innings would have definitely invited a lot of criticism.
It's easy to do an analysis with ifs and but s😂. But not easy at the ground to manage the nerve in a world cup final. Shame for that thumbnail, it was India s pacers who won the match not because southafrica chocked. The death bowling was damn good and it won the match, shame for not accepting facts.
I agree with your views about kohli's innings. If india would have lost all blame would have been on kohli and axar's last over. Even Rohit captaincy would have been questioned for persisting with spinners instead of pandaya. But all is well that ends well
Tbf to Kohli, even SA batsmen were finding it hard to hit fast bowlers. He gave strike to axar against the spinners. I think he did the right thing and his strike rate doesn't reflect how hard it was to hit fast bowlers on that pitch.
Bhai aaj kohli nahi hota toh achchi bowling se bhi nahi kr paate defend. In 176 runs, unhone 76 runs banaya hai akele, 100 ka target hota agar Kohli aaj bhi Duck hota. Deserved man of the match.
I do think Kohli went a little too late. He could have started hitting one or two overs before. But I think he struggled for a little bit with timing for a while, but then he switched on at the end when it mattered most. Dube and Axar were superb with the bat. But really it is the seamers who has to be applauded, along with that superb SKY catch. Arshdeep, Bumrah, Hardik, and SKY are the guys who did the job at the end.
Kohli didn't score the runs quickly in the middle overs. However, after some point of time, it wasn't due to lack of intent, but he was not able to time.
India played hard, played some unrealistic, created miracle. Its a hard earned victory rather than south africa choked. Bumrah, arshdeep and hardik miraculous bowlibg along with SKY's miracle catch script this win.
The death bowling was outstanding in the match by both Bumrah and arshdeep, People say South africa lost the match ,the actual fact is South Africa hardly had batting depth after Klassen with Jansen totally unreliable and rest being bowlers,hence the equation to win being easy is not right especially with Bumrah and arshdeep to bowl in a world cup final.I though axar Patels innings was a game changer and Kohli for once batted perfectly..kudos to whole team once again
This was a god gift win for India as SA was clearly in front till last 3 overs. I was in tears after 15 overs was over when SA was batting as i couldn’t take another final loss. But in last 3 overs, my heart was beating so fast . Finally tears were flowing like a waterfall after the 19.5 overs. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@navoneel Yes , it was but if you listened to some players after the match, Kohli n Pandya also said it was god’s gift. So, i really believe it is god’s gift especially after the heart shattering experience on 19th Nov. I really wouldn’t be able to endure another loss in final.
First of all india was always ahead in the game until that axar over 24 runs & Rohit little mistake there has Hardik called earlier may game would have not gone close enough then it was...
Those were some emotional scenes. The only 2 times tears have flown thru my eyes while watching cricket. 1. After watching Rohit, Kohli and Pandya. Even Siraj 2. After watching David Miller.
@@rrao7963why are you referencing a team that didn’t even qualify. With that terrible fielding in Afghanistan match and dropped catches against India, they were never prepared for a semifinal let alone a final in this tournament.
Rohit Sharma blundered by giving one over many to Aksar Patel especially the pitch was doing nothing for Spin and also when Hardik had not bowled too many ..., india also made a selection blunder by not picking Siraj instead of Jadeja for this match ..Dube Played a good Cameo, Aksar with his aggressive batting and arshdeep bowling were too good apart from bumrahs genius.Klassen showed his class,Virat raised once again on the big occasion.. overall a great Finals..The major difference was batting alrounders which south Africa did not have as Klassen was their last Major batsman apart from Miller..
You should appreciate Kohli more. He is like insurance for team India. We don’t know if we can always rely on Axar but we know we can always rely on Kohli. He is very much like Dhoni used to be in that regard.
🏏🌹..........thanks for very open minded comments & coverage!!! Surely, it all started with Arshdeep Singh and Super Bumrah ++ brave hearted Pandya finished the Task,,,,,,,,,Best Wishes to the Channel⚘🌻🕊
If you watch throughout the tournament India had choked the fuck out of some of the best teams. Pakistan, Australia were both in winning situation comfortably. India's death bowling has been really phenomenal. You have one Bowler who dogs in Yorkers. India had three specialist death bowlers . Not a single team throughout tournament managed to score even run a ball will 5-6 wickets in hand. Now that doesn't happen always. Indian bowlers literally turned death overs into a new art form this tournament
Had Kohli gone out earlier score would have been 150-160. He could have accelerated one over earlier. But India won and he has retired from T20 so any criticism of that innings is an exercise in futility.
Not To Just Spite your Opinion but I don't think Without Kohli's Innings India might struggle to score the death bowling of Rabada and Co, because I have seen in the bilateral T20 series between India and South Africa, South Africa did always well at the death, If the batter was new to the crease even Hardik struggled in the past against fast bowling of South Africa, so Kohli ensuring that there's a set batter remains until the end is very crucial thing for India's victory (If you notice the 10th over drinks break of India's innings you can see Dravid pulling Kohli slightly away and talking to him, I bet He told Kohli to stay calm until 17th over of the Innings)
I think it's a bigger case than Kohli's conservatism kicking in when the chips were down. He made his calculations. He probably aimed 180 odd, given the bowling that India has and given South Africa's history in World Cups. He controlled the controllables reasonably well. I don't think he was player of the match or anything. No one should have been player of the match for that game. But he made a respectable, almost Marlon Samuels-like contribution in the World Cup Final.
He gets some hatred, Virat Kohli, back in India. The reaction of some of the Indian pundits to the win included some bizarre comments about how Kohli batted. It's not relevant now. India won the Cup, Kohli retired. This was and is the time to celebrate. If you ask me what I felt at the halfway stage, that's exactly what I felt. That he played like Samuels from those finals, Gambhir from the 2007 final, or even the Kohli from the 2014 final. Would it have worked for any other side in the tournament? Probably not. Would it work for the RCB? No way. But for an Indian attack with Bumrah, it does. It would have easily been 30 for 4, 30 for 5, game over.... Even when Axar Patel got himself run out after a brilliant innings, India were 104 for 4, not fully out of the woods. Runs in a World Cup Final ever so important. So it was street smart from Kohli.
great analysis of the death overs. It was bad decision making by SA batters in the last 4 overs. Even in the last over, Miller could have tried for 4 before going for a 6.
Superb analysis. Discussed most nuances that get ignored in the immediate euphoria of a great final. Kohli should have accelerated earlier, & that innings would have been viewed very differently, had Bumrah not pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
The anti indian brigade will certainly take two incidents from this match to dispute the result 1. Pant time out for knee injury was time wasting 2. SKY’s catch should not have stood as he stopped the ball outside the boundary/ had touched the boundary lines These two were some i saw on social media after the match The noise will get louder tomorrow especially from our loving neighbour But as Jarod Kimber said, why listen to such people, best ignore them.
On second viewing, Pant might have actually needed the physio. 5th ball of the Bumrah over that went for a double, on that ball Pant had to jump to catch the ball after Dube threw it back. You can see that Pant didn't stand up fast after that. Maybe he actually did something there. Ravi Shatri said that it was a tactic so that's how we saw it, but maybe it was legit.
@@FinalWordCricket Btw, i still stand by my opinion that Pant should not be selected for the T20 squad as he failed again today, 3rd match in a row. There are others who can play as WK n bat, Sanju, Kishan , Rahul to name a few. Pant should play in test n maybe in the Odi teams.
I’m not an irrational Kohli fan but I think he deserved that man of the match award cause had he not been there for 59 balls india would have repeated the Pakistan match scoring and after that no matter how good India’s bowler bowled it was South Africa’s match due to their superb all round batting lineup . Also in hindsight the difference between the both sides were that South Africa did not have any anchor player like kohli who could take them to the finish line. Plus 177 in a World Cup final is a great score.
Kohli playing slow till 12 overs is correct. But he didn’t accelerate even after that was wrong. Nobody can defend that. Future Indian players should take right lessons from it because bowlers won’t be able to pull miracles every time
What is it with Marco Jansen, really struggled to bowl well vs IND in the 2023 CWC match and same thing happened today as well. Is it like India played him very well or is it just like , that Marco Jansen has like a mental block when it comes to performing well against India ???
Sky catch was turning point as it wpuld fetch sa team 6 runs equatiion would be 5 ball 10 runs to david Surya u beauty in final. Axar catch in semifinal
Most Indian fans were chill, but I could also see some rubbish Indian privileged fans who were making those dancers and drummers uncomfortable by going into their space.
Felt sorry for South Africa really, Klaassen had it under control. Just a flashy rush of blood. Also that catch that got Miller out, wasn't Out. Also South Africa shouldn't of sent that spinner out to bat to poke around and chew up deliveries. Should of sent out someone to hit or get out hitting. Sorry not sour grapes about India winning but South Africa really bottled it and with it a chance at their first T20 World Cup.
It’s just a game. One side has to loose. It’s not war. Cheer up. Indians take the cricket too seriously. You guys have other sports you play in which you can celebrate. Cheer up. Your team played well. I wouldn’t want to face them Bec it’s fifty fifty chance
Horrible take on Virat's innings. Piss poor take in fact. If he gets out one over earlier, India loses that match. If Kohli got out cheaply, anything less than 30, or even 50, India would've been railroaded. Do you honestly want Dube, Pandya, and Jadeja facing 10+ overs with Rabada and Nortje in operation for most of them? Two of those three had done nothing with the bat in this WC, and I don't care what form Pandya is in, I wouldn't back him against Rabada or Nortje. It's almost as though you forgot how Kohli won that match against Pakistan a couple years ago, and that was chasing 160. They managed to score well above par yesterday with 176 on the tins. No one in their right mind had South Africa chasing down that total, and no one thought India left too many runs out there. In fact, had Kohli batted right till the end, that total probably would've been in the 180's. As devastating as Sky can be, you really don't want him in the middle early in an innings against a great attack. Against mediocre attacks, sure, but he also hasn't delivered with the bat on the big stage. At 34/3 with Rohit, Pant, and Sky in the shed, absolutely no one thought India would get to 176. No fu#king one. Most Indian fans would've taken 150-160 at that stage. Yeah, Kohli scored 50 from 48, and then he scored 26 from 11. He batted exactly the way he should've throughout the tournament. These scores and strike rates suited his style of batting. Pinch 1's and 2's, put the bad ball away. Accelerate in the end. For the tournament, Stubbs and Miller has strike rates of just barely over 100. Klassen had a strike rate of 126, and that must have been greatly boosted by yesterday's innings.
Geoff's analysis of that Maharaj Single on the last ball is spot on. Thats where the game was lost. Yes Bumrah is a genius and yes Surya took a once in a lifetime catch but thats not in SA's control....They fluffed their lines with decision making in the end - thats where the match went away. I will add one more thing ...I have seen Rabada bat, he is a good striker.Why would you send Maharaj and not him?
When Klassen smacked axar for 22 and then needing 31 of 30, I had given up hope that India would win. Pandya getting klassen and then Bumrah took one wicket and only gave 2 runs, I felt that hang on, the game was not finished yet. But yeah to be brutally honest, SA choked in the final 5 overs.
Rohit Sharma is a great captain. Who would have sent Axar at #5? He handled his bowlers weel. He should have brought on Hardik earlier when the spinners were being mauled.
Absolutely love you guys and your analysis but Collo’s blind spot when it comes to India is absolutely cringe. It’s not even funny. Yes, India has some shit fans. Yes BCCI is a bully. But for every troll there are thousands who love cricket just as much as you do. To downplay every achievement, to play up every slightest of shortcoming of a team filled with genuine generational talent seems much like it has little to do with the cricket on the field.
@@FinalWordCricketnot letting an undefeated team score 30 of 5 overs by the best death bowling attack you have ever seen DOES count as an amazing match. Do they sell burnol in the UK?
Choke is not good words for team who made it to final ! Its always high pressure game even australia chocked against india . Or any team who lost , either team wins but efforts are from both sides ! Happy that SA finally reached to a final , they will start winning cups soon
Bumrah was great, but it was the Hardik's final overs which brought India back in the game, especially Klaasen and Miller's wickets, they may not great deliveries, but it got the job done.
Kohli played the anchor role perfectly. His presence gave other batters the confidence to go aggressively after the ball. He made sure the Indian side was stable and then went into the hitting mode. His contribution in this game was priceless. So was Hardik's, Surya's, Axar's and ofcourse Bumrah's. It was a splendid team effort. SA were terrific as well. Klassen was a class apart. But India kept their nerves and saw the game to the end. What a performance! What a game of cricket, what a win! Hugs, tears, smiles, dances, fireworks, celebrations. No other game can do what cricket does🎉🎉🎉🎉
Oof, beautiful context about that line from bishop, especially after watching the Harsha Ian Smith interview about the akoujt of prep these guys do behind the scenes and having some killer lines in mind
*In the first four overs of the match and in the last four overs, South Africa believed victory was within their grasp. But what a tragedy it turned out to be for them.*
I second that but loosing it from run a ball chase after being too good in the middle overs and dominating Indian spinners isn’t a good trait of a champion side. SA will have their time under Markham in coming years for sure. They will learn from this mistake.
Yeah or may be out with tailender batting see this. Way also...u can't guarantee in final that jadeja & Dubey would have done the job if not for Virat at the other end..
Guys, u need to understand about usage of word “CHOKE”, SA fought valiantly and even India did, it was anyone’s game, India were lucky to be over the line. Choke is just loose all the wickets and get all out for 50 or 60. That’s a fight guys ! It’s a FUCKING fight !! Use words wisely!! Else these is no difference btw normal cricket loving folks and analysts 😊
I completely agree with Adam's assessment that Kohli did not accelerate earlier, that would've given Pandya and Jadeja more balls to face and execute their role. I feel India left 20runs on the field as well due to this approach. At the innings break Maharaj mentioned that pitch was getting easier to bat on.. The other crucial point which will be overlooked now that India has won is the following - Given that Klaasen was butchering the spinners (IPL and Klaassen's career is plenty evidence), Sharma should've completed Pandya's quota of overs and added pressure on SA. This was shocking captaincy by Sharma!
Almost every WC in cricket in particular, with such small margin for error, and no 2nd chance if 1st is taken, there is a crucial moment beyond many a great ball bowled: a bowler-touched run-out, a great throw run-out, a superhuman catch, a poor umpire decision, all non-controllables. Then controllables: a stupid run-out, a batchman in control of score and match going big and getting caught when ground strokes would win it easily. SA women lost one vs India last week by DeK going big unnecessarily, De Kock and Klaassen in final yesterday, AB dV and other great batsmen getting trigger happy in past big matches more than once...then exposing vulnerable tail to finish. They often do, but should not have to. Play the situation - simple.
Agreed with Adam's point, however i feel Kohli did what he did primarily because the 3 wickets that fell had 2 of India's main scorers in them. But yeah, Kohli should have gone berserk earlier maybe in 14th or 15th over as Pandya was still in the bank. India could have still gotten to 190 or so and that would have totally increased the pressure on SA.
I am afraid if SA will perhaps ever come so close to winning a major ICC event once again in the future. First of all to be very honest, if anyone had ever told me or the world that SA would make it to the Semi Final, and then happen to Win the Semi Final snd then qualify to the Final, i would have simply laughed it off and not just me, perhaps the Whole Cricket World would have been like absolutely NO WAY , SA are going to qualify to the Semis, win it and go to their maiden Major ICC Event Final. To be very honest, SA certainly did have An Unbelievable Tournament, winning 8/8 matches in a T20 WC is Not a Joke, certainly their BEST Campaign in ICC Events in a very long time, they truly have to be mighty proud of themselves 👏👏👏
I like how balanced and professional you guys cover the game! Unlike other youtubers who just go about their own rants in the guise of humour! Only issue however is, or was previously, when you bring in Pakistan based experts or journalists, please bring in an Indian counterpart too! This is because of how some Pak journalists just run with their narratives so blindly! It’s unfair for us Indian audiences to see that! Hope you consider this!
What really matters at the end of the day is who crossed the line first. Indian feat is important because India has been winning close matches so often.
Jeff Lemon. I Have never seen anyone analyzing match like you do.. I really love how you sumup a match!! Such a pleasure to hear you.. especially when India win 😂😂
I totally agree with your comment that David Miller should have taken better responsibility in overs 17 or 19 without leaving it all to the last over. Irresponsible and poor execution by Mr. Miller
Well.. I think Geoff in an earlier ep you said that Klassen was most likely to play a Lance Klusner -like innings... and be as fruitless. Not quite not out and batting with No. 11... but he needed one more over there to truly nail it, but it was not to be.
I think only Kohli could hv taken Rabada in his last over. I cannot see any batter in the lineup who could hv taken Rabada apart. He has done it regularly in the past. Rabada is a class bowler n only the class of Kohli could hv done it period!!!
If Miller had got the job done for SA, Axar would have been dubbed a villain for that 24 run over; however now he’s a hero for those valuable quick 47 runs with the bat!!! A nail biting finish nevertheless..
None has pointed the blunder by Rohit Sharma in the 14th over which could have been so costly for India...with Miller and klassen going brutal against our premium spinner kuldeep yadav..with klassen the world's best striker against spinner in strike..looking for hammering to spinner Rohit opted for Axar Patel .and subsequently the equation got really easy for South Africa..with 24 runs in that over .which was tactical so blunder..he surely could have gone for Hardik at that time..in the 14th over
I am 31 years old. Watching cricket from 4,5 years old. Witnessed so many great bowlers but I've never seen any bowler who made opponent terrified as bumrah does.
You are playing 16 overs if you are playing against India because you can't do much in those 4 overs of bumrah. This is some other worldly stuff from him.
Same is Rashid khan .
And he is special and irreplaceable, unreplicapble. Hope he plays 5 more years.
@@joylife428Rashid is great in T20Is but not so much in ODIs and Tests.
@hiteshgujarathi4636 you never saw ambrose, walsh, waqar, wasim, alland donald, brett lee, shane bond, dale steyn, mitchell johnson etc. you really didn't think this out before you wrote it did you? also....bumrah can be conquered if you have the skill. he went for 42 in four overs in the 2016 wt20 semi final and went for 43 in 9 in the world cup final last year
@@juanestadian8471 You can only find a few examples in his close to 10 years of int'l career. The bowlers you have named didn't bowl in the modern era where situations and rules heavily favour the batsmen. They didn't even play T20Is and the modern day ODI cricket with so much of inventive shots and explosive batsmen. If you really want to compare, compare their averages across formats, he would be the best all format fast bowler as said by many many experts around the world.
Guys , i have a confession to make. I unsubscribed after Ahemdabad as i thought i m never going to follow cricket again ever in my life, i m subscribing back
That’s what a fake fan looks like. Abandon your team after a defeat and come running back to celebrate. ICT doesn’t need chuts like you.
You aren't the only one!
Never thought would watch this match, but I did. And I'm so glad ❤
Same here. Thank you for the confession.
don't lie you are secretly watching everything
that catch by SKY was literally snatching victory from the jaws of defeat...
Still they had ten ti win anything could have happened their choking was unreal
@@rajsub3884 yes, true. But 10 runs of 5 balls is much more favorable for the batting team than 16 off 6.
Also, calling a team that lost "chokers" is effectively rubbing salt in their wounds. Did you used to call the Indian Men's and Women's team chokers for losing in various WC knockout matches?
Nobody is talking about as why Pandya still had one over left. He should have bowled Axar's over that went for 24 runs. If Hardik bowled that over, the game would not have gotten so close, and India would have had a big cushion at the end.
@@venpeddapalli7189 India should've picked siraj instead of kuldeep or jadeja. This was a Pacers ground, spinners were hammered, the only reason axar is not being abused cause he batted great and we won
@@marathiboi96 yep it was pacers all the way but jadeja cannot be removed. maybe kuldeep but not jadeja. We need all rounders to stretch us till the end in batting order, and jadeja has a LOT of experience. experience helps in high pressure matches.
YES YES and YES. And South Africa had Maharaj only do 3. Mystifying.
Bad captaincy from Rohit and he read pitch wrongly
Rohit and Rishab read the innings wrong. The ball was not turning and there was grip in the pitch for medium pacers. Axar should not have bowled that over. Axar bowling at that point was a wrong call. Hardik, Arshdeep and Bumrah saved the day for Rohit
I cheered so loudly for the single in Bumrah’s over I couldn’t believe it.
Lol ikr. Big mistake by Miller to let that happen.
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Do agree with you guys that single by Maharaj, that decision of theirs did play a significant part in the result. Who knows what would have happened if Miller instead had faced those 3 balls of Arshdeep 19th over. And also who knows what would have happened had SKY were not able to take that freaking Unbelievable Catch. What if it had gone for a six ??? I think it was like a case of multiple what if moments for them. They weren't really that far away from winning the T20 World Cup actually. It truly was a fantastic final match to this 2024 T20 WC. To be honest I think SA played some impressive cricket in their First Ever ICC event Final, small decisions little moments cost them the game
Yes, but the equation should never have reached 16 off 6 in the first place. SA lost the game before the last over.
What if india bowled first at Ahmedabad in 2023 wc final?
Ian Smith on commentary said that the last 2 balls of the Bumrah over could be the most significant of the match, and the Maharaj took a single on the last ball.
Ian Smith was right.
@@FinalWordCricket I disagree, India won it through some spectacular depth bowling, SA didn't lose it- don't discredit India's performance by saying SA gave it to them.
@@Chris_Rugby It's death bowling. Lot of people confuse that lol.
I thought Axar should not have bowled the over that went for 24. I was hoping for Bumrah or even Hardik for that one.
After that over, I had lost all hope but I have no idea how India won from there.
Also, a shout out to the Gulbadin sniper doing his job again.
3 pacers from there was unplayable almost. Unbelievable. Like these guys said the single off of bumrah was a big mistake by their part. Experienced Miller should've not rotated there.
I was begging for hardik to come back after 4 back to back overs to spinners. I was like he has not bowled at all! Just one over. come on. give him. It was a poor performance as a captain. luckily they made a mistake as well.
It was bad captaincy by Rohit.. And kuldeep shouldn't have played today.. Siraj should have played
Yeah Hardik only bowled 3 overs. He could have easily bowled one more. All the spinners were being hit, but Rohit kept on bringing them.
To be fair to him, he was probably looking to take wickets though.
Yes, I thought Bumrah should have been brought in that over. That over nearly finished the match.
If he got Klassen, then it wold be so much easier with them needing nearly 8 or 9 an over.
Rishabh Pant’s calf broke SA’s back. What a Klaas Axeprience! Kohliberated off the jinx!! ROlling on the SKY now !!!
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nice
Sky catch best catch ever in world cup history.
That because of occasion.
@@GauravMishrabvkm2112context makes great plays even greater.
Also Axar Patel's one hand catch at the boundary
@barahkaafi that's also but its a bigger occasion.
@@nishthalamaaxar could have made that catch easier by moving back, sky catch was actually difficult
Adam's analysis on Kohli inning is reasonably correct and will not be discussed more since India won. Although counter to the point will be the batter will be more confident while playing high risk shot when Kohli is at the other end as there are high chances Kohli can capitalize in last overs if wickets fall from other end.
In the first over 2-3 overs he was super aggressive but when India was 34/3 he really really changed his gear back to his original play style of rotating strikes and only going ariel at the end. We all know the truth of so called Indian batting depth, Axar and Dube played the way they did coz Kohli was on the other end and Axar got lucky many times with the sixes. Imagine had Kohli got out in 30s, I pretty sure the entire batting line up would have folded and even 100 would have been a dream.
@@chandranakash02 Why are you so sure that entire batting line up would have folded? It hasn't, throughout this tournament. Everyone has contributed. In this match, Pandya and Jadeja only played 4 balls total. Total waste of middle overs by Kohli. He should have tried to hit some boundaries from 11-15th.
Cricket is a team game and Kohli is not a player who trusts his team. Happy he retired. That knock did not deserve a win. He should thank Bumrah, Arsh, and Hardik.
@@sabyasachighosh6252 ok lockdown kid then tell me India was 74/3 in 10 overs, let's say Kohli gets out do you really think Dube, Hardik and Jadeja(who in the entire tournament comes to bat just to walk to the crease and back in 2 minutes 🥴) to bat deep till 20th over 😂 Guess you don't remember how the entire Indian batting line-up folded against Pakistan. You saying how happy you are that Virat retired having given his everything to Indian cricket over the year's and rather than being happy that his knock gave India an opportunity to defend a decent total show's how hatred has blinded you to the point that you can't even be happy about the team's victory and spouting shit like it "didn't deserve to win"🤬 He doesn't need to thank anyone but instead the entire Indian population ( with the exception of pests like you) is grateful to his contribution and efforts over the years ❤️
@@sabyasachighosh6252if not from 11 overs, he should atleast had tried to hit boundaries after 13 overs. Very true that he didn't show faith in batters yet to come even after inning had been stabilised after 12-13 overs with 3 batters yet to come
@@sabyasachighosh6252india's innings always folds if top order doesn't fire, be it 2017 ct final,2019 wc sf, 2021 ind vs pak, 2022 ind vs eng, 2023 wtc final and 2023 odi wc final.. The indian batsmen have been the reason we lost (except 2022) and in all of these instances, the top order had collapsed. 176 was a pretty good target and kohli did pretty well to make us reach there
Please don't use the choke word. This doesn't give South Africa credit for the fantastic performance they put up to get so close.
They did choke
@@nppp34they did an amazing job
When it's less than a run a ball to win with two set batters chasing a score of 176 then yeah it is a choke. Doesn't matter if they played well until that point, most times you wouldn't lose from there. Losing 3/10 at the most crucial moment is crumbling under pressure.
Ironically this is what you'll call a choke. All previous times they were beaten by a better team or just weren't in the game to win. This time with 30 of 30, they should have won.
To people calling it a choke, it wasn't. The pitch was good for fast bowlers and bad for spinners. You can't just read the scoreboard and say that it was a choke. It was freaking hard to hit the fast bowlers, even for Kohli, even axar was targeting the spinners.
Kohli played his role perfectly. The plan from the captain and coach was for him to hold one end and let the others attack freely from the other from Axar to Dube to Hardik and Jadeja. Was executed to perfection by the middle order. Had Kohli gone early attacking it could have been game over at that point.
But I think hitting from both ends should start from 14th or 15 th over.
That's when axar went down@@ayanmaity6744
Holding one end was required till 12 overs, not more than that. India has 8 batters, not 6 or 7
Kohli's innings was perfect till 12th over ..Lets be honest , after that it was shit show. Lucky we won through great bowling last overs ..
Kohli was the most relieved player after India won. He knows the criticism he's been getting for a while now. And all credit to him for changing his playing style in the IPL. He tried to be more aggressive in the world cup but it didn't work out coz the pitches had more for the bowlers. And in the final he went back to his old mode. It was looking like another Kohli big innings in a losing effort. And he knew it. Barely celebrated his 50. If India had lost, his innings would have definitely invited a lot of criticism.
You're probably right
He still should had been more aggressive after 12 overs
Fr his innings felt a repeat of wc 23 final.😢
@@Xinnie_The_Flu his innings was fine in 23 wc it was Rahul who had bad strike rate
It's easy to do an analysis with ifs and but s😂. But not easy at the ground to manage the nerve in a world cup final. Shame for that thumbnail, it was India s pacers who won the match not because southafrica chocked. The death bowling was damn good and it won the match, shame for not accepting facts.
Watch the video
Kohli's experience and Bumrah's class made India a win in my opinion.
I agree with your views about kohli's innings. If india would have lost all blame would have been on kohli and axar's last over. Even Rohit captaincy would have been questioned for persisting with spinners instead of pandaya. But all is well that ends well
Tbf to Kohli, even SA batsmen were finding it hard to hit fast bowlers. He gave strike to axar against the spinners. I think he did the right thing and his strike rate doesn't reflect how hard it was to hit fast bowlers on that pitch.
Bumrah shoould have been man of the match..he literally turned a lost match..
he got the man of the series
Bhai aaj kohli nahi hota toh achchi bowling se bhi nahi kr paate defend. In 176 runs, unhone 76 runs banaya hai akele, 100 ka target hota agar Kohli aaj bhi Duck hota. Deserved man of the match.
Of course he should’ve been. But that would’ve made a lot of nutters cry and we can’t have that.
He announced his retirement from t20 probably the reason, one last one for him
You fool @@navoneel
The Axar run out was the best thing for South Africa. Without that it would not have been so close. SKY catching David Miller was crucial for India!
I do think Kohli went a little too late. He could have started hitting one or two overs before. But I think he struggled for a little bit with timing for a while, but then he switched on at the end when it mattered most. Dube and Axar were superb with the bat. But really it is the seamers who has to be applauded, along with that superb SKY catch. Arshdeep, Bumrah, Hardik, and SKY are the guys who did the job at the end.
Kohli didn't score the runs quickly in the middle overs. However, after some point of time, it wasn't due to lack of intent, but he was not able to time.
Exactly just like how SA batsmen were unable to time against fast bowlers. It's just a pitch thing
Your pronunciation of Axar is better than me & he lives 40kms away from me.
What a fu*** night.
Haha, doing our best
India played hard, played some unrealistic, created miracle. Its a hard earned victory rather than south africa choked. Bumrah, arshdeep and hardik miraculous bowlibg along with SKY's miracle catch script this win.
Spare a moment for SA team. They played really well, but what's with them that prevents them from getting over the goddamn line, only god knows.
The death bowling was outstanding in the match by both Bumrah and arshdeep, People say South africa lost the match ,the actual fact is South Africa hardly had batting depth after Klassen with Jansen totally unreliable and rest being bowlers,hence the equation to win being easy is not right especially with Bumrah and arshdeep to bowl in a world cup final.I though axar Patels innings was a game changer and Kohli for once batted perfectly..kudos to whole team once again
Fair
This was a god gift win for India as SA was clearly in front till last 3 overs.
I was in tears after 15 overs was over when SA was batting as i couldn’t take another final loss.
But in last 3 overs, my heart was beating so fast .
Finally tears were flowing like a waterfall after the 19.5 overs.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
This was no god's gift. This Victory was only possible because the Indians didn't give up until the last ball was thrown. Pure Brilliance.
If axar bowled that over well, we were in comfortably as ball was reversing at the end
@@navoneel
Yes , it was but if you listened to some players after the match, Kohli n Pandya also said it was god’s gift.
So, i really believe it is god’s gift especially after the heart shattering experience on 19th Nov.
I really wouldn’t be able to endure another loss in final.
First of all india was always ahead in the game until that axar over 24 runs & Rohit little mistake there has Hardik called earlier may game would have not gone close enough then it was...
Ask Virat Kohli let's see what he says the fucking man of the match the goat is also saying it's all God's plan who are u again @@navoneel
Those were some emotional scenes. The only 2 times tears have flown thru my eyes while watching cricket.
1. After watching Rohit, Kohli and Pandya. Even Siraj
2. After watching David Miller.
I was impressed by the emotion showed by Dravid when he got his hands on the trophy!
@@TheLibran38 than one too, never seen Dravid like that.
2 heartbreaks for Miller. 2015 and this.
@@WaveRider1989luckily Australia didn't qualify if not India in finals would not even have won south africa not chokers but jokers
@@rrao7963why are you referencing a team that didn’t even qualify. With that terrible fielding in Afghanistan match and dropped catches against India, they were never prepared for a semifinal let alone a final in this tournament.
Rohit announced retirement from T20i as well
Rohit Sharma blundered by giving one over many to Aksar Patel especially the pitch was doing nothing for Spin and also when Hardik had not bowled too many ..., india also made a selection blunder by not picking Siraj instead of Jadeja for this match ..Dube Played a good Cameo, Aksar with his aggressive batting and arshdeep bowling were too good apart from bumrahs genius.Klassen showed his class,Virat raised once again on the big occasion.. overall a great Finals..The major difference was batting alrounders which south Africa did not have as Klassen was their last Major batsman apart from Miller..
You should appreciate Kohli more. He is like insurance for team India. We don’t know if we can always rely on Axar but we know we can always rely on Kohli. He is very much like Dhoni used to be in that regard.
🏏🌹..........thanks for very open minded comments & coverage!!! Surely, it all started with Arshdeep Singh and Super Bumrah ++ brave hearted Pandya finished the Task,,,,,,,,,Best Wishes to the Channel⚘🌻🕊
Thanks for watching
26:20 - talking about surya's catch. Plz listen #icc #suryacatch #worldcup
Many Turning points in this wonderful final & the SKY's brilliant catch was the Cup Winning turning point.
It was tense
If you watch throughout the tournament India had choked the fuck out of some of the best teams. Pakistan, Australia were both in winning situation comfortably. India's death bowling has been really phenomenal. You have one Bowler who dogs in Yorkers. India had three specialist death bowlers . Not a single team throughout tournament managed to score even run a ball will 5-6 wickets in hand. Now that doesn't happen always. Indian bowlers literally turned death overs into a new art form this tournament
Kuldeep has been great all tournament
What a game. India well deserved champions
Had Kohli gone out earlier score would have been 150-160. He could have accelerated one over earlier. But India won and he has retired from T20 so any criticism of that innings is an exercise in futility.
It's So simple to face Bumrah, all u hv yo do is PRAY!
Not To Just Spite your Opinion but I don't think Without Kohli's Innings India might struggle to score the death bowling of Rabada and Co, because I have seen in the bilateral T20 series between India and South Africa, South Africa did always well at the death, If the batter was new to the crease even Hardik struggled in the past against fast bowling of South Africa, so Kohli ensuring that there's a set batter remains until the end is very crucial thing for India's victory (If you notice the 10th over drinks break of India's innings you can see Dravid pulling Kohli slightly away and talking to him, I bet He told Kohli to stay calm until 17th over of the Innings)
He could have stepped on the gas earlier
Please let’s stop using the word choke to describe a champion team that defeated the rest and narrowly lost the finals.
As fans let’s stop doing that!
It is a constructive criticism.....SA was brilliant and had the game almost....
I think it's a bigger case than Kohli's conservatism kicking in when the chips were down. He made his calculations. He probably aimed 180 odd, given the bowling that India has and given South Africa's history in World Cups. He controlled the controllables reasonably well. I don't think he was player of the match or anything. No one should have been player of the match for that game. But he made a respectable, almost Marlon Samuels-like contribution in the World Cup Final.
Fair comment
He gets some hatred, Virat Kohli, back in India. The reaction of some of the Indian pundits to the win included some bizarre comments about how Kohli batted. It's not relevant now. India won the Cup, Kohli retired. This was and is the time to celebrate.
If you ask me what I felt at the halfway stage, that's exactly what I felt. That he played like Samuels from those finals, Gambhir from the 2007 final, or even the Kohli from the 2014 final. Would it have worked for any other side in the tournament? Probably not. Would it work for the RCB? No way. But for an Indian attack with Bumrah, it does. It would have easily been 30 for 4, 30 for 5, game over.... Even when Axar Patel got himself run out after a brilliant innings, India were 104 for 4, not fully out of the woods. Runs in a World Cup Final ever so important. So it was street smart from Kohli.
I think Kohli was better than Axar because Axar may have batted well but he also gave away a lot of runs.
48 in 48
30 in 30
Only Bumrah can make it impossible.
Death overs, aptly named.
great analysis of the death overs. It was bad decision making by SA batters in the last 4 overs. Even in the last over, Miller could have tried for 4 before going for a 6.
Superb analysis. Discussed most nuances that get ignored in the immediate euphoria of a great final. Kohli should have accelerated earlier, & that innings would have been viewed very differently, had Bumrah not pulled the rabbit out of the hat.
Thanks!
The anti indian brigade will certainly take two incidents from this match to dispute the result
1. Pant time out for knee injury was time wasting
2. SKY’s catch should not have stood as he stopped the ball outside the boundary/ had touched the boundary lines
These two were some i saw on social media after the match
The noise will get louder tomorrow especially from our loving neighbour
But as Jarod Kimber said, why listen to such people, best ignore them.
Yes, I’m sure they will be the craziest online voices over the next few days.
Looked like SKY initially made contact within the boundary and then stepped outside after he threw it up.
Fair catch imo and I'm Australian.
On second viewing, Pant might have actually needed the physio. 5th ball of the Bumrah over that went for a double, on that ball Pant had to jump to catch the ball after Dube threw it back. You can see that Pant didn't stand up fast after that. Maybe he actually did something there. Ravi Shatri said that it was a tactic so that's how we saw it, but maybe it was legit.
@@FinalWordCricket
Btw, i still stand by my opinion that Pant should not be selected for the T20 squad as he failed again today, 3rd match in a row.
There are others who can play as WK n bat, Sanju, Kishan , Rahul to name a few.
Pant should play in test n maybe in the Odi teams.
So, basically the usual crying as always. That's completely normal.
With bumrah, the opposition effectively has 16 overs. Its just crazy. Economy rate in low 4s is unfathomable even in 50 over game 20 yrs ago.
It really is crazy
I’m not an irrational Kohli fan but I think he deserved that man of the match award cause had he not been there for 59 balls india would have repeated the Pakistan match scoring and after that no matter how good India’s bowler bowled it was South Africa’s match due to their superb all round batting lineup . Also in hindsight the difference between the both sides were that South Africa did not have any anchor player like kohli who could take them to the finish line. Plus 177 in a World Cup final is a great score.
All that is true but India also left 20 runs out there
Kohli playing slow till 12 overs is correct. But he didn’t accelerate even after that was wrong. Nobody can defend that. Future Indian players should take right lessons from it because bowlers won’t be able to pull miracles every time
What is it with Marco Jansen, really struggled to bowl well vs IND in the 2023 CWC match and same thing happened today as well. Is it like India played him very well or is it just like , that Marco Jansen has like a mental block when it comes to performing well against India ???
Thank God sky got out early. He has insan SR and avg against Jensen. Would have eaten him alone like Klassen did to Axar.
Mental block and match ups.
Some teams/players have bogey teams etc.
Great point made that of single taken by Maharaj of the last ball of the Bumrah's over, definitely was one of the turning point's.
It was a strange decision
Hardik had a great shout at being the POTM. He got the important wickets of Klaasen and Miller, and defended 16 in the last over.
QDK was sent back by Arshdeep Singh
@@bkasyap7117 True. I have now corrected
Sky catch was turning point as it wpuld fetch sa team 6 runs equatiion would be 5 ball 10 runs to david
Surya u beauty in final.
Axar catch in semifinal
Kapil Dev catch of Richards and SKY's catch of Miller will never be forgotten
Most Indian fans were chill, but I could also see some rubbish Indian privileged fans who were making those dancers and drummers uncomfortable by going into their space.
Great analysis of the overhyped Kohli- finally he’s retired so ppl like you can talk about him candidly without rabid 🇮🇳 fans trolling you!
Felt sorry for South Africa really, Klaassen had it under control. Just a flashy rush of blood. Also that catch that got Miller out, wasn't Out. Also South Africa shouldn't of sent that spinner out to bat to poke around and chew up deliveries.
Should of sent out someone to hit or get out hitting.
Sorry not sour grapes about India winning but South Africa really bottled it and with it a chance at their first T20 World Cup.
Long suffering Saffa supporter here. Do you have any idea how traumatizing it is to be one?!! It’s impossible to articulate! 😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭
As an Indian's we understand you 😢in past5 year's loosing so many finals and semifinals
As a indian bro i know your pain
It’s just a game. One side has to loose. It’s not war. Cheer up. Indians take the cricket too seriously. You guys have other sports you play in which you can celebrate. Cheer up. Your team played well. I wouldn’t want to face them Bec it’s fifty fifty chance
Muth maarlo😊
Bro you'll win next time, I think this SA side played like champs. They'll win the next time.
Horrible take on Virat's innings. Piss poor take in fact. If he gets out one over earlier, India loses that match. If Kohli got out cheaply, anything less than 30, or even 50, India would've been railroaded. Do you honestly want Dube, Pandya, and Jadeja facing 10+ overs with Rabada and Nortje in operation for most of them? Two of those three had done nothing with the bat in this WC, and I don't care what form Pandya is in, I wouldn't back him against Rabada or Nortje.
It's almost as though you forgot how Kohli won that match against Pakistan a couple years ago, and that was chasing 160. They managed to score well above par yesterday with 176 on the tins. No one in their right mind had South Africa chasing down that total, and no one thought India left too many runs out there. In fact, had Kohli batted right till the end, that total probably would've been in the 180's.
As devastating as Sky can be, you really don't want him in the middle early in an innings against a great attack. Against mediocre attacks, sure, but he also hasn't delivered with the bat on the big stage.
At 34/3 with Rohit, Pant, and Sky in the shed, absolutely no one thought India would get to 176. No fu#king one. Most Indian fans would've taken 150-160 at that stage.
Yeah, Kohli scored 50 from 48, and then he scored 26 from 11. He batted exactly the way he should've throughout the tournament. These scores and strike rates suited his style of batting. Pinch 1's and 2's, put the bad ball away. Accelerate in the end. For the tournament, Stubbs and Miller has strike rates of just barely over 100. Klassen had a strike rate of 126, and that must have been greatly boosted by yesterday's innings.
Geoff's analysis of that Maharaj Single on the last ball is spot on. Thats where the game was lost. Yes Bumrah is a genius and yes Surya took a once in a lifetime catch but thats not in SA's control....They fluffed their lines with decision making in the end - thats where the match went away. I will add one more thing ...I have seen Rabada bat, he is a good striker.Why would you send Maharaj and not him?
Good points
Finally did it baby, one way or another a win is a win. Farewell to the great man Kohli. 🏆
When Klassen smacked axar for 22 and then needing 31 of 30, I had given up hope that India would win. Pandya getting klassen and then Bumrah took one wicket and only gave 2 runs, I felt that hang on, the game was not finished yet.
But yeah to be brutally honest, SA choked in the final 5 overs.
SA didn't really choked, India played a fabulous bowling
@@rishabhsinghal6120 The two are not mutually exclusive.
Rohit Sharma is a great captain. Who would have sent Axar at #5? He handled his bowlers weel. He should have brought on Hardik earlier when the spinners were being mauled.
Fair points
Totally agree on the nuanced criticism of Kohli. He should have at least tried to a hit a few boundaries earlier as well.
Thanks
Absolutely love you guys and your analysis but Collo’s blind spot when it comes to India is absolutely cringe. It’s not even funny.
Yes, India has some shit fans. Yes BCCI is a bully. But for every troll there are thousands who love cricket just as much as you do.
To downplay every achievement, to play up every slightest of shortcoming of a team filled with genuine generational talent seems much like it has little to do with the cricket on the field.
Hi. Glad you like the show, but honestly no idea how this comment relates to this episode.
South Africa played an amazing match. Unfair to say they choked, India won it more than South Africa choked
Not scoring 30 off 5 overs doesn’t exactly count as an amazing match.
@@FinalWordCricketnot letting an undefeated team score 30 of 5 overs by the best death bowling attack you have ever seen DOES count as an amazing match. Do they sell burnol in the UK?
Indeed it was the 19th over that destroyed South Africa’s almost certain victory. But that’s the most unpredictable part of Cricket.
Choke is not good words for team who made it to final ! Its always high pressure game even australia chocked against india . Or any team who lost , either team wins but efforts are from both sides ! Happy that SA finally reached to a final , they will start winning cups soon
Bumrah was great, but it was the Hardik's final overs which brought India back in the game, especially Klaasen and Miller's wickets, they may not great deliveries, but it got the job done.
Good point
A podcast thick with snarky Aussie bitterness, drizzled with reluctant Indian praise.
Point out where it was bitter?
Kohli played the anchor role perfectly. His presence gave other batters the confidence to go aggressively after the ball. He made sure the Indian side was stable and then went into the hitting mode. His contribution in this game was priceless. So was Hardik's, Surya's, Axar's and ofcourse Bumrah's. It was a splendid team effort. SA were terrific as well. Klassen was a class apart. But India kept their nerves and saw the game to the end. What a performance! What a game of cricket, what a win! Hugs, tears, smiles, dances, fireworks, celebrations. No other game can do what cricket does🎉🎉🎉🎉
It was a great game!
Oof, beautiful context about that line from bishop, especially after watching the Harsha Ian Smith interview about the akoujt of prep these guys do behind the scenes and having some killer lines in mind
He was great!
The guy in the green shirt is gutted India won.😂
😂
*In the first four overs of the match and in the last four overs, South Africa believed victory was within their grasp. But what a tragedy it turned out to be for them.*
I second that but loosing it from run a ball chase after being too good in the middle overs and dominating Indian spinners isn’t a good trait of a champion side. SA will have their time under Markham in coming years for sure. They will learn from this mistake.
I think fair deal to call out Kohli's batting between 12-16 overs. We could have hit 190.
Yeah or may be out with tailender batting see this. Way also...u can't guarantee in final that jadeja & Dubey would have done the job if not for Virat at the other end..
King kohli just destroyed south africa 💪💪🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Guys, u need to understand about usage of word “CHOKE”,
SA fought valiantly and even India did, it was anyone’s game, India were lucky to be over the line.
Choke is just loose all the wickets and get all out for 50 or 60.
That’s a fight guys ! It’s a FUCKING fight !!
Use words wisely!! Else these is no difference btw normal cricket loving folks and analysts 😊
No, choke is to be overcome by pressure and lose when you should win. SA should have won from their position.
It's not chocking
Bad luck for sa
Thanks guys for your awesome reviews and analysis.
I completely agree with Adam's assessment that Kohli did not accelerate earlier, that would've given Pandya and Jadeja more balls to face and execute their role. I feel India left 20runs on the field as well due to this approach. At the innings break Maharaj mentioned that pitch was getting easier to bat on.. The other crucial point which will be overlooked now that India has won is the following - Given that Klaasen was butchering the spinners (IPL and Klaassen's career is plenty evidence), Sharma should've completed Pandya's quota of overs and added pressure on SA. This was shocking captaincy by Sharma!
We tend to agree, but India won
Almost every WC in cricket in particular, with such small margin for error, and no 2nd chance if 1st is taken, there is a crucial moment beyond many a great ball bowled: a bowler-touched run-out, a great throw run-out, a superhuman catch, a poor umpire decision, all non-controllables. Then controllables: a stupid run-out, a batchman in control of score and match going big and getting caught when ground strokes would win it easily. SA women lost one vs India last week by DeK going big unnecessarily, De Kock and Klaassen in final yesterday, AB dV and other great batsmen getting trigger happy in past big matches more than once...then exposing vulnerable tail to finish. They often do, but should not have to. Play the situation - simple.
Simple when its written down
Agreed with Adam's point, however i feel Kohli did what he did primarily because the 3 wickets that fell had 2 of India's main scorers in them. But yeah, Kohli should have gone berserk earlier maybe in 14th or 15th over as Pandya was still in the bank. India could have still gotten to 190 or so and that would have totally increased the pressure on SA.
It was a necessary rebuild but then everything shifted in about the 13th over. They probably left 20 runs out there, as you point out
Bumrah the king
You guys are criticizing Kohli for playing too slow. Yes I agree, he might have played slow. But India won in the end. Doesn't it justify his innings?
Probably takes the heat off, more than justifies it. At 25 from 25, it looked like trouble for Virat. But, as you say, India won
I am afraid if SA will perhaps ever come so close to winning a major ICC event once again in the future. First of all to be very honest, if anyone had ever told me or the world that SA would make it to the Semi Final, and then happen to Win the Semi Final snd then qualify to the Final, i would have simply laughed it off and not just me, perhaps the Whole Cricket World would have been like absolutely NO WAY , SA are going to qualify to the Semis, win it and go to their maiden Major ICC Event Final.
To be very honest, SA certainly did have An Unbelievable Tournament, winning 8/8 matches in a T20 WC is Not a Joke, certainly their BEST Campaign in ICC Events in a very long time, they truly have to be mighty proud of themselves 👏👏👏
Wo bhi der se hi sahi par jeetenge pakka😊.
They will win
I like how balanced and professional you guys cover the game! Unlike other youtubers who just go about their own rants in the guise of humour!
Only issue however is, or was previously, when you bring in Pakistan based experts or journalists, please bring in an Indian counterpart too! This is because of how some Pak journalists just run with their narratives so blindly! It’s unfair for us Indian audiences to see that! Hope you consider this!
Bharat Sunderasen, Karthik Krishnaswamy and Harsha Bhogle have all been on the show multiple times, but thanks for the nice comments
What really matters at the end of the day is who crossed the line first. Indian feat is important because India has been winning close matches so often.
Fair point
Jeff Lemon. I Have never seen anyone analyzing match like you do.. I really love how you sumup a match!! Such a pleasure to hear you.. especially when India win 😂😂
Thanks for the kind words
I totally agree with your comment that David Miller should have taken better responsibility in overs 17 or 19 without leaving it all to the last over. Irresponsible and poor execution by Mr. Miller
He'd probably do things differently if he had his time again
Well.. I think Geoff in an earlier ep you said that Klassen was most likely to play a Lance Klusner -like innings... and be as fruitless. Not quite not out and batting with No. 11... but he needed one more over there to truly nail it, but it was not to be.
Bumrah has been the difference in most games
You guys are amazing cricket channel ❤ it's like watching match again with proper analysis
Thanks!
I think only Kohli could hv taken Rabada in his last over. I cannot see any batter in the lineup who could hv taken Rabada apart. He has done it regularly in the past. Rabada is a class bowler n only the class of Kohli could hv done it period!!!
Hardik?
உங்கள் கிரிக்கெட் சார்ந்த அறிவு வியக்கத்தக்க வகையில் உள்ளது
We had to translate this, but thanks!
New to the channel. The dude in green shirt is speaking facts around 13:27. Subscribed.
Welcome aboard!
Rohit, Virat, Bumrah, Arshdeep, Axar, Pandya.....
They performed when India needed the most.
The bowl out wasn't a final
Bruh how can you forget the MVP: SKY!!!!
Bumrah deliveries instill fear as that of a Nuclear Missiles among all Batters...!😂😂😂
Very good
Best thing is Virat Retired
Hope you remember that the next time there is close game like the India-Pak T20 game at the MCG.
@@statesman01he is our son from Pakistan of course he is happy his father is retired from T20Is
@@statesman01 irrelevant Nonsense what he did next game was important. He is chokali
Next World Cup is in SA? They will win that one for sure
Its in Ind/SL
Oh right! Thank you 🙏🏾
Yeah I guess the ODI World Cup is in Africa which is in 2027 too far ahead
Axar can no way be POTM since he gave away as many runs as he made. It is only for bumrah that india won
Yes you're probably right and it was a shame for Axar as he has been close to India's MVP this tournament
If Miller had got the job done for SA, Axar would have been dubbed a villain for that 24 run over; however now he’s a hero for those valuable quick 47 runs with the bat!!!
A nail biting finish nevertheless..
It was tense
Do you think India should have played another fast bowler?
Probably not? Who would you swap in and out?
None has pointed the blunder by Rohit Sharma in the 14th over which could have been so costly for India...with Miller and klassen going brutal against our premium spinner kuldeep yadav..with klassen the world's best striker against spinner in strike..looking for hammering to spinner Rohit opted for Axar Patel .and subsequently the equation got really easy for South Africa..with 24 runs in that over .which was tactical so blunder..he surely could have gone for Hardik at that time..in the 14th over