10 years of Kohli’s International Career: 10 of his most significant match-winning performances

#6 72* vs South Africa - World T20 Semi Final at Dhaka - 2014

India were chasing a stiff target of 173, and after a blazing start, Rohit Sharma got out in the fourth over, with the score at 39. Kohli built a steady 38-run partnership with Rahane and then a 56-run partnership with Yuvraj, but he was the aggressor in each of those partnerships. It was only when Suresh Raina came in, that Virat Kohli finally took the backseat.

Kohli finds the gap against South Africa, World T20 Semifinal at Mirpur, Dhaka on 4th April 2014.

From the opposition’s perspective, by the time Raina got out with the score at 167, the damage had been done. Kohli scored the winning runs, and his 72 not out off 44 balls proved instrumental in getting India to the final.