TOP 5 T20I Innings by Indian Cricketers

#5 Kohli’s 72* off 44 vs SA, World T20 at Dhaka, Apr 4, 2014.

In the 2nd semifinal of the 2014 World cup T20, South Africa set India a target of 173. Until that match, No other team has chased that target in T20I against the Proteas but history was bound to be rewritten.

Rohit got off to a fiery start but was dismissed by Hendricks and this brought VK to the crease. It was the time when he was slowly gaining recognition as the best chaser in the world. He began very cautiously with his first boundary coming only after 16 balls but he kept rotating the strike making sure the run rate was under control. He got to his fifty with a slog-swept six off Tahir in the 16th over.

The equation boiled down to 23 of 18 and Kohli practically ended the chase in the 18th over itself by scoring 2 boundaries off Steyn. The first boundary was all about his wrists as the ball was beautifully flicked to wide long on. The last ball of that over, he went down the track and played a miraculous cut shot over the point fielder. This over sealed the chase for India and got them through to the final.

This was a very special knock from Kohli as the South African bowlers barely bowled a bad ball throughout the chase. It was Kohli’s temperament and his incredible knowledge of the game situation that made the difference in the end.