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Kohli's 76 (59b, 6x4, 2x6), which was his first in this tournament, and Axar Patel's 47 (31b, 1x4, 4x6) helped India overcome the early fall of skipper Rohit Sharma (9), Rishabh Pant (0) and Suryakumar Yadav (3).

Both teams had emphatic victories in the semifinals as India knocked out defending champion England with a 68-run win in Guyana and South Africa blew away Afghanistan for 56 runs in Trinidad.

President of the Telangana Rifle Association Amit Sanghi commended the successful conduct of the championship and acknowledged the pivotal contributions of the TRA Board Members and over 800 participants.

Much of the credit for the feat goes to Indian openers Shafali Verma (205) and Smriti Mandhana (149), who shared an iconic stand of 292

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India seeks to break their ICC trophy drought since the 2013 Champions Trophy and clinch their first T20 World Cup title since the inaugural 2007 edition in South Africa.

The Men in Blue will be aiming to end their drought for an ICC trophy since 2013's Champions Trophy

Both South Africa and India have been the only sides to stay unbeaten in the 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup

South Africa reached their first final with a nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in Trinidad & Tobago, while India joined them by defeating England by 68 runs in the second semi-final in Guyana.

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The national selectors, want the troika of Kohli, Rohit and also Ravindra Jadeja to go out on a high from the format

Kohli, who was the highest run-getter at this year's IPL with 741 runs, is yet to make a significant contribution in the tournament, having scored only 75 runs in seven innings

Skipper praises Team India's calmness under pressure as they beat England to enter the T20 World semifinal

Axar was named the 'Player of the Match' after his stupendous performance in the second innings. He bagged three wickets for 23 runs in his four-over spell at an economy rate of 5.80.

Leading the charge once again was their inspirational skipper Rohit Sharma, who laid the foundation with an aggressive 57 off 39 balls

Says Afgahnistan's final should have been scheduled in Guyana, where India will take on defending champions England later in the day

There will be no reserve day for the second semifinal. However, an extra 250 minutes worth of time will be given to the match

England coach Matthew Mott points to Kohli's tendency to produce his best performances in big matches

Razvan Marin's penalty equalized Ondrej Duda's goal for Slovakia, allowing both teams to advance. Belgium, following a draw with Ukraine, also finished second and moved to the knockout stage.

Batting first on a tricky surface, Afghanistan struggled and were reduced to 56 for 10 in 11.5 overs.

Both teams had a tense start at the Stuttgart Arena, with much at stake in the group as all four teams began the evening tied on three points each.

The India-England semifinal winner will face South Africa in Saturday's final at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown

India, batting first in the 2022 Adelaide semifinal, managed 168/6 despite half-centuries from Virat Kohli (50) and Hardik Pandya (63).

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