India have beaten South Africa by seven runs in a heart-stopping final to win the Twenty20 World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados.
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Electing to bat on a dry surface at the Kensington Oval on Saturday, 2007 champions India overcame a top-order meltdown to post a competitive 7-176.
Up against it, Virat Kohli (76) struck his first 50 of this World Cup and Axar Patel smashed 47 to power India to a healthy total.
Anrich Nortje and Keshav Maharaj claimed two wickets apiece for South Africa.
The Proteas then suffered a top order collapse of their own but Quinton de Kock (39) and Tristan Stubbs (31) put their chase back on track.
Heinrich Klaasen (52) counter-attacked in spectacular fashion but India's impeccable death-overs bowling restricted South Africa to 8-169.
Australian Associated Press
