Who was the Indian who became POTM against South Africa in T20 World Cup 2007? Did this feat alone

IND vs SA: India and South Africa will clash on 22 February in the Super-8 of T20 World Cup 2026. In the history of T20 World Cup, Team India has had the upper hand against South Africa. In the first edition of the T20 World Cup i.e. in 2007 itself, the Indian team had defeated South Africa under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, so let us know who was the first Indian player to become the player of the match against South Africa in the history of T20 World Cup?

India-South Africa clash took place in Durban in T20 World Cup 2007.

The first edition of the T20 World Cup was played hosted by South Africa. Then under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Team India won the first title by defeating Pakistan. Rohit Sharma was a part of Team India in the T20 World Cup 2007. India and South Africa clashed in the 24th match of the group stage.

This match between India and South Africa was played at Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban. In this match, Team India won the toss and batted first and scored 153 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Rohit Sharma was the only batsman to score a half-century for Team India.

Rohit Sharma was the only player to score a half-century for India.

Rohit Sharma played an unbeaten inning of 50 runs in 40 balls, which included 7 fours and 2 sixes. Whereas MS Dhoni had scored 45 runs on 33 balls. South Africa, while chasing the target of 154 runs for India, had a very bad start. South Africa had lost 5 wickets at the score of 31 runs. Mark Boucher and Albie Morkel scored 36-36 runs for the team. Apart from this, no South African batsman could do anything special and the entire team could score only 116 runs for 9 wickets.

Rohit Sharma became the player of the match

India had defeated South Africa by 37 runs and made its place in the semi-finals. Rohit Sharma became the hero of Team India’s victory, for which he received the Player of the Match award. That means Rohit Sharma was the first Indian player to win the Player of the Match award against South Africa in the T20 World Cup history.

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