Kohli’s ‘Virat’ century: India defeated Pakistan

Dubai: King Kohli scored an unbeaten 100 off 111 balls with the help of seven fours and Shreyas Iyer scored a great form by scoring 56 runs with the help of five fours and a six off 67 balls, making India in the Champions Trophy Group ‘A’ match 7.3 Losing four wickets with over remaining, defeated Pakistan easily by achieving a target of 242 runs. Kohli completed his century by hitting four fours on a score of 96 runs in the 42.3th over and also gave India a winning blow. Earlier, India’s Hardik Pandya took two wickets, Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets and Harshit Rana, Akshar Patel and Jadeja took one wicket each, making the Pakistan team all out for 241 runs in 49.4 overs. Kohli became the fastest batsman to complete 14,000 ODI runs in this match. This achievement was achieved in 287 innings.

Kohli and Shreyas Iyer ensured the victory for the third wicket in 21.2 overs to ensure the victory. Gill batted aggressively in the initial overs and defeated Pakistan by scoring 46 runs with the help of 7 fours off 52 balls. India’s entry into the semi -finals of the Champions Trophy tournament has now been ensured with two wins. Whereas Pakistan can be told almost out of the semi -final race.

Batting first after winning the toss, Indian bowlers dismissed Pakistan for 241 runs in 49.4 overs.

However, when India went off to chase 242 runs, naturally openers Rohit Sharma and Gill would have been a little nervous because if their wickets fell cheaply, it could have put pressure on India. But instead Rohit Sharma scored an aggressive innings of 46 runs in 15 balls with the help of 3 fours, 1 six and Gill in 52 balls with 7 fours and thus prepared a strong platform for India not only but also Pakistani. The bowlers also broke the spirits. Because when Gill was out, India scored 100 runs in 17.3 overs.

Kohli was batting with so much confidence and dominance today that even if Pakistan had presented a big challenge, he could have won India. The proof of this is the fact that India won in just 7.3 overs.

The bowlers should also go to the bowlers of India’s victory, because when Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first, Pakistani openers Babar Azam and Imam ul Haq had shared a 41 -run partnership at the rate of five runs per over. After this, medium -speed bowler Hardik Pandya scored 23 runs off 26 balls with the help of five fours and caught Babar Azam filled with confidence in the back of the crease on the ball placed outside the off stump. The first wicket fell for 41 runs. After adding six more runs, Imam-ul-Haq was struggling by scoring 10 runs off 26 balls, he stepped out of the crease and hit a shot towards mid-on in an attempt to break the streak of dot ball. Although there was no run, he was frustrated and Akshar Patel threw him out of the mid-on and scored him out. The second wicket fell for 47 runs in 9.2 overs.

Captain Rizwan and Saud Shakeel adopted a strategy to take risks and add runs in the final 15 overs. However, India had to play very carefully due to medium fast bowlers Shami, Hardik Pandya and Harshit Rana and spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Jadeja and Akshar Patel, Rizwan and Shakeel had to play very carefully. However, he shared a 104 -run partnership for the fourth wicket in 24 overs. As he was about to pose a threat, the Rizwan missed the line and was bowled in an attempt to hit Akshar Patel’s ball over the mid-on fielder. Given that Pakistan had prepared a platform to score 120–125 runs in the last 17 overs, and had fallen 3 wickets for 151 runs in 33.2 overs, it was revealed that the wicket was a catalyst of Pakistan’s collapse. After Rizwan’s wicket, Shakeel was bowled by Hardik Pandya for eight runs. Tayyab Tahir could not understand Jadeja’s ball and became bold.

Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets from two balls, dismissed Salman Aga (19) and Afridi (0). Seven wickets fell to 200 runs in 42.5 overs. Pakistan added 41 runs losing three wickets in the final 7.2 overs. Akshar Patel’s run out throw, a catch, Jadeja’s catch and Kohli’s two catches were also fantastic. India crushed Pakistan on every front.

– Kohli’s 51st and 81st century in ODIs