India registered a comfortable 6-wicket win over Pakistan courtesy of a brilliant century by Virat Kohli. Following the victory, the Men In Blue now comfortably sit atop the points table with two consecutive wins. On the way towards a brilliant century, Kohli showed a great gesture towards Abrar Ahmed. The Team India batter shook hands and appreciated the Pakistan spinner for his incredible spell of 1/28 in 10 overs. The picture of the same have give viral on social media
Earlier, during the 18th over, Abrar dismissed Shubman Gill, providing his team a much-needed breakthrough. His delivery not only left Shubman Gill stunned but even Kohli was left impressed.
India dominates Pakistan in Dubai
The match, played at the Dubai International Stadium, saw India chase down a target of 242 runs with ease, winning by 6 wickets. This is India’s second consecutive win in the ICC Champions Trophy and India have almost secured their berth in the semifinals.
Shubman Gill played a brilliant knock of 46 runs, while Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer ensured a smooth run chase with scores of 100* and 56 respectively.
Speaking about the performance during the post match presentation, Kohli said, “To be honest, it feels good to be able to bat in that manner in an important game to seal qualification. Feels good to contribute in a game where we lost Rohit early, had to put in the understanding of what we learnt in the last game. My job was to control the middle overs against the spinners without taking too many risks, towards the end Shreyas accelerated and I got a few boundaries as well. “
He added,”It allowed me to play my usual ODI game. I have a decent understanding of my game, it is about keeping the outside noise away, staying in my space and taking care of my energy levels and thoughts. Very easy to get pulled into the expectations. My job is to stay in the present and do a job for the team.”
