Champions Trophy IND vs PAK Highlights | A 'Virat' win for India against Pakistan
Sports, Cricket: Chasing 242, India rode on Kohli's ton, Iyer's 67-ball 56 and Gill's brilliant start of 46 off 52 balls to overhaul the target with more than seven overs to spare
Virat Kohli showcased his penchant to lord over Pakistan in ICC tournaments once more as the batting icon's glittering unbeaten 100 helped India claim an authoritative six-wicket win over their traditional rivals and all but seal a semifinal spot in the Champions Trophy here on Sunday (Feb 23).
The victory should be enough for India, who are now on top of Group A with four points, to make the last four. However, Pakistan are staring at early elimination from the eight-team event after their second successive loss.
Chasing a tricky 242, India rode on Kohli's 51st ODI ton, Shreyas Iyer's classy 67-ball 56 and Shubman Gill's brilliant start of 46 off 52 balls to overhaul the target with more than seven overs to spare.
Kohli rebelled against his own modest recent form and a dangerous opposition to peel off a memorable knock that took 111 balls and was punctuated with seven fours.
Pakistan, on the other hand, are on their way out of the tournament of which they are the hosts.A large chunk of credit for this win can also be rightfully claimed by Indian bowlers, who were stunningly accurate while limiting Pakistan to 241.
That total was made possible by Saud Shakeel's polished fifty and Khushdil's cameo. Shakeel (62, 76b, 5x4) was largely untroubled and added 104 runs for the third wicket with skipper Mohammad Rizwan (46), but Pakistan never really managed to break the shackles after opting to bat.
That's all for today from us. We'll be back tomorrow with more updates and info on the Champions Trophy 2025, until then stay with us for complete coverage of the ICC tournament.
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India rode on Virat Kohli's brilliant century to beat their arch-rivals Pakistan in their second match of the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025.
Shaheen Afridi strikes late in the innings as Hardik Pandya is dismissed for 8 runs.
Score:
India: 223/4 (40 overs)
Shreyas Iyer departed for a well-made 56 off 67 balls as Imam took a stunning catch to silence the crowd.
Score:
India: 214/3 (39 overs)
Shreyas Iyer hit a brilliant half-century off 63 balls. India need another 41 runs from 78 balls to win their match agianst Pakistan.
Score:
India: 201/2 (37 overs)
With 15 overs remaining in the game, the Men in Blue just need 53 runs. Virat Kohli is unbeaten at 71 and is well supported by Shreyas Iyer who is closing in on a half-century.
Score:
India: 189/2 (35 overs)
All too easy for India as these two batters keep the ball rolling and taking the game away from Pakistan one run at a time. The partnership has also crossed 50.
IND: 160/2 in 30 overs vs PAK (241)
India need 82 runs in 20 overs to win.
India reach 150-run mark with just two wickets gone and the required runs are now less than 100 as well as less than run a ball. Do or die for Pakistan.
The King is back and when his team needed it the most. He reaches the fifty with a four - his 74th in ODIs
Time is running out for Pakistan as they look to break this partnership. Kohli looks solid as ever with Iyer giving him good support. Pakistan need to act now or they'll be almost out of the tournament.
IND: 126/2 in 25 overs vs PAK (241)
India need 116 runs in 25 overs to win.
India have lost two wickets but good thing is that Kohli is still on the crease and looks solid. Meanwhile, he has alco become the third batter in the world to scored 14000 runs. Only Sachin and Sangakkara had done it before him.
Live Score:
IND: 109/2 in 20 overs vs PAK (241)
India need 133 runs in 30 overs to win.
An excellant delivery by Abrar as he takes out Gill four runs short of his 50!
Shubman Gill b Abrar Ahmed 46
Live Score:
IND: 100/2 in 17.3 overs vs PAK (241)
India need 142 runs in 32.3 overs to win.
Nearly half of the target runs have been wiped off and the team seem in full control of the chase.
India looks in cruise control mode with easy singles coming on and the target being a modest one. They need to keep wickets in hand and this should be an easy win. Pakistan, on the other hand, need wickets and need them quickly.
IND: 89/1 in 15 overs vs PAK (241)
India need 153 runs in 35 overs to win.
Gill has been in superb form and has started from where he left in the match against Bangladesh. Kohli looks tentative but needs time before he gets going.
Live Score:
IND: 64/1 in 10 overs vs PAK (241)
India need 178 runs in 40 overs to win.
India rech 50-run mark - their first milestone as they look to chase down 242. Shubman Gill has scored half of those runs and India have lost only wicket that of skipper Rohit Sharma.
Sensational yorker by Shaheen as he dismisses Rohit through the gates after the Indian skipper gives another brisk start.
Rohit Sharma b Shaheen Shah Afridi 20
Live Score:
IND: 31/1 in 5 overs vs PAK (241)
India need 211 runs in 45 overs to win.
Khushdil tries to go big but hands a simple catch to Virat Kohli in deep. Pakistan bowled out before 50 overs.
Live Score:
PAK: 241/10 in 49.4 overs (Shakeel 62, Kuldeep 3/40)
A run out in the over when Shami went for two sixes as Pakistan aim to reach 250 -a fighting total at least.
Haris Rauf run out (Patel/†Rahul) 8
Live Score:
PAK: 241/9 in 49 overs
Khushdil 38, Abrar 0
Kuldeep strikes for the third time on the day as Kohli completes a running catch at the boundary to dismiss Naseem Shah.
Naseem Shah c Kohli b Kuldeep Yadav 14
Live Score:
PAK: 222/8 in 46.4 overs
Khushdil 27, Rauf 0
Two in two for Kuldeep and Pakistn lose a review as well! Shaheen Afridi had no clue which way the ball was turning as he found plumb in front of the wicket. Forget 270, 250 looks distant now!
Shaheen Shah Afridi lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 0
Live Score:
PAK: 200/7 in 42.5 overs
Khushdil 20, Naseem 0
Kuldeep strikes and Pakistan lose another wicket at a crucial jucture right after reaching the 200-run mark.
Salman Agha c Jadeja b Kuldeep Yadav 19
Live Score:
PAK: 200/6 in 42.4 overs
Khushdil 20, Shaheen 0
200 up but how many more is the question here. Pakistan need at least 70-75 runs to make it a match - wuld they be able to?
These two, Khushdil and Salaman, have the ability to play big shots and take the score near to 270 but for that they have to bat till the end.
Live Score:
PAK: 183/5 in 40 overs
Salman 15, Khushdil 8
Jadeja strikes and Pakistan lose their third wicket in quick interval - are they unravelling after a good partnership.
Tayyab Tahir b Jadeja 4
Live Score:
PAK: 165/4 in 36.1 overs
Salman 5, Khushdil 0
Poor timing for Paksitan to lose two set batters and they'd need to reuild again but quick if they want to put up a decent total on the pitch for a dominating Indian side.
Live Score:
PAK: 160/4 in 35 overs
Salman 3, Tahir 1
Hardik strikes again and this time it is the big wicket of Saud Shakeel.
Saud Shakeel c Patel b Pandya 62
Axar strikes and Rizwan goes while trying to launch the spinner down the ground. He had been given a life a ball ago in the previous over but decided to keep going nonetheless and pays the price.
Mohammad Rizwan b Patel 46
What a partnership by these two - Rizwan and Shakeel. They not only have added 100-plus runs to take Pakistan to 150 but have opened the game wide open as well.
A great innings under pressure by Saud Shakeel - not his best but he'll take so as Pakistan.
Saud Shakeel - 50 off 63 balls 4x4 0x6
The partnership keeps bulding up for Pakistan as they near 150-run mark with both Shakeel and Rizwan looking solid as of now.
Live Score:
PAK: 129/2 in 30 overs
Rizwan 39, Shakeel 44
This should bring some relief in the Pakistan camp as they cross the 100-run mark.
Some calming batting by Pakistan as Rizwan and Shakeel add 50-plus runs for the third wicket. Pakistan are also nearing 100-run mark at the half-way innings but these two need to bat another 15-20 overs if they want to put up a challenging total.
Live Score:
PAK: 99/2 in 25 overs
Rizwan 24, Shakeel 24
A Horrible call and a direct throw lead to a run out as Imam-ul-Haq departs on 10 off 25 balls, with Pakistan losing two wickets in as many overs inside the Powerplay.
PAK - 47/2 in 9.2 overs
Hardik Pandya has dismissed star Pakistani batter Babar Azam, caught behind on 23 off 26 balls.
PAK: 41/1 in 8.2 overs.
Under-fire Pakistan batter Babar Azam looked composed and in his element in the first half an hour of the innings, hitting three fours.
PAK - 32/0 in 71. overs
Wayward line and length from Mohammed Shami in his first over helped Pakistani openers ease out early pressure, as they reached 12 in the first two overs. Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam opened the innings.
PAK: 12/0 - 2.3 overs
Pakistan: 1 Babar Azam, 2 Imam-ul-Haq, 3 Saud Shakeel, 4 Mohammad Rizwan (capt,wk), 5 Salman Agha, 6 Tayyan Tahir, 7 Khushdil Shah, 8 Shaheen Afridi, 9 Naseem Shah, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Abrar Ahmed
India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 Axar Patel, 6 KL Rahul (wk), 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Harshit Rana, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Mohammed Shami
Pakistan skipper Muhammad Rizwan wins the toss and elected to bat first in Dubai.
Rizwan: Looks like a good surface and doesn't matter, so we want to bat first. If you play an ICC event, every game is important. The boys are familiar with the conditions and we've done well in this ground as well. Yeah, we lost the last game but it's in the past for us. One change: Imam in for Fakhar.
Rohit: Doesn't matter, and we will bowl first. It's not the same surface but looks similar to what we played on, in the last game. It could get slower. Great opportunity to come out and do what we do as a team. The way we played the last game...it wasn't easy for us and we had to work our way. You want to test yourself and be under pressure. We're playing the same team.
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