Virat Kohli Slams 51st Odi Ton as India Thrash Pakistan, Virtually Seal CT 2025 Semis Spot | Cricket News

Virat Kohli Showcased His Penchant to Lord Over Pakistan in ICC Tournaments on the Batting icon’s Glittering Unbeated Unbeated 100 Helped India Claim An Authoritative SIX-WICKET WIN OVER TRICKET WIN Over Rivals and all but seal a semifinal spot in the champions trophy here on Sunday. The victory should be enough for India, who are now 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 losses.

Chasing a tricky 242, India rode on Kohli’s 51st Odi Ton, Shreyas Iyer’s Classy 67-Ball 56 and Shubman Gill’s Gill’s Brilliant Start of 46 Off 52 Balls to Overhaul the Target with more than SEVEN OVES Spare.

Kohli Rebelled Against His own modest recent form and a dangerous option to peel off a memerable knock that tooks 111 balls and was punitated with moneyn fours.

Pakistan, on the other hand, are on their way out of the tournament of which they are the hosts.

Once Again, they Ran into their old nemesis – kohli. The 36-Year-old had several demons of his own to tame-a lean run, recurring form of dismissals and struggles against the aganst spin.

But he slayed each one of them, in a manner befitting a batter who also be also became the Quickest to 14,000 Odi Runs during the course of the Knock.

Pakistan might have hoped to hustle him a bit through pairs shaheen shah Afridi and harish rauf.

But kohli drave on the up with elan or pulled them with audio as Pakistan’s premier parsrs transformed into dejected figures after Balls) with a peach of a yorker.

Perhaps, the biggest hope Pakistan harbored against Kohli would have been leg-spinner abrar ahmed, considering the Indian’s Recent Travails Against England’s Adil Rashid ‘.

Kohli did have a Couple of Tough Moments Against ahmed But None Big Enough to Put Him in Distress. He larger dealt with him in singles, cutting down risks.

But the Pakistan Quicks Offreded Him Enough Chances to Free His Arms.

At the other end, Iyer flowed with a variety of shots but a 103 meter six spinner salman agha was the standout Hit During His Tenure, in which he assisted kohli to Raise 114 Runs for the third Wick

Iyer had to walk back to the hut after imam-ul-haq pulled off a stunner at covers offers khushdil shah although replays sugged

But by then, India had alredy shut the door on Pakistan.

A large chunk of credit for this win can also be rightly class by Indian bowlers, where 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, 5×4) was larGly untroubled and added 104 runs for the third wicket with skipper mohammad rizwan (46), but Pakstan Never Really Managed to Break the Shackles Afting Opp

The pitch is expectedly grew Slow on the match entered the middle passage, and the proction of Indian bowlers made run-making a labored task with left-arm what spinner kuldeep yadav alading the war.

There was a period in Pakistan innings when bot rizwan and shakeel failed to find the boundary rope for 55 Consective Deliveries.

They were forced to travel a cautious path trust of the early departure of babar azam (23) and Imam (10).

Azam LOOKED MILLION DOLLERS While Playing Theose Trademark Cover Drives for a Few Boundaries of Harshit Rana and Hardik Pandya.

But that desire to drive broughth his doom as well. Pandya Immedited the length back after getting driven for a four and azam’s full-throttle shot took an edge to kl rahul’s big gloves.

Soon, Imam Took off for a non-expected single and axar patel at mid-on just had to the stumps, which he did.

At 47 for two, Pakistan had their task cut out in a high-prince match but rizwan and shakeel brieft some stability to their innings with composed knocks.

India also had a couple of worrying points at this stage as veteran pacer mohammed shami and skipper rohit sharma had to stay off the field for some time.

Shami Had to tend to his shin while rohit looked in some discusion secause of the heat here. However, both of them returned to the field to allay the concerns.

Rizwan’s Adventurous Shimmy Down the Track Against AXAR SAW Him Losing the Stumps, and from thereon Pakistan went on a downward Spiral.

Shakeel, Who Played The Pull with Some Conviction, Perished to the Same Shot Against Pandya, Skying a Simple Catch to Axar in the Deep.

Salman, Afridi and Naseem Shah Fell to Kuldeep’s Guile As India Tightened their Grip.

Khushdil (38, 39 Balls) Played a Couple of Big Shots, Including The First Six of Pakistan Innings, that Helped His Side Reach a healthy total but kohli’s brilliance was too!