India's Virat Kohli shakes hands with Pakistan's Mohammad Wasim following the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 Highlights: Virat Kohli single-handedly powered India to an epic four-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan with a magnificent 53-ball 82 not out in their big-ticket T20 World Cup game here on Sunday. Pakistan recovered from a wobbly start to post a fighting 159 for eight. India completed the chase in the last ball, with Kohli and Hardik Pandya (40) doing the bulk of the scoring after a horror start to their innings.
The two revived India with a 113-run stand for the fourth wicket after they were reeling at 31/4 at one stage. Sent in to bat, Pakistan were well served by Iftikhar Ahmed’s 34-ball 51 and Shan Masood’s unbeaten 52 off 42 balls after they lost their first two wickets with just 15 runs on the board in the fourth over.
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Shaheen Shah Afridi in T20 World Cup 2021. (AP)
I just hit the two sixes instinctively, says Virat Kohli after unbeaten 82 against Pakistan.
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Rohit Sharma: "I was in the dressing room. I don't have any words left. You got to expect something like this in a game like this. We wanted to stay in the game for as long as possible. That crucial partnership was the game changing moment for us. Those two guys are experienced. Staying calm and taking the game deep was very critical. Good for our confidence. Always crucial to get off the mark like this. We were in no position to win this. It has to be Virat's best knock playing for India."
Babar Azam: "Our bowlers bowled really well. All credit to Kohli and Pandya. It wasn't easy with the new ball. We had partnerships after 10 overs. We had a chance. We tried to stick to our plans. But credit to Virat Kohli. In the middle we decided we wanted a wicket and held the spinner back."
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Virat Kohli: "Till today I've said Mohali was my best T20 innings. That was 82 off 51, this is 82 off 53. But I'll count this one above just because of the magnitude of the game."
When have we seen Virat Kohli this emotional on the field? That win meant a lot for him.
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Ashwin goes over mid off. India win by four wickets.
Two needed off two deliveries and Nawaz bowls one down the leg watching Karthik come down, Rizwan stumps the India batter. Two needed off the last ball now.
No ball and a six. Wide follows. The ball hits the stumps but it's still free hit so India run three.
Kohli smacks Haris Rauf for two sixes off the last two deliveries. India need 16 off the last over. This is the Virat Kohli who has ruled those 22 yards with the bat. WOW!
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Fifty for Virat Kohli and he brings it up in style with a smack on the leg side. Follows it with two more boundaries off the over.Jeez, the Kohli chants are deafening at the moment at the MCG. India need 31 off the last 12 deliveries.
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Terrific over from Haris Rauf, who still has one left after this. Just six off it. India need 54 off the final 24 deliveries.
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