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Virat Kohli Foundation joined hands with Abhishek Bachchan’s ‘Playing for Humanity’ to hold a charity football match which also featured limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni apart from and top Bollywood actors including Ranbir Kapoor. On an action-packed starry night, there was no winner as the game ended in a 2-2 draw. (RELIVE THE ACTION IN PHOTOS)
As it happened
2248 hrs IST: And, the match ends in a draw as the two teams stay locked at 2-2
2238 hrs SIT: Exciting last ten minutes on the cards now
2237 hrs IST: GOAL GOAL! KL Rahul equalises for #AllHeartFC. It’s 2-2 in Mumbai
2233 hrs IST: Time’s running out for Virat Kohli’s XI and they struggle to get a move together
2228 hrs IST: A little less than twenty minutes left in the game now. The scoreline remains 2-1 as Kohli takes a corner
2213 hrs IST: Manoj Tiwary’s impressive strike hits the cross-bar. Could have been the equaliser for All Heart
2200 hrs IST: The second half is underway. All Heart (Kohli’s team) need a goal to equalise
2145 hrs IST: HT: All Stars 2 – 1 All Heart (Circar, Antonio; Yuvraj the scorers for respective teams)
2142 hrs IST: GOAL GOAL! Yuvraj Singh scores the first goal for #AllHeartFC. It’s 1-2 in Mumbai
2140 hrs IST: Raj Kundra jogs to the middle and his wife Shilpa Shetty captures the moment from the stands
2138 hrs IST: Trailing 0-2, Virat Kohli’s XI need a special effort. Abhishek Bachchan, not playing the game due to injury, cheers from the sidelines. He’s donning the manager hat today
2137 hrs IST: GOAL GOAL! Ranbir Kapoor’s trainer Antonio Pecora fires one in. Puts All Stars 2-0 ahead of All Heart
2133 hrs IST: Yuvraj with a powerful left-foot and the goalie does well to keep it away. The elegant southpaw making early impression, with the foot today
2130 hrs IST: MS Dhoni is off the field and Yuvraj comes on
2126 hrs IST: Shoojit Sircar, who opened the account for All Stars, is on the bench. Cooling off!
2119 hrs IST: The cricketers are struggling in the middle. It has been more of a one-man show by them. The actors, meanwhile, working well together. Kohli’s XI still trails 0-1
2109 hrs IST: GOAL GOAL! Shoojit Sircar with the header and he puts All Stars in front. Lovely ball by Dino Morea
2105 hrs IST: Dinda with a decent hit but fails to get it on goal. All Hearts are pressing forward. All Stars under pressure
2104 hrs IST: Kohli with a decent run down the flank, but fails to get a good cross in
2103 hrs IST: Kohli’s All Hearts are in the red while Bachchan’s All Stars are sporting the blue jerseys
2102 hrs IST: Ranbir Kapoor, sporting a bandana, gets a loud cheer from the crowd
2100 hrs IST: The two teams are out in the middle. Plenty of well-known faces are set to entertain the Mumbai crowd
The build-up
WATCH: Yuvraj, Kohli, Pandya dance; Dhoni sings ahead of charity match
The Virat Kohli foundation organised a grand charity gala dinner on Friday. It was a star studded night as people from both Cricket and Bollywood made their appearances at a plush Mumbai hotel.
