India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy 2025: Kohli seals win and century in style, IND romp home against PAK

Feb 23, 2025, 22:54:10 IST

India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli scored his 51st ODI century and gunned down another perfect chase as India beat Pakistan by six wickets to complete a famous win.

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10:27 PM IST, Feb 23That's that for the day!
10:17 PM IST, Feb 23'People in the dressing room are not surprised by Kohli's innings,' says Rohit
10:04 PM IST, Feb 23'At 36, the week off is very good,' says Kohli
10:01 PM IST, Feb 23Kohli talks about the importance of fielding in keeping himself keyed in
9:57 PM IST, Feb 23Virat Kohli is the player of the match
9:48 PM IST, Feb 23KOHLI WINS IT WITH A FOUR AND CELEBRATES HIS 51ST ODI CENTURY!
9:46 PM IST, Feb 23India need 4 to win, Kohli on 95
9:35 PM IST, Feb 23GONE! Now Pandya falls, India 223/4 in 40 overs
9:29 PM IST, Feb 23OUT! Oh a stunner of a catch from Imam!
9:22 PM IST, Feb 23Fifty for Shreyas Iyer!
9:04 PM IST, Feb 23Just four runs off the 33rd, India 179/2 in 33 overs
8:59 PM IST, Feb 23Shreyas Iyer finds his groove, IND running away with it now, 168/2 in 31 overs
8:52 PM IST, Feb 23King Kohli looking utterly regal
8:49 PM IST, Feb 23Shaheen Afridi returns for the 29th over
8:40 PM IST, Feb 23FOUR! Fifty for Kohli in 62 balls, India 132/2 in 26.1 overs
8:37 PM IST, Feb 23Naseem Shah replaces Haris Rauf, India 126/2 in 25 overs
8:28 PM IST, Feb 23FOUR! Shreyas sees Rauf's short ball and dispatches it
8:23 PM IST, Feb 23Virat Kohli motoring along, India 115/2 in 21 overs
8:15 PM IST, Feb 23Haris Rauf brought back
8:07 PM IST, Feb 23OUT! MAGICAL BALL FROM ABRAR AND GILL GOES! India 100/2 in 17.3 overs
8:05 PM IST, Feb 23Drinks break, India 99/1 after 17 overs
7:54 PM IST, Feb 23FOUR! Virat Kohli is the fastest to 14,000 ODI runs
7:43 PM IST, Feb 23Close call for Kohli, Gill drops, rotten luck for Rauf; India 67/1 in 11 overs
7:39 PM IST, Feb 23End of the first powerplay, India 64/1 in 10 overs
7:34 PM IST, Feb 23Gill batting like a dream against Shaheen, India 62/1 in 9 overs
7:31 PM IST, Feb 23Virat Kohli is off the mark, India 49/1 in 8 overs
7:24 PM IST, Feb 23BACK TO BACK FOURS! Gill lays into Afridi, India 46/1 in 7 overs
7:23 PM IST, Feb 23Just a run off Naseem in the sixth, India 32/1 in 6 overs
7:15 PM IST, Feb 23GONE! AFRIDI CLEANS UP ROHIT! India 31/1 in 5 overs
7:13 PM IST, Feb 23Rohit keeping up the pace, India 26/0 in 4 overs
7:05 PM IST, Feb 23Rohit Sharma is in the house!
7:04 PM IST, Feb 23Just 2 runs in the first over from Afridi
6:57 PM IST, Feb 23Rohit and Gill are out there
6:51 PM IST, Feb 23Karthik on Rohit's ‘niggle’
6:34 PM IST, Feb 23Kuldeep against Pakistan
6:27 PM IST, Feb 23‘Wasn’t a good time to get out,' says Shakeel
6:22 PM IST, Feb 23Pakistan 241 all out in 49.4 overs
6:21 PM IST, Feb 23OUT! A typical late run out
6:14 PM IST, Feb 23Into the last two overs...
6:05 PM IST, Feb 23OUT! Kuldeep takes his third, Pakistan down to last 2 wickets
5:58 PM IST, Feb 23No hat-trick for Kuldeep...
5:48 PM IST, Feb 23OUT! KULDEEP ON A HAT-TRICK!
5:47 PM IST, Feb 23OUT! Kuldeep gets as Jadeja does well to hold on!
5:25 PM IST, Feb 23GONE! One brings THREE for India as Jadeja strikes now
5:19 PM IST, Feb 23OUT! Pandya gets Shakeel and he is PUMPED!
5:13 PM IST, Feb 23GONE! Axar gets the breakthrough!
5:08 PM IST, Feb 23India turn back to Pandya
5:01 PM IST, Feb 2321 overs without a wicket for India
4:52 PM IST, Feb 23Fifty for Saud Shakeel!
4:51 PM IST, Feb 2330 overs gone, it's all on a knife's edge
4:39 PM IST, Feb 23More boundaries, Rizwan and Shakeel finding their touch
4:28 PM IST, Feb 23FOUR! A boundary! An actual boundary for Pakistan!
4:14 PM IST, Feb 2320 overs gone but Pakistan are going nowhere
4:07 PM IST, Feb 23Harshit Rana replaces the brilliant Hardik Pandya
4:03 PM IST, Feb 23A boundary at last, Saud Shakeel ends the drought
3:54 PM IST, Feb 2315 overs gone, Pakistan floundering
3:48 PM IST, Feb 23The dots building up for Pakistan
3:37 PM IST, Feb 23Shami looking good now
3:30 PM IST, Feb 23Rohit Sharma is now off the field but Mohammed Shami is back!
3:21 PM IST, Feb 23RUN OUT! Pakistan throw away the second wicket
3:13 PM IST, Feb 23OUT! IT'S BABAR AND IT'S PANDYA!
2:56 PM IST, Feb 23Shami needing some attention!
2:54 PM IST, Feb 23Two beauties from Babar
2:37 PM IST, Feb 23FIVE wides in the first over!
2:34 PM IST, Feb 23HERE WE GO!!
2:25 PM IST, Feb 23Time for the national anthems!
2:15 PM IST, Feb 23Pakistan XI
2:14 PM IST, Feb 23India XI
2:07 PM IST, Feb 23One change for Pakistan, none for India
2:06 PM IST, Feb 23Pakistan win toss, bat first
2:03 PM IST, Feb 23Rohit and Rizwan exchange team sheets
2:00 PM IST, Feb 23Seconds ticking down to toss
1:50 PM IST, Feb 23Rohit Sharma looks at the pitch
1:40 PM IST, Feb 23Ending all the suspense around Babar Azam
1:30 PM IST, Feb 23LOOK who's here! Jasprit Bumrah is IN THE HOUSE
1:20 PM IST, Feb 23Why a former Indian cricketer wants Team India to lose
1:10 PM IST, Feb 23Time for some updates from the stadium!
1:00 PM IST, Feb 23Some news coming in from the Pakistan camp
12:50 PM IST, Feb 23Is Thala Dhoni in Dubai?
12:40 PM IST, Feb 23Is Pakistan's bowling lacking teeth?
12:30 PM IST, Feb 23Why Pakistan must be worried despite no Jasprit Bumrah
12:20 PM IST, Feb 23Kohli, Rohit's plot to tackle Shaheen Afridi!
12:10 PM IST, Feb 23India's Predicted XI against Pakistan
12:00 PM IST, Feb 23Virat Kohli, WHERE ARE YOU?
11:50 AM IST, Feb 23IND vs PAK – Head to head
11:40 AM IST, Feb 23Who is likely to win the India vs Pakistan Champions Trophy match?
11:30 AM IST, Feb 23Be afraid PAK. Be very afraid
11:20 AM IST, Feb 23India don't have fond memories of facing Pakistan in Dubai
11:10 AM IST, Feb 23Let's revisit some India-Pakistan classics
11:00 AM IST, Feb 23Rizwan vs Rohit – the battle of the captains
10:50 AM IST, Feb 23India and Pakistan's contrasting starts to the Champions Trophy
10:40 AM IST, Feb 23What happened the last time India met Pakistan?
10:30 AM IST, Feb 23IND vs PAK, ICC Champions Trophy: Who said what!
10:20 AM IST, Feb 23India vs Pakistan: The hype is on!
10:10 AM IST, Feb 23Did anyone say empty seats?
10:00 AM IST, Feb 23Hello and Welcome to India vs Pakistan!

India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli finished the game off with a four, which took him to an unbeaten score of 100 off 111 balls.

India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy 2025: It was a vintage Virat Kohli who Pakistan had to deal with in Dubai during their Champions Trophy match against India, and the 36-year-old batted them out of the game with his 51st ODI century. Kohli paced his innings perfectly and helped India chase down a target of 242 with six wickets and 45 balls to spare. The contest boiled down to whether he could get his century before India completed their chase, but Kohli did both, hitting the winning runs with a four and finishing unbeaten on 100 off 111 balls....Read More

The wickets came a bit too late for Pakistan, as, despite Shreyas Iyer's departure, India were always on course to register a win. Shaheen Afridi bowled a few wides which made it tricky for Virat Kohli to get to his 51st ODI century before India finish off the chase.

Kohli celebrated 14,000 runs in ODI cricket to anchor India's chase of 242 against Pakistan in Dubai, and in the process, became the fastest Indian batter to reach the milestone, going past the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. More importantly, Kohli and Shreyas Iyer put on a century partnership to ensure India didn't stumble after Shubman Gill's dismissal.

Gill's carnage was ended by Abrar Ahmed, who produced a ball that pitched on middle-leg and crashed onto the top of the off stump. Gill's assault on Shaheen Afridi wiped the happiness of Rohit Sharma's wicket off the face of Pakistan bowlers. Pakistan had their moment. Gill hit the ball to Khushdil Shah at mid-wicket, but he made an absolute meal of it. Shaheen buried his face, while Haris Rauf held his head. Mohammad Rizwan couldn't believe it either. India rolling along nicely with Gill after Rohit Sharma was out for 20.

Pakistan went through several ebbs and flow in the game to be bowled out for 241 inside 50 overs against India in Dubai. After losing two wickets in 10 overs, Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel added a century partnership. They struggled initially but got the job done, breaking the shackles timely. However, just when Pakistan seemed to be wrestling back control, the collective efforts of Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya derailed their progress. Had it not been for Khushdil Shah's 39, even 200 looked tough for Pakistan. Kuldeep was the best Indian bowler on show, picking 3/40, and Hardik returning figures of 2/31 in 8 overs.

Virat Kohli completed the 157th catch of his ODI career, thus becoming India's most successful catcher in the format. India gave nothing away since Kuldeep dismissed Salman Agha and Shaheen Afridi to be placed on a hat-trick. Axar, Hardik and Jadeja collectively chipped in to add to Pakistan's woes as the defending champions lost Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel and Tayyab Tahir in a space of three overs. Harshit Rana dropped Rizwan on 44, letting go of a golden opportunity for India to break the partnership. But the Men in Blue didn't need to wait longer though, as Axar cleaned up the Pakistan captain in the very next over.

After losing Babar Azam after a promising start and then Imam-ul-Haq to a fabulous direct hit from Axar, Pakistan desperately needed a partnership, and Rizwan and Shakeel provided exactly that. After a long period of being stuck, Rizwan and Shakeel found their flow, scoring a flurry of boundaries before India broke through. The Pakistan innings was gaining some serious steam, with Shakeel raising his 4th ODI half-century. Rizwan had also picked up pace, nearing a fifty of his own.

With time running out, Rizwan and Saud finally cut loose. After almost 50 balls without a boundary, Pakistan have hit four in three overs to get going in this partnership of 50-plus. This happened after the boundaries dried up, and dot balls increased. Rizwan had played almost 50 balls with a strike rate of 40.91 and Shakeel was not better. Their approach had left broadcasters and commentators baffled as India continue to speed through overs, tying down Pakistan's run-rate.

Rohit Sharma had gone off the field briefly, and in his absence, Shubman Gill had taken over as India captain. And boy, what a job he did. It took Pakistan 32 balls to score their first boundary since the last one, a testament to how tight Axar and Hardik bowled. Earlier, India endured an injury scare when Mohammed Shami bowled just 2 overs before the India pacer complained of pain in his leg. After the physio took a good look at him, Shami completed the over but left the field to get some treatment. This was after he opened the proceedings for India with an 11-ball over, giving away 5 wides.

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