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CT25 group stage | PAKvIND: 2017’s revenge COMPLETED!!!

By Mumbai Indians

Paltan, HOW’S THE JOSH?? VERYYY HIGH SIRRRR! 🔥

It was, indeed, a Super Sunday as Team India defeated their arch-rivals by six wickets to inch one step closer to the semi-final of the Champions Trophy 2025.

A disciplined bowling performance followed by another terrific batting exhibition, anchored by Virat Kohli’s 51st ODI century, guided the Rohit Sharma-led side to successive wins in the competition.

Here’s how the latest chapter of The Greatest Rivalry unfolded in City of Gold!

2 gujju boys no jalso... #PAKvIND edition!

The initial phase of the powerplay saw Mohd. Shami and Harshit Rana keep things tight and build the pressure on Pakistani openers.

… and it reaped rewards as आपला 𝙃𝙋 bagged the first wicket, getting the better of Babar Azam (23 off 26) in the ninth over. Shabash, Hardik! 👏

In the following over, a rocket throw by Axar Patel cut short the struggling Imam-ul-Haq’s stay in the middle. Pakistan’s scorecard read 52/2 at the end of the powerplay.

An important 104-run partnership

With the pitch on the slower side, the Shakeel-Rizwan duo navigated their way maturely, dealing majorly in singles & doubles to keep the scoreboard ticking.

While Saud Shakeel registered his fifty in the 31st over, his skipper scored 46 before departing off Axar Patel.

The two players took the score from 47/2 to 159/4 after Kung Fu Pandya bagged his second scalp in the name of Shakeel in the 35th over. In the process, the all-rounder also completed a major milestone in what can be deemed as an inspiring career. 🤩

Flurry of wickets = Joy for India!

Well, it looked like the Indian cricket team had had enough in the middle overs… 😉

Our spinners continued to make inroads with Kuldeep Yadav picking two more wickets in addition to a Ravindra Jadeja JAFFFAA to dismiss Tayyab Tahir.

The Mohd. Rizwan-led side finished their innings at 241/10 after Harshit Rana accounted for the last wicket to send Khushdil Shah packing in the last over.

GILL jeet liya, Shubman!

Words might fall short to describe Shubman’s scintillating form! 💥

Once the Hitman began the innings with his customary tod fod, it was all about Shubman’s classic drives coupled with pure timing that was on display at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Although the 25-year-old fell four runs short of a well-deserved half-century, his knock placed Team India in a comfortable position in the run chase.

Virat Kohli – Chase master for a reason!

The veteran in full flow against Pakistan? We have seen that in the past… 💪

An unbeaten 111-ball 100 knock, laced with seven fours, left every cricket fan in AWE. Moreover, he accomplished yet another milestone in an illustrious career, becoming only the third batter to amass 14,000 runs in ODIs.

The calculated approach oozed class with each passing ball and took the team on the path to victory.

Satisf-IYER OP!

The middle-order batter from आमची Mumbai continued his fine run of form, adding one more 50+ score to his tally.

Coming in at 100/2, the right-handed batter played a handful of incredible shots, including this 👇 cracking six, to take the 2013 champions closer to the win.

GAME. SET. MATCH.

At 223/4 in 40 overs, it was only a matter of time before we wrapped things up and what better way to do so than THE VIRAT KOHLI hitting a boundary to reach his ton and secure the encounter for his side. 🥳

Furthermore, with this triumph, 🇮🇳 has restored parity (3-3) in terms of head-to-head record in the ICC Champions Trophy history. BRB, it’s jubilation time… 🎉

 

Brief scores: Pakistan 241/10 in 49.4 overs (Saud Shakeel 62; Kuldeep Yadav 3/40) lost to India 244/4 in 42.3 overs (Virat Kohli 100*; Shaheen Afridi 2/74) by six wickets.