India had been requested to bat after Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam received the toss and selected to area.
Pakistan’s star quick bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi wreaked havoc in his preliminary two overs, dismissing Rohit Sharma for a duck and KL Rahul for simply 3 runs, offering Pakistan with a powerful begin.
Virat, the then captain of the India facet, fought the lone battle and scored 57 off 49 balls, together with 5 boundaries and 1 six. Other than Virat, Rishabh Pant made 39 runs in 30 balls to assist India submit a preventing complete.
India managed to attain 151 for 7 inside their allotted 20 overs in Dubai.
Gamers have given a ‘nice birthday present’ to Virat Kohli: PM Modi on India’s large win over South Africa in ICC World cup 2023
In response, Pakistan’s opening batsmen Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam dominated the Indian bowlers from the beginning, guiding the Inexperienced Shirts to a convincing victory in simply 17.5 overs, securing their maiden World Cup win over India.
“The defeat towards Pakistan in 2021 by no means got here to my thoughts (in 2022). Contemplating the large human error issue concerned in sport, there isn’t a assure that on a given day you’ll win,” Virat informed Star Sports activities.
“We had been profitable towards Pakistan all these years however on that day, they outplayed us. There isn’t any disgrace in accepting that. It was a great actuality examine for everybody. We will not play a match considering we’ve got to avenge a defeat prior to now,” he added.
ICC World Cup 2023: “We prayed for each single run, followers have a good time India’s large win over South Africa
One yr later, within the 2022 T20 World Cup, Virat avenged the 2021 defeat in type. He performed a memorable knock of 82 not out off 53 balls handy India an exhilarating four-wicket win on the jam-packed Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG).
Virat had smashed consecutive sixes off Rauf’s bowling to clinch the win from the jaws of defeat. Virat’s spectacular knock remains to be broadly hailed as an iconic second within the recreation of cricket.
On Sunday, Virat added one other feather to his illustrious cap when he notched up his forty ninth ODI century throughout ICC ODI World Cup match towards South Africa. With this century, Kohli equalled Tendulkar’s report of 49 ODI centuries with an excellent 101 not out towards South Africa on his thirty fifth birthday.
The century towards South Africa was Kohli’s second of the event and fourth general in all 50-over World Cups. The 35-year-old now has a complete of 543 runs at this version of the World Cup at an imposing common of 108.60.
