India vs Pakistan Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025
India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE, Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli ton powers IND to 6-wicket win, set to seal semis spot
India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE, Champions Trophy 2025: India beat Pakistan by six wickets in a one-sided Champions Trophy clash on Sunday to all but seal a spot in the semifinals. India dismissed Pakistan for 241 after Saud Shakeel struck 62 off 76 balls while skipper Mohammad Rizwan made a laborious 46 from 77 deliveries. India vs Pakistan Live Score
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav (3/40) picked up three wickets and all-rounder Hardik Pandya
(2/31) removed Babar Azam (23) and Shakeel. India completed the chase in 42.3 overs thanks to Virat Kohli (100 not out off 111), Shubman Gill (46) and Shreyas Iyer (56).
Skipper Rohit Sharma (20 off 15) too played a few audacious strokes before falling to a beauty from Shaheen Afridi. With two wins in as many games, India are all but through to the semifinals. Pakistan, on the other hand, are on the brink of elimination after losing their first two group games
India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Pakistani fans cheer Virat Kohli century?
India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: While Virat Kohli’s exhilarating knock ensured that India were on course for victory, there were still doubts as to whether the ‘King’ of Indian cricket would be able to end his rough patch with a century with limited runs left to score. As it turned out, Kohli ended the match – as he has done so many times in the past – by stepping down and hitting a boundary on the off-side, but what made it special was that Kohli not only helped his team to victory, but also scored his 51st ODI century.
While everyone from the Indian dressing room to the fans in the stadium were over the moon,
there were some people who were celebrating Kohli’s century for purely cricketing reasons. In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter), some people in Pakistan cheer loudly as Kohli completes his century by bowling to Khushdil Shah. While this isn’t the first instance of Virat Kohli fandom in Pakistan – and it certainly won’t be the last – it’s still a heartwarming scene to see support for a global icon, regardless of political tensions and the team playing
India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE: Highlight of last night’s match?
After opting to bat first in Dubai, Pakistan suffered a couple of early dismissals that derailed their innings. While Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel managed to stabilise the innings for a while, Pakistan’s downfall began after their dismissals. Pakistan were eventually bowled out for 242, which India chased down with 7.3 overs to spare thanks to a magnificent century from Kohli and a half-century from Shreyas Iyer. Kuldeep Yadav was particularly dangerous for Pakistan’s lower order, taking 3 wickets, while Hardik Pandya also impressed with his slower ones, taking 2 wickets
