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ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli hundred powers India to six-wicket win in Dubai
Virat Kohli scores 51st ODI century as India defeat Pakistan by 6 wickets
Kohli became only the third batter overall and the second Indian after India's Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara to reach 14000 ODI runs. Kohli Scored 73 fifties as well in his ODI career.
Virat Kohli brought up his 51st ODI century as he guided India to a win over Pakistan in the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday. This defeat puts Pakistan on the brink of elimination as they’ll have to pray that Bangladesh defeats New Zealand on Monday and then they themselves have to defeat Bangladesh in their last group match with the net run rate likely to come into play.
Kohli who looked in inspired form got to his milestone in 111 deliveries in an innings studded with 7 fours. It was a typical photo finish to the contest as Kohli got to his century in the last ball of the match, slamming a boundary. He was ably supported in the middle by Shreyas Iyer who scored a half century in 63 deliveries after an uncharacteristic slow start before shifting gears.
Kohli had become the fastest batter to reach 14,000 ODI runs during the match against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The 36-year-old Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar (350 innings), by achieving the feat in only 287 innings. Kohli got to the landmark when he reached 15 runs in the chase against Pakistan.
Virat Kohli hit a composed unbeaten century as India beat Pakistan by five wickets. This victory put India on the cusp of reaching the Champions Trophy semi-finals and left their opponents on the brink of elimination. India has two victories from their opening two group matches and sits top of Group A, while Pakistan has lost both and is at the last of the table.
Earlier, Pakistan mustered a rather unthreatening total of 241 after winning the toss and batting first, lacking power, intent and belief against a disciplined India attack. Saud Shakeel and Muhammad Rizwan top scored with 62 and 46 respectively, but they fashioned them off a rather ponderous 76 and 77 balls each. Khushdil Shah boosted the total with a late cameo - whacking 38 off 39 balls - but Pakistan's total felt light at a ground where the average first-innings winning score in one-day internationals is 258.
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav finished the pick of India's bowlers with 3-40 while Hardik Pandya's economical eight overs brought him 2-31. Pakistan's hopes flickered when a brutal yorker from left-arm quick Shaheen Afridi swung into India captain Rohit Sharma's middle stump in the fifth over.
Abrar Ahmed produced a fizzing leg-break to dismiss Shubman Gill for 46 with a beauty but it only staved off the inevitable. Shreyas Iyer made an enterprising 56 but the day belonged to Kohli as his hundred off 111 balls, featuring seven fours, guided India home with 45 balls to spare.
Brief scores: India: 244/4 (Virat Kohli 100*, Shreyas Iyer 56; Shaheen Afridi 2-74) beat Pakistan:241/10 (Saud Shakeel 62, Mohammad Rizwan 46, Kuldeep Yadav 3-40, Hardik Pandya 2-31) by 6 wickets.
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