Kohli shines as India defeat Pakistan in last over thriller

October 24, 2022 | SportsGuff Team 1.6K Reads

After Mohammad Nawaz bowled a no ball in the last over, Pakistan lost by 4 wickets to India in the T20 World Cup.

Chasing a target of 160 runs, India needed 16 runs in the last over.

Nawaz, who took the wicket of Hardik Pandya by spending 2 runs in the first three balls, gave Pakistan the hope of victory. However, India's victory became easy after former Indian captain Virat Kohli hit a six on the no ball bowled by Nawaz in the fourth ball.

India needed 2 runs in the last 1 ball. However, Nawaz bowled a wide ball and the score was tied and India got one more ball to play. Utilizing this opportunity, Ravichandran Ashwin scored 1 run to win India.

The match between India and Pakistan is always much awaited in world cricket. India, who rarely lost to Pakistan in the World Cup, won in a thrilling last over.

Superstar Kohli contributed an unbeaten 82 runs for India to win. He hit 4 sixes and 6 fours off 53 balls.

The middle-order batsmen laid the groundwork for the victory for India, who got off to a bad start. Opener duo captain Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul were dismissed for 4 runs each.

Suryakumar Yadav, who was in high form, scored 15 runs and Akshar Patel got out for 2 runs. India were in a difficult situation at 31-4 in 6.1 overs.

However, Kohli and Hardik Pandya shared a century partnership of 113 runs for the fifth wicket. Before being caught out in the first ball of the last over, Hardik scored 40 runs in 37 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 1 four.

On the bowling side, Haris Rauf took the most 2 wickets for Pakistan. Naseem Shah took 1 wicket.

Earlier, Pakistan, who lost the toss and batted at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, posted a total of 153 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.

Pakistan did not start well either. Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed contributed half-centuries for Pakistan, who were under pressure after losing the openers captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan early in the innings. Masood scored 52 runs and Iftikhar scored 51 runs.

Apart from Sheheen Afridi scoring 16 runs in the lower order, others could not touch double digit runs. In bowling, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya took 3 wickets each for India.