T-20 World Cup: India beat arch-rival Pakistan by four wickets in nail bitting match at Melbourne

T-20 World Cup: India beat arch-rival Pakistan by four wickets in nail bitting match at Melbourne

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India beat arch-rival Pakistan by four wickets at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia in a nail-biting finish in T-20 World Cup last night. India reached the target of 160 runs on the last ball of the match after the loss of six wickets. Virat Kohli stole the show with his swashbuckling knock of 82 off 53 balls which helped India to register an emphatic win. Kohli was declared ‘Player of the Match’ for his knock. It was R Ashwin who hit the winning stroke. Earlier, India won the toss and opted to field. For India, both Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya took three wickets each. With this win, India is at top of Group 2 with two points.

Meanwhile, Star Indian batter Virat Kohli surpassed legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to register the most fifty-plus scores at ICC events yesterday. The star Indian batter accomplished his 24th fifty-plus score to surpass Sachin’s total of 23 during his side’s Super 12 match against Pakistan at the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2022 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. In his 26 matches at ICC Cricket World Cup events, Kohli has scored 1,030 runs at an average of 46.81. In his 22 matches and 20 innings at ICC T20 World Cup, Virat has scored 927 runs at an average of 84.27. He is the third-highest run scorer in tournament history behind West Indies legend Chris Gayle and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka. On the other hand, Sachin has scored 2,278 runs in 45 World Cup matches across 44 innings at an average of 56.95. Six tons and 15 fifties have come out of his bat, with a best of 152. He is the leading scorer in tournament history. In Champions Trophy, Sachin scored 441 runs in 16 matches at an average of 36.75 in 14 innings. Overall, Sachin has scored 2,719 in his 61 matches at ICC events.