India vs Pakistan Highlights, Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli's 51st ODI Century Guides India to 6-Wicket Victory Over Pakistan

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Posted by NewAdmin on 2025-02-25 09:31:53 |

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India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy2025: After a tense finish, Virat Kohli brought up his 51st ODI century with aboundary, leading India to a comfortable 6-wicket victory over Pakistan,chasing down a target of 242. This win marked India’s second victory in as manygroup games, while Pakistan suffered their second defeat, leaving their hopesof advancing to the semifinals hanging by a thread. As the defending championsand hosts, Pakistan now needs a series of favorable outcomes to stay incontention for the knockout stages.

In a milestone moment, Kohli becamethe fastest batter to score 14,000 ODI runs, achieving the feat againstPakistan on Sunday. Earlier, Kuldeep Yadav’s brilliant bowling performancehelped India bowl out Pakistan for 241 runs. Yadav picked up 3 wickets, whileAxar Patel and Hardik Pandya also made crucial contributions after a 100-runthird-wicket partnership between Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel (62) and Khushdil Shah(38).

Pakistan struggled to buildpartnerships, losing wickets consistently. Axar removed Pakistan's captainMohammad Rizwan, and Hardik dismissed Shakeel. Ravindra Jadeja then sent TayyabTahir back for just 6, leaving Pakistan with half their side back in thedugout. Kuldeep followed up with a brilliant spell, taking out Salman Agha,Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Naseem Shah in quick succession, ensuring Pakistan’scollapse.

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