Super Sunday in Champions Trophy:
๐ฎ๐ณ ๐๐-๐ ๐ต๐ฐ ..so far now...in ICC TOURNAMENT
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Read match updates below here : As it happened in Dubai :
๐ฎ๐ณ ..almost certain of Semi-final birth now.
Fans called for revenge, and #TeamIndia responded in style! ๐
It took something special to overcome the ghosts of the past, and today indeed was special! ๐๐ฎ๐ณ
by - Star Sports.
๐ฎ๐ณ Chase : Target for India was 242.
Rohit starts with edged boundary to 3rd man : 1.3 over then followed with a brilliant Rohit Sharma trademark pull to fine leg stands : SIX : 2 Ov : 12/0.
Shubman Gill too starts with a Chinese cut 4 to fine leg off unlucky Shahinshah Afridi, then excellent drive 4 after 3 balls.20/0 : 3 Ov.
Rohit aggressive: Step out n loft 4.
5 Ov : 31/1 : Rohit bowled 20 off 15 (3ร4,1ร6) by Shahinshah Afridi : excellent Swinging Yorker through bat pad - after hit for 4 on previous delivery. Storm over..died down.
Shubman 10* off 15. Virat Kohli in.
Shubman Gill excellent...majestic...straight drive...Cover drive n lofted shot too ..
10 Ov : 64/1:
Shubman 35* (35) & Virat 6* (10).
Shubman gets life on 35 dropped in 11th ov.
Virat crosses 14000 ODI runs , with world famous...trademark cover drive and celebrates with another 4 in same over.
15 Ov : 89/1. 99/1 : 17 ov at 1st Drinks.
100/1 :17.1 Ov : Shubman 46* + Virat 31*.
N immediately after that ...
Beauty by Abrar Unplayable leg break got Shubman bowled on 46. 100/2 : 17.3 Ov.
Shreyas Iyer in...so Haris Rauf is back..!
20 Ov : 109/2 : Need 133 more off 180 balls.
25 Ov : 126/2 : Virat 46* : Need 116 more .
51 off 62 : 4ร4 : Virat Kohli : is he back..???.
Shahinshah Afridi back for 29th over and Virat charges down lofts 1st ball 4.
India going from strength to strength....
30 Ov: 160/2 : Virat 64* ,Shreyas dropped on 26. ๐ฎ๐ณ Need 82 off 120 balls .
Celebrates with HUGH SIX off part timer Salman...Massive 102 meters.
๐ฎ๐ณ Cruising comfortably now...!!!
35 Ov : 189/2 : Need 53 more off 90 balls.
Virat 71*, Shreyas 48*...escape run out on 49.
200/2 : 36 Overs.
Shreyas Iyer 50 off 63. Departs on 56 (67) to a brilliant catch : 214/3: 38.5 : Need 28 more.
Hardik joins Virat 85* and immediately treats Shahinshah Afridi like spinner...dancing down the pitch lofted over cover but on last ball got Hardik on 8 off 6.
40 Ov : 223/4 ...Need 19 off 60..Axar in.
Virat 90* n India need 10 more...! ..95* India need 4..took single to 96* ...Back on strike and hits 4 dancing down...100* off 111 with 7 fours. ..in 42.3 Overs.
AND INDIA WIN BY 6 WICKETS...!
Is it The return of Virat, the chaser!..??? #ViratKohli๐ต
Playing XIs for both teams below,
๐ฎ๐ณ Unchanged from last match v Bangladesh.
History of past ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ต๐ฐ matches in Dubai : ,
The calm before the storm ๐งโโ๏ธ : ๐ฎ๐ณ V๐ต๐ฐ
SKY , Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma n Shahid Afridi, Brett Lee in the stands .
๐ต๐ฐ Batted first:
Mohammed Shami and Harshit Rana start for India Vs Babar n Imam:
Babar confident against Rana : 2 boundaries.
4.4 Ov : Shami right leg calf issue attended by physio : 24/0 :
5 Ov : 25/0. Shami Off the field.
Hardik Pandya introduced in 7th over: 5 runs
Axar bowled 8th gave 6 runs.
Wow...it's Hardik : after 1st ball 4 gets caught behind on 2nd : Extremely confident looking Babar Azam is back in tent : 41/1: 8.2 Ov :
Saud Shakil joined Imam.
Kuldeep Yadav starts 10th over :
And WOW.. on second ball, Axar Patel's brilliance : direct hit from mid-on gets Imam run out on 10 : 9.2 Ov : 47/2 : Openers gone.
Imam 6th time ODI runout: Long way to catch his uncle Inzamam ul Haq : 40 times.
( Is it in the genes??? - Ravi Shastri )
Rizwan in : hit 4 immediately on 1st ball.
10 Ov : 52/2 : ๐ฎ๐ณ used 5 bowlers.
Shami is back for 12th Ov.
1st ๐ฅ : 61/2 : 14 Ov.
India on TOP ๐ฎ๐ณ : ๐ต๐ฐ Pak under pressure.
Last 5 Ov: 11 runs : 15 Ov : 63/2.
Boundary after 32 balls .
20 Ov : 79/2 : 80 dot balls so far .
27 runs scored in 11 to 20 overs.
Jadeja introduced in 23rd over.
30 Ov : 129/2 .
Rizwan Bowled Patel 46 : 151/1 : 33.2 Ov.
N Wow :
Saud Shakeeel : Ct Patel B Pandya : 34.5 Ov.
35 Ov : 160/4 .
Jadeja got 5th : Tahir on 4 .
40 Ov : 183/5 CRR : 4.57.
Indian bowlers excellent..especially Kuldeep Yadav after over no. 40 struck thrice.
So. Pakistan kept loosing wickets at regular intervals and ultimately all down on 241 in 49.4 Overs.
Target for India is 242.
Two iconic fixtures over the weekend ๐ฟ
An inspired run chase from Australia.
Josh Inglis scored an unbeaten 120 as they knocked off the target of 352 set by England.
Earlier: Duckettโs record-breaking 165 leads England to the highest-ever Champions Trophy total! ๐ฅ
Can Australia chase it down? Yess they do it:
Well it turned out to be:
THE HIGHEST SUCCESSFUL CHASE IN ICC TOURNAMENT HISTORY!
Inglis does it with 120* off just 86.
What
the
CAREY?!
India vs Bangladesh: 20th February: Dubai
Indian chase: Target 229.
Rohit Sharma departs after 41 off 36 in 9.5 overs : 69/1.
Virat Kohli joins Shubman Gill 26.
Virat falls on 22 and Shreyas on 15,
Shubman crosses 50*, Axar In : 134/3 : 28 Ov.
Axar 18.
Shubman 80*+ KL Rahul 21*: 189/4 : 40 Ov.
India need 40 off 60 balls.
Shubman Gill gets his 100 in 46th over with 8 more required.
KL Rahul gets the winning shot with a six and remains not out on 41* in 46.3 overs. Gill 101 not out.
India won by six wickets.
Bangladesh had opted to bat first:
From 35-5 to 228 all out ๐ง๐ฉ
Bangladesh recovered well after a disastrous start,through century of Towhid Hridoy and sixth wicket partnership of 154.
Shami took 5 wickets and Harshit Rana 3 , Axar Patel missed hat trick as Rohit drops a sitter in slip.
Which two teams will make it to the semi-finals from Group A? #CT25:
Defeat for the hosts and defending champs - New Zealand beat Pakistan comfortably in Karachi.
Latham and Young centuries drive New Zealand beyond 300 in the #ChampionsTrophy opener against hosts Pakistan ๐ช
