🔴 Champions Trophy 2025 | Kohli’s fifty drives India’s chase against Pakistan

DUBAI: India requires 74 runs from 19 overs against Pakistan in the fifth match of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 here at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

IND 168/2 (30 Overs)

Agha Salman comes into the bowling attack

IND 160/2 (29 Overs)

Khushdil continues

IND 150/2 (28 Overs)

Shaheen comes back into the bowling attack

IND 140/2 (27 Overs)

Khushdil continues

IND 136/2 (26 Overs)

26.1: Naseem to Kohli. He smashes it over deep cover. Yet another half-century for Virat Kohli against Pakistan.

Virat Kohli 51 (62b 3×4)

Naseem continues

IND 128/2 (26 Overs)

Khushdil returns

IND 126/2 (25 Overs)

Naseem Shah returns

IND 124/2 (24 Overs)

Abrar continues

IND 123/2 (23 Overs)

Haris continues

IND 118/2 (22 Overs)

Abrar to continue

IND 115/2 (21 Overs)

Haris continues

IND 109/2 (20 Overs)

Abrar continues

IND 107/2 (19 Overs)

Haris continues

IND 102/2 (18 Overs)

17.3: Abrar gets well-set Gill with an absolute beauty.

Shubman Gill 46 (52b 7×4 0x6) SR: 88.46

IND 99/1 (17 Overs)

Khushdil continues

IND 93/1 (16 Overs)

Abrar continues

IND 89/1 (15 Overs)

Khushdil comes to bowl

IND 87/1 (14 Overs)

Abrar continues

IND 84/1 (13 Overs)

12.2: Haris Rauf to Kohli, FOUR runs. Here is the milestone for Kohli. 14000 runs in ODIs, and it comes with the signature punch through cover.

Haris Rauf continues

IND 70/1 (12 Overs)

It’s time for some spin. Abrar Ahmed comes to bowl

IND 67/1 (11 Overs)

Haris Rauf into the attack

IND 64/1 (10 Overs)

Naseem to continue

IND 63/1 (9 Overs)

Shaheen continues

IND 49/1 (8 Overs)

Naseem to continue

IND 46/1 (7 Overs)

Shaheen continues

IND 31/1 (6 Overs)

Naseem continues

IND 31/1 (5 Overs)

4.6: Shaheen gets Rohit Sharma with an absolute in dipping yorker.

Rohit Sharma 20 (15b 3×4 1×6) SR: 133.33

Shaheen continues

IND 26/0 (4 Overs)

Naseem continues

IND 20/0 (3 Overs)

Shaheen continues

IND 12/0 (2 Overs)

Naseem Shah will bowl from the other end.

IND 2/0 (1 Over)

Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma to open the innings for India. Shaheen Afridi will take the new ball for Pakistan.

PAKISTAN vs INDIA (2nd INNINGS)

A combined bowling effort by Team India bundled Pakistan for 241 in 49.4 overs in the second match of the multi-nation tournament.

PAK 241 (49.4 Overs)

49.4: Harshit to Khushdil. He skies the ball in the air, and it’s caught. End of the innings for Khushdil and Pakistan.
Khushdil Shah 38 (39b 0x4 2×6) SR: 97.43

Harshit to bowl the last over of the innings.

PAK 241/9 (49 Overs)

48.6: Going for the double run but an accurate through ends Rauf’s innings.

Haris Rauf  8 (7b 0x4 1×6) SR: 114.28

Shami returns

PAK 227/8 (48 Overs)

Harshit returns

PAK 222/8 (47 Overs)

46.4: Naseem tries to push the ball, but it’s in the air and straight to long on. Virat Kohli takes a brilliant catch.

Naseem Shah 14 (16b 1×4 0x6) SR: 87.5

Kuldeep continues

PAK 219/7 (46 Overs)

Shami returns

PAK 212/7 (45 Overs)

Kuldeep to continue

PAK 200/7 (44 Overs)

Harshit Rana back into the attack

PAK 200/7 (43 Overs)

42.5: Another wicket for India as Shaheen goes on zero.

Shaheen Shah Afridi 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

42.4: Salman gives it a big heave, but it’s a top edge and taken by Jadeja.

Salman Agha 19 (24b 0x4 0x6) SR: 79.16

Kuldeep continues

PAK 197/5 (42 Overs)

Axar to continue

PAK 188/5 (41 Overs)

Kuldeep returns

PAK 183/5 (40 Overs)

Axar continues

PAK 177/5 (39 Overs)

Jadeja continues

PAK 170/5 (38 Overs)

Axar continues

PAK 167/5 (37 Overs)

36.1: The ball landed on a length in front of the middle and turned away a touch, Tahir tried to run it towards third. Tentative poke, got the wrist down but played the wrong line. The ball hit the middle and off in the end.

Tayyab Tahir 4 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

Jadeja returns

PAK 165/4 (36 Overs)

Axar continues

PAK 160/4 (35 Overs)

34.5: Saud Shakeel tries to force a pull over Axar Patel but ends up holing out to deep midwicket.

Saud Shakeel 62 (76b 5×4 0x6) SR: 81.57

Hardik continues

PAK 154/3 (34 Overs)

33.2: Rizwan steps out and aims to heave it over mid-on who is inside the circle. But does not connect as Axar hits the stumps.

Mohammad Rizwan 46 (77b 3×4 0x6) SR: 59.74

Axar Patel continues

PAK 150/2 (33 Overs)

Hardik is back in the attack

PAK 142/2 (32 Overs)

Axar Patel returns

PAK 137/2 (31 Overs)

Ravindra Jadeja continues

PAK 129/2 (30 Overs)

Axar Patel returns

PAK 126/2 (29 Overs)

Ravindra Jadeja continues

PAK 121/2 (28 Overs)

Shami returns to the attack

PAK 116/2 (27 Overs)

Ravindra Jadeja continues

PAK 107/2 (26 Overs)

Kuldeep Yadav continues

PAK 99/2 (25 Overs)

Ravindra Jadeja continues

PAK 94/2 (24 Overs)

Kuldeep Yadav continues

PAK 90/2 (23 Overs)

Ravindra Jadeja to bowl his first over

PAK 86/2 (22 Overs)

Kuldeep Yadav continues

PAK 82/2 (21 Overs)

Harshit Rana continues

PAK 79/2 (20 Overs)

Kuldeep Yadav replaces Axar Patel

PAK 77/2 (19 Overs)

Harshit Rana returns

PAK 74/2 (18 Overs)

Axar Patel continues

PAK 72/2 (17 Overs)

Hardik Pandya continues

PAK 70/2 (16 Overs)

Axar Patel returns

PAK 63/2 (15 Overs)

Hardik Pandya continues

PAK 61/2 (14 Overs)

Shami continues

PAK 59/2 (13 Overs)

Hardik Pandya continues

PAK 58/2 (12 Overs)

Mohammed Shami returns to bowl

PAK 55/2 (11 Overs)

Hardik Pandya continues

PAK 52/2 (10 Overs)

9.2: Imam jumps out of his crease once again and pushes it straight to Axar at mid-on. Axar gathers the ball quickly and throws down the stumps at the bowler’s end to catch Imam well short.

Imam-ul-Haq 10 (26b 0x4 0x6) SR: 38.46

Kuldeep Yadav to bowl the final over of the first powerplay

PAK 47/1 (9 Overs)

8.2: Hardik drags his length back outside off, it veers away against the inward angle. He finds the away movement he was looking for off the pitch. It messes with Babar’s drive. He can only snick it behind to the keeper.

Babar Azam 23 (26b 5×4 0x6) SR: 88.46

Hardik Pandya continues

PAK 37/0 (8 Overs)

Axar Patel to bowl the eighth over

PAK 31/0 (7 Overs)

Hardik Pandya replaces Mohammad Shami

PAK 26/0 (6 Overs)

Harshit Rana continues

PAK 25/0 (5 Overs)

Shami continues

PAK 22/0 (4 Overs)

Harshit Rana continues

PAK 14/0 (3 Overs)

Shami continues

PAK 10/0 (2 Overs)

Harshit Rana to bowl from the other end

PAK 6/0 (1 Over)

Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq to open the innings for Pakistan. Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami will take the new ball for India.

PAKISTAN vs INDIA (1st INNINGS)

Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the fifth match of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025.

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