“Kohli, Kohli,” thousands at the Melbourne Cricket Ground chanted on Sunday as the former India captain smashed Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi for 17 runs in the eighteenth over, to bring India back to the game. In the end, this proved to be crucial as India beat Pakistan by four wickets, as the match went down to the last ball of the 20th over. Virat Kohli remained not out at 82 runs from 53 balls.
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Here’s a ball-by-ball breakdown of the game changing over:
17.1:
Shaheen Afridi to Kohli, four. Kohli gets to his half century. Afridi bowled a short bowl, to which Kohli pulled wide of deep midwicket. It had been a six, but the ball landed just short of the boundary line. 42 needed off 14 balls
17.2:
Shaheen Afridi to Kohli, wide. Afridi bowled the delivery to one down leg, as Kohli left it for a wide. 38 needed off 14 balls
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17.3: Shaheen Afridi to Kohli, 2 runs. Afridi bowls a low full toss, After opening his stance, Kohli cuts it into the off-side for a double. Kohli and Pandya complete excellent running between the wickets. 37 needed off 14 balls
17.4: Shaheen Afridi to Kohli, 1 run. A short ball again as, Kohli mistimed the shot to the mid-wicket region. 36 needed off 14 balls.
17.5: Shaheen Afridi to Hardik Pandya, 1 run. Pandya hits the short ball to cover for a single. 35 needed off 14 balls.
17.6: Shaheen Afridi to Kohli, four. Kohli pulls over short fine for a four. 31 needed off 14 balls.
