Kohli guides India to 6-wicket win over Pakistan
Kohli guides India to 6-wicket win over Pakistan
Published: 12:13 am Mar 20, 2016
KOLKATA: Virat Kohli struck an unbeaten 55 as India enjoyed a six-wicket win over rival Pakistan in their World Twenty20 game on Saturday. Kohli struck seven fours and one six off 37 balls in the Group 2 match to see the team reach 119-4 in 15.5 overs in reply to Pakistan's 118-5 in a rain-reduced 18 overs. Kohli added a crucial 61 runs for the fourth wicket with Yuvraj Singh (24) and finally guided the team through in the company of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (13 not out). Earlier, India's bowlers combined well to restrict Pakistan on a pitch friendly to spin. Shoaib Malik (26), Ahmed Shehzad (25) and Umar Akmal (22) were the main scorers for Pakistan, which has never beaten India at the World Cup or the World Twenty20. WT20: India defeats Pakistan by 6 wickets KOLKATA: India defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their World Twenty20 Group 2 game on Saturday (match reduced to 18 overs per side due to wet outfield). India 119-4 in 15.5 overs (Virat Kohli 55 not out, Yuvraj Singh 24; Mohammad Sami 2-17) def. Pakistan 118-5 in 18 overs (Shoaib Malik 26, Ahmed Shehzad 25). WT20: India vs Pakistan Scoreboard KOLKATA: Scoreboard Saturday from the World Twenty20 Group 2 game between India and Pakistan at the Eden Gardens: Pakistan Innings Sharjeel Khan c Pandya b Raina 17 Ahmed Shehzad c Jadeja b Bumrah 25 Shahid Afridi c Kohli b Pandya 8 Umar Akmal c Dhonin b Jadeja 22 Shoaib Malik c Ashwin b Nehra 26 Sarfaraz Ahmed not out 8 Mohammad Hafeez not out 5 Extras: (2b, 3lb, 1w, 1nb) 7 TOTAL: (for five wickets) 118 Overs: 18 Fall of wickets: 1-38, 2-46, 3-60, 4-101, 5-105. Did not bat: Mohammad Sami, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan. Bowling: Ashish Nehra 4-0-20-1, Ravichandran Ashwin 3-0-12-0, Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-32-1 (1nb), Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-20-1 (1w), Suresh Raina 1-0-4-1, Hardik Pandya 2-0-25-1. India Innings Rohit Sharma c Malik b Amir 10 Shikhar Dhawan b Sami 6 Virat Kohli not out 55 Suresh Raina b Sami 0 Yuvraj Singh c Sami b Riaz 24 Mahendra Singh Dhoni not out 13 Extras: (3lb, 7w, 1nb) 11 TOTAL: (for four wickets) 119 Overs: 15.5 Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-23, 3-23, 4-84. Did not bat: Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah. Bowling: Mohammad Amir 3-1-11-1 (1w), Mohammad Irfan 2.5-0-25-0 (1w), Mohammad Sami 2-0-17-2 (1nb), Shahid Afridi 4-0-25-0 (2w), Shoaib Malik 2-0-22-0 (2w), Wahab Riaz 2-0-16-1. Result: India won by six wickets. Toss: India. Umpire: Ian Gould, England, and Richard Kettleboroug, England. TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford, Australia. Match referee: Chris Broad, England.