Dubai: Without breaking a sweat, India registered yet another victory over Pakistan in an ICC event. Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Kuldeep Yadav were the standout performers as India defeated arch-rival Pakistan by six wickets in a Group A encounter in the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The fixture was a damp squib as Rohit Sharma and company cruised home with 45 balls to spare.
Days ahead of the fixture between India and Pakistan, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh termed the rivalry “overhyped,” citing the difference in quality of both teams. He opined that India is far better, and this has turned out to be true as Rohit Sharma’s side put in a clinical performance to brush aside Pakistan’s challenge, leaving the latter in a similar situation—depending on other results to make the last four of an ICC white-ball event.
With this loss, the defending champions are all but out of the Champions Trophy. If Bangladesh lose against New Zealand on Monday, then Pakistan will be officially out of the Champions Trophy.
Chasing 242, Virat Kohli hit his 51st ODI ton and 82nd international century to help India register a comfortable six-wicket win. He found support in Shreyas Iyer, who walked out to bat at No.4 as the right-handed batter played a knock of 56 runs. The duo never looked in trouble in the middle, and no Pakistan bowler could pose a challenge.
