India Wins Over Pakistan by 6 wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy: Kohli’s century helped India win the match

In a highly contested ICC Champions Trophy cricket match, India secured an impressive six-wicket victory over Pakistan, largely thanks to Mr. Virat Kohli who scored a hundred. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first, scoring 241 runs in 49.4 overs. India successfully chased the target of 242 in 42.3 overs with Kohli scoring 100* and Shreyas Iyer making 56 runs.

Match Highlights
Pakistani Innings: Imam-ul-Haq (10) and Babar Azam (23) provided a steady start. Their early dismissals, however, Hastened the middle order’s demise. In fact, Mohammad Rizwan (46) and Saud Shakeel (62) formed a pivotal 103 run partnership which lifted Pakistan to a total of 241, but they lost a lot of wickets towards the end.

Bowling Performances: Kuldeep Yadav (3 wickets) and Hardik Pandya (2 wickets) took a number of Indian wickets while Shaheen Afridi picked 2 wickets for Pakistan.

Main Participants
Virat Kohli: 100* (match winner)
Shreyas Iyer: 56*(important middle-order contribution)
Kuldeep Yadav: 3 wickets(elaborate crucial spells)
Shaheen Afridi: 2 wickets (early progress)

Squads
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.

Conclusion
Kohli’s century and a disciplined bowling attack put india’s performance at top, setting a strong foundation for the ICC Champions Trophy. Pakistan, while having a few decent moments of their own, will have to really rethink their strategy in their next matches. This riveting contest lays the foundation for further inspiring action in the remainder of the tournament.