India secured an important win over Pakistan courtesy of a brilliant innings from Virat Kohli where he scored an unbeaten 82 off 53 balls as the Men in Blue won the match in the final ball of the fixture at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). An emotional Virat Kohli was seen in tears after the match as Rohit Sharma displayed his happiness by lifting the match-winner.
Many politicians and former cricketers immediately joined in the accolades for Kohli, but the one that matters the most to him was definitely from his wife Anushka Sharma, who shared photos of her husband with an emotional message for him. "You beauty!! You freaking beauty!! You have brought sooooo much joy in people's lives tonight and that too on the eve of Diwali!," started the caption of the post.
"You are a wonderful wonderful man, my love. Your grit, determination and belief are mind-boggling !! I have just watched the best match of my life I can say and although our daughter is too small to understand why her mother was dancing around and screaming wildly in the room"
"...One day she will understand that her dad played his best innings that night which followed after a phase that was tough on him but he came out of it stronger and wiser than ever before! So proud of you !! Your strength is contagious and you my love, are LIMITLESS!! Love you forever and through thick and thin," She wrote.
Match recap
The match was exciting for fans around the world, with the game tilting in each other's favour multiple times throughout the match. Arshdeep Singh was excellent in his initial overs, getting the wicket of Babar Azam for a Golden Duck with his first ball at the T20 World Cup. Then fell Mohammad Rizwan for four runs, as India took an early advantage. But a long, unbeaten 52 off 42 from Shan Masood, coupled with Iftikhar Ahmed's quickfire 51 off 34, brought Pakistan back into the game as Masood guided Pakistan to 159.
Pakistan had a similar start to that India. Naseem Shah bowled KL Rahul but it was Haris Rauf who Babar counted on, and the pacer delivered the wickets of Rohit Sharma (4 off 7) and more importantly Suryakumar Yadav (15 off 10). But Kohli held on to score 82 off 53 balls, with Hardik Pandya hitting 40 off 37, and India securing the victory in the final ball.
