India defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets in a thrilling encounter after being reduced to 31/4 chasing 160. With the help of a 113-run partnership between Virat Kohli-Hardik Pandya for the 5th wicket, India not only reached close to their target but set the base after which India came back only after helping India win the game.
Kohli's sensational innings off an unbeaten 82 from 53 balls helped India make a match out of nowhere against arch-rivals Pakistan. While India won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first, the Men in Green managed to post 159/8 on board with the help of fifties from Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed after they lost early wickets. Shaheen Afridi's cameo also played a vital role in Pakistan posting a target of 160 innings. Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya were star bowlers for India as they scalped 3 wickets each.
India lost both openers for just 4 runs each and found themselves reeling at 31/4 after 6.1 overs but Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya's resilient partnership helped India to do the improbable of smashing 115 runs in the last 10 overs to win the game. Chase master Kohli played one of his best T20I innings to chase this total effortlessly in style and the last-over drama from Mohammad Nawaz added even more masala to this thrilling game and it would be remembered as one of the best IND-PAK games in T20 World Cup after the 2007 edition of the tournament. R Ashwin's presence of mind in the last ball of the innings and his calm attitude to finish the game would also be cherished by Indian fans.
Numbers and Stats from the IND vs PAK game:
3 - Babar Azam recorded a golden duck for 3rd time in T20Is.
Golden ducks for Babar Azam in T20Is:
vs South Africa in Lahore, 2021
vs Afghanistan in Sharjah, 2022
vs India in Melbourne, 2022
4 - For 4th time India has won a T20I match on the last ball of the game.
Instances of the Indian men's team winning a T20I game on the last ball:
vs Australia in Sydney, 2016
vs Bangladesh in Colombo(RPS), 2018
vs West Indies in Chennai, 2018
vs Pakistan in Melbourne, 2022
8 - Hardik Pandya became the 8th player to smash 1000 runs and pick 50 wickets in the men's T20I.
Players with 1000 runs and 50 wickets in men's T20I:
Shahid Afridi
Shakib Al Hasan
Dwayne Bravo
Thisara Perera
Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad Nabi
Kevin O'Brien
Hardik Pandya
11 - Both Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya took 11 wickets against Pakistan in T20Is.
Most wickets for India vs Pakistan in men's T20I:
Hardik Pandya - 11
Bhuvneshwar Kumar - 11
Irfan Pathan - 6
Arshdeep Singh - 6
Hardik Pandya's best bowling figure vs Pakistan in T20Is:
3/8 in Asia Cup 2016
3/25 in Asia Cup 2022 - Group Stage
3/30 in T20 World Cup 2022
13 - India defeated Pakistan for the 13th time in the men's World Cup overall both ODIs and T20Is counted. India's only loss against Pakistan came during T20 World Cup 2021.
14 - Virat Kohli won Man of the Match award for the 14th time in T20Is.
Players to win most man of the match award in T20Is:
Virat Kohli - 14
Mohammad Nabi - 13
Rohit Sharma - 12
Players to win most man of the match award in T20 WC:
Virat Kohli - 6
Chris Gayle - 5
Mahela Jayawardene - 5
Shane Watson - 5
Players to win most man of the match award in international cricket:
Sachin Tendulkar - 76
Virat Kohli - 59
Sanath Jayasuriya - 58
39 - India won their 39th international match in 2022.
Most international matches won by a team in a calendar year:
India - 39 matches in 2022
Australia - 38 matches in 2003
India - 37 matches in 2017
82 - Virat Kohli smashed 82*(53) to win the match against Pakistan today.
Highest score by an Indian in a T20 World Cup run-chase:
Virat Kohli - 82* vs Australia in Mohali, 2016
Virat Kohli - 82* vs Pakistan in Melbourne, 2022
Rohit Sharma - 79* vs Australia in Bridgetown, 2010 (Ended in losing cause)
Virat Kohli - 78* vs Pakistan in Colombo(RPS), 2012
Virat Kohli - 72* vs South Africa in Mirpur, 2014
84.27 - Virat Kohli has a batting average of 84.27 in T20 WC history. Among Players who played more than one T20 WC edition, Kohli has the highest-ever batting average in this tournament.
Virat Kohli in T20 World Cup:
Inns - 20
Runs - 927
Avg - 84.27
S.R - 131.48
113 - Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya stitched a 113-run partnership for the 5th wicket.
Highest 5th (or) lower wicket partnership for India in men's T20I:
Virat Kohli-Hardik Pandya: 113 vs Pakistan in Melbourne, 2022
MS Dhoni-Yuvraj Singh: 102* vs Australia in Rajkot, 2013
MS Dhoni-Manish Pandey: 98* vs South Africa in Centurion, 2018
Highest 5th (or) lowest wicket partnership in men's T20 World Cup history:
Misbah-ul-Haq-Shoaib Malik: 119* vs Australia in Johannesburg, 2007
Curtis Campher-George Dockrell: 119* vs Scotland in Hobart, 2022
Virat Kohli-Hardik Pandya: 113 vs Pakistan in Melbourne, 2022
115 - India smashed 115 runs off the last 10 overs to win this game.
Most runs smashed in the last 10 overs by a team to win a T20 World match:
Australia - 125 runs vs Pakistan in Gros Islet, 2010
England - 118 runs vs Sri Lanka in Chattogram, 2014
India - 115 runs vs Pakistan in Melbourne, 2022
Note: Australia smashed 130 runs vs Pakistan in the 2010 T20 World but only 125 was needed. Ireland smashed 115 runs vs Scotland in the 2022 T20 World Cup but only 112 was needed.
308 - Virat Kohli has smashed 308 runs against Pakistan in T20 World Cup from 5 matches at a batting average of 308 with a Strike Rate of 132.75.
Most runs against an opponent in men's T20 WC:
Virat Kohli - 308 vs Pakistan
Chris Gayle - 289 vs Australia
Tillakaratne Dilshan - 238 vs West Indies
Most runs vs Pakistan in men's T20Is overall:
Kane Williamson - 538 (18 inns)
Martin Guptill - 526 (19 inns)
Virat Kohli - 488 (10 inns)
Kohli has a batting average of 81.33 vs Pakistan in T20Is at a S.R of 123.85. Kohli became the first visiting batsman to smash more than 500 runs on Australian soil in T20Is.
3794 - Virat Kohli is currently the highest run-scorer (3794) in men's T20I history. He surpassed Rohit Sharma while being at 32* today.
