Virat Kohli set a series of records playing IND vs PAK captaincy innings
Indian captain Virat Kohli played the captaincy innings in match 16 of the ICC T20 World Cup against Pakistan. After Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul returned to the pavilion early, Kohli got the team out of trouble by teaming up first with Suryakumar Yadav and then Rishabh Pant. Virat Kohli scored 57 runs on 49 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 fly to six. This is the first time since 2012 that the Pakistan team has been able to eliminate Virat Kohli in the T20 World Cup. Previously, Kohli had scored an undefeated 78, 36 and 55 against Pakistan in the World Cup. Afridi dismissed Kohli and showed him the way to the pavilion.
This is Virat Kohli’s 10th score of more than 50 races in the T20 World Cup. Kohli has become the first batsman to do so in the T20 World Cup, breaking the record of West Indies explosive batsman Chris Gayle, who has more than 950 scores in this tournament.
At the same time, Virat Kohli has become the top scorer for 50 runs in T20 cricket against Pakistan. This is Virat Kohli’s third fifty against Pakistan in this tournament, before Mike Hussey, Shakib Al Hasan and Kevin Pietersen have scored 2-2 half centuries.
Virat Kohli has really enjoyed playing against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. He has scored 226 runs against Pakistan so far. Mahela Jayawardene has moved to third place on the list of players with the most runs against any team in the T20 World Cup.
Most runs against a team in T20 WC
Gayle 274 vs. Aus
Dilshan 238 vs. WI
Jayawardene 226 vs. New Zealand
Kohli 226 vs. Pak
Speaking of the competition, based on Kohli’s captaincy entries, India has set a goal of 152 races against Pakistan. Apart from Kohli, Rishabh Pant scored 39 runs, while Shaheen Afridi took the top three wickets for Pakistan.
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