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India (244/4) comprehensively defeat Pakistan (241) by 6 wickets in their group-stage encounter of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Usman Chadda said:
Our quality of batting is an absolute joke and batting first or second wouldn’t have made a difference here.

We scored 22 runs in 10 overs against NZ in the powerplay.

We scored 27 in 10 overs today right after the powerplay.

You are not winning any game when you play like meek pathetic individuals, where personal milestones are more important than the team.
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Against NZ they played on a much better batting surface.
 
Suleiman said:
This is a tournament. We criticize our team plenty the rest of the year, this is the time to get behind our respective teams- and if I have to use the past to motivate the support, I will.

We are defending champions after all.
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Yes, this is a tournament. Time to criticize your team. An over the hill washed up batter makes a 100 against the famed pace attack - should say something. No longer defending champions. Exit sign awaits !
 
I would say hard luck Pakistan, cut that was a comprehensive win and luck had nothing to do with it.

Lots of questions to resolve. It’s clear that Pakistan isn’t in the same ballpark at this stage. As some people here have already said, you can’t read much into wins in bilaterals in which oppo sends their B teams.
 
Raja Ishtiaq said:
Problem is fans like you will be back supporting Pakistan in the next pointless bilateral series.

I stopped watching Pakistan after the last T20 world cup and watched them for the first time today.
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How the hell am I the problem when I am sitting 4000 miles away from Pakistan? Corruption at the heart of PCB who had failed to improve domestic cricket, egotistical ex-players who think that managing Pakistan is their birthright and the clown circus that is PCB are to blame!!
 
Congrats to Indian posters.

That was a thrashing and one the team thoroughly deserved.

They need to wake up and see the standard around them. It’s embarrassing for them to think this type of cricket is acceptable.
 
India's win was true picture of professionalism, hard work, determination and hunger to do best on the field. There is no match between India & Pakistan. Pakistan is zillionth years behind in all aspects and fans need to accept it wholeheartedly. This team doesn't deserve to be applauded, praised or supported anymore.
 
kingusama92 said:
Congrats to Indian posters.

That was a thrashing and one the team thoroughly deserved.

They need to wake up and see the standard around them. It’s embarrassing for them to think this type of cricket is acceptable.
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After 2 overseas series wins Pakistan looked like they turned a corner.
 
8-1 to India in the last 10 ODIs, including a washout.

2015 onwards, India has dominated PAK in ODIs.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
Against NZ they played on a much better batting surface.
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Exactly.

It doesn’t matter what pitch you give these jokers.

They will think they are playing on a minefield, and they manage to convince everyone that the pitch is difficult.

Only for the bowlers to get thrashed defending a below par total.

It’s literally a pattern right now and we wonder why we are wasting time on this crap.
 
Pakistan stands no chance now

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Dr_Bassim said:
india seems a thankless nation.

Batsmen is about to score a century.

He is about to knock arch rivals out of CT.

He is an ATG of the game.

But they are upset and would rather some other player scored a century.
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Team is more important than an individual. Just finish the game asap and win the game. There's a reason why Aus is more successful in KO's - no personal milestones NS. Can understand for a younger player maybe but not for someone like Kohli which just screams selfish. Playing for Ind is a privilege not the other way around.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Our quality of batting is an absolute joke and batting first or second wouldn’t have made a difference here.

We scored 22 runs in 10 overs against NZ in the powerplay.

We scored 27 in 10 overs today right after the powerplay.

You are not winning any game when you play like meek pathetic individuals, where personal milestones are more important than the team.
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It makes a wealth of difference when you are batting under lights and the ball is coming on to the bat more. Yes, our batting is flawed, & you point rightly towards it & that is why we need every advantage that is there to take.

Karachi was also a good ground to chase, they just messed up everything there & sending Fakhar at 4 was ludicrous. We may still have lost if we were chasing but that's the think tank who failed at doing their job in both the matches.
 
pathetic excuses from Rizwan !! So you were targeting 280 and still took no chance. Why is Ramiz not grilling?
Deep lol !!
 
Usman Chadda said:
Our quality of batting is an absolute joke and batting first or second wouldn’t have made a difference here.

We scored 22 runs in 10 overs against NZ in the powerplay.

We scored 27 in 10 overs today right after the powerplay.

You are not winning any game when you play like meek pathetic individuals, where personal milestones are more important than the team.
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As soon as we win the toss and decide to bat, it shows that we know our batting is rubbish. No confidence in chasing a score, even though these are batting wickets.

It would make more sense if we were trying to score 300+, but right from the start the target looked like 270 at best.

This was an attempt to post a respectable score, not a winning one.
 
kron said:
Kohli literally is the weakest guy in the team. He has no power

If you want power see ramandeep Ricky Singh even Iyer pant Hardik etc

Nitish reddy and absihek Sharma and tilak varma
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if he's the weakest guy in the team , why did he score a 100 and not iyer or gill ? or sharma ???

yeah he is not in his best consistent form , but he still has role in odis...

for he is the greatest chase master the world has seen in odi cricket ... he worshipped tendulkar and became better than him in chasing....

great players dont even have stats close to him even at his stats in chasing ...see this and write about kohli with respect ..especially on a day he has done well
 

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They don't have higher gears. Iyer started slow but then started to accelerate, these guys continue to get bogged down. Although Saud's innings was a little less embarrassing, at least
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
It makes a wealth of difference when you are batting under lights and the ball is coming on to the bat more. Yes, our batting is flawed, & you point rightly towards it & that is why we need every advantage that is there to take.

Karachi was also a good ground to chase, they just messed up everything there & sending Fakhar at 4 was ludicrous. We may still have lost if we were chasing but that's the think tank who failed at doing their job in both the matches.
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We would have bottled tonight’s chase, it was a slow wicket. We would have seen the same nonsense of out batsmen shutting shop and praying they don’t get out.

None of the top teams will ever think of 20 runs in 10 overs at ANY stage of their innings. Even if it’s a minefield, the top batters are good enough and confident enough to for total because they know how far ODI cricket has progressed.

We are a joke, a ridiculous embarrassing joke who might even end up being accused of match fixing the way we have played the two games so far.
 
There is a reason why most of our batters play selfish low risk cricket, the moment they start hitting out, they lose their wicket.

We don't have a single player who can accelerate flawlessly to a gigantic score after a slow start.
 
Banda298 said:
dont mock him for his english. he's getting better every interview. the onus is on ramiz and others to take it in hindi or urdu. im sure they rehearse it before
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Not bothered about his English at all.he was saying 280 was the target and he played quite selfishly. So am checking his real intentions and strategy with his ardent fan @Rana saab
 

Kohli blasts 100, India breeze past Pakistan by six wickets in Champions Trophy​

Having lost the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener against New Zealand in Karachi, Mohammad Rizwan and co are in search of a win to keep semi-finals hopes alive.

India's batting talisman Virat Kohli produced an ODI classic as India aced a 242-run chase against Pakistan with six-wickets in hand in a Champions Trophy high-stakes encounter.

Coming in to bat after India went one down in the powerplay, Kohli knitted 100 off 111 deliveries to keep the momentum in India's favor, bringing up his 51st ODI ton - most by anyone in the format.

The 36-year-old also crossed the 14,000 run-mark to become only the third batter to do so after Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara.

Kohli partnered alongside Shreyas Iyer after the loss of the two wickets, with the duo shouldering stitching together a 114-run stand - Iyer also bringing up his half-century as India crossed the 200-run mark in the 37th over.

But just as Iyer were cruising to comfortably closing the game, Pakistan pulled two wickets in quick succession.

Imam-ul-Haq latched onto a fine catch off Khushdil Shah to get rid of Shreyas Iyer (56). Incoming batter Hardik Pandya lasted only six deliveries before he nicked one behind to Mohammad Rizwan off Shaheen Shah Afridi. Eventually, Kohli would see through the chase alongside Axar Patel with 45 deliveries in hand.

Earlier, the defending champions were handed an early advantage when Shaheen rammed one onto Rohit Sharma's stumps to give Pakistan their opening breakthrough.

Having started off the chase on a positive note - bashing three fours and a six - Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was deceived by late movement from the left-armer before getting his stumps rattled in the poweplay.

In-form batter Shubman Gill then piled on 46 off 52 deliveries. India's centurion in the opener against Bangladesh took to counter-attacking, lacing seven boundaries during his stay.

Abrar Ahmed eventually got rid of the Indian opener as he snuck in an absolute ripper to produce a much-needed breakthrough. With Gill closing in on a half-century, Abrar deceived the right-hander with a leg-breaker that crashed into his off-stump.

Earlier, Kuldeep Yadav turned up the ante with the ball to lead India's push with the ball in the Champions Trophy heavyweight clash against India in Dubai.

The left-arm spinner snared Salman Ali Agha and Shaheen Shah Afridi off successive deliveries before claiming Naseem Shah as India managed to dismiss Pakistan for 241.

Requiring a win to keep their hopes of a semifinals spot alive, Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and opted to bat first in Dubai.

Pakistan talisman Babar Azam had displayed positive intent early on in his innings after Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and opted to bat first. The regal opener dispatched a couple of glorious boundaries as Pakistan opened their account.

With Harshit Rana steaming in during his opening burst, Babar flicked the Indian pacer through mid-wicket for his first boundary and followed it up with a textbook cover drive in the same over.

Not too later though, Hardik Pandya provided India with their opening breakthrough to remove the former Pakistan captain. Chasing a delivery outside the off stump, Babar edged one behind to wicketkeeper KL Rahul, who safely pouched the catch.

The dismissal was quickly followed by another as Imam-ul-Haq (10) was run-out by a brilliant direct hit from Axar Patel in Kuldeep Yadav's first over.

Two wickets down in the powerplay, Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan joined Saud Shakeel in the middle. Together, the duo forged a 104-run stand for the third wicket as Shakeel went on to notch his fourth ODI fifty.

But just as the Pakistan duo seemed on their way to a big first innings total, Axar Patel removed Pakistan skipper Rizwan with a flighted delivery that deceived the right-handed batter from round the wicket to hit the stumps.

Shortly afterwards, Hardik Pandya removed Saud Shakeel, who had forged his fourth ODI fifty, to nab his second wicket of the day.

Just as Pakistan were reeling off the twin blows, Ravindra Jadeja made it three wickets for India in four overs, cleaning up Tayyab Tahir to leave Pakistan trailing at 165/5.

Kuldeep Yadav then came into his own, snapping three wickets in his final spell. For Pakistan, Khushdil Shah (38) powered a final push in the lower order but was eventually dismissed by Harshit Rana as India managed to keep Pakistan just under 250 in Dubai.

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Savak said:
There is a reason why most of our batters play selfish low risk cricket, the moment they start hitting out, they lose their wicket.

We don't have a single player who can accelerate flawlessly to a gigantic score after a slow start.
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Then they should work on their game.

Babar has regressed, Rizwan has regressed, Saud is already trash, Tayyab is also trash but being played out of position and Kamran Ghulam also doesn’t have the talent to play limited overs cricket.

Khushdil is a hack who will get out to tape ball bowlers.

The only proper batter I see here is Salman Ali Agha, and he is surrounded by trash.
 
Banda298 said:
if he's the weakest guy in the team , why did he score a 100 and not iyer or gill ? or sharma ???

yeah he is not in his best consistent form , but he still has role in odis...

for he is the greatest chase master the world has seen in odi cricket ... he worshipped tendulkar and became better than him in chasing....

great players dont even have stats close to him even at his stats in chasing ...see this and write about kohli with respect ..especially on a day he has done well
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Because those other players tried attacking and got out while Kohli played safe. Kohli was good but now is way past it and only pak bowling makes him look good
 
Banda298 said:
if he's the weakest guy in the team , why did he score a 100 and not iyer or gill ? or sharma ???

yeah he is not in his best consistent form , but he still has role in odis...

for he is the greatest chase master the world has seen in odi cricket ... he worshipped tendulkar and became better than him in chasing....

great players dont even have stats close to him even at his stats in chasing ...see this and write about kohli with respect ..especially on a day he has done well
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Prove it in ko stages then we shall see

Can he do it in semis and finals? I doubt it
 
m.shah said:
One sided game
Kohli is the official father of Pakistan team'
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Every 20 years or so ...a player is born , that is destined to dominate their region ...and the world ..


in our times we saw Tendulkar Shewag Dravid Laxman Ganguly ...The God , the Image of God , the Wall ...The Timing God and the King of Captains and Offside God ...

but then came the God of all Chases.... born to destroy chases that mortals would chicken out on. Born to Destroy neighbouring country attacks as if he was sent to correct previous scores and give retribution to them for previous excesses

Dominated Sri Lankan , Pakistani attacks as if they were club level cricketers

Thats Virat kohli.... fastest cricketer to 14000 runs despite enduring the worst 2 -:3 years of his international career. take that haters.
 

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Well played India fully deserved the win we choose a timid mindset squad simply not good enough to compete with the best teams only doctoring the pitches and hoping to win the toss can help these lovers.
 
"We need to improve our fielding because we cannot compete with this kind of fielding. We made a lot of mistakes in this game as well as the last one. We will work on it after the tournament."

Mohammad Rizwan in the post-match presentation
 
Mohammad Rizwan in the post-match presentation

"Saud and I were playing together and wanted to take the game deep, but our poor shot selection, led to wickets as they kept bowling brilliantly and stopped the runflow."

Mohammad Rizwan in the post-match presentation
 
Worst Captaincy By Misbah Co - Rizwan! Defensive tuktuk cricket wont win you matches! You need to Take singles! If you wanna go play like misbah! Go join Chinese leagues
 
FearlessRoar said:
Mohammad Rizwan in the post-match presentation

"Saud and I were playing together and wanted to take the game deep, but our poor shot selection, led to wickets as they kept bowling brilliantly and stopped the runflow."

Mohammad Rizwan in the post-match presentation
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He was giving tribute to Misbah
 
Bhaijaan said:
Congrats bro.
You made it to semis
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Don't seem like it look at the posts 🤔

I said yesterday there is no competition don't you Indians get bored of thrashing pakistan 😁

Anyways I removed my dp out of your respect find Me a new DP
 
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Usman Chadda said:
We would have bottled tonight’s chase, it was a slow wicket. We would have seen the same nonsense of out batsmen shutting shop and praying they don’t get out.

None of the top teams will ever think of 20 runs in 10 overs at ANY stage of their innings. Even if it’s a minefield, the top batters are good enough and confident enough to for total because they know how far ODI cricket has progressed.

We are a joke, a ridiculous embarrassing joke who might even end up being accused of match fixing the way we have played the two games so far.
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Structural reforms are the only way forward but then entire Pak as a country is a joke so nothing going to happen there. If India reach the final which they well should, we won't even be hosting the final in our own tournament.
 
Devadwal said:
Yesterday india's training session was scheduled for 1 PM, but without informing anyone.Virat Kohli arrived at 11 AM and trained with five spinners. Hard work always paid off.

Thankyou King 👑
:kp
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Tbh and fair to the Pakistani batters, practicing against Pakistani spinners doesn't really mean much, it doesn't add much value
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
Structural reforms are the only way forward but then entire Pak as a country is a joke so nothing going to happen there. If India reach the final which they well should, we won't even be hosting the final in our own tournament.
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It’s time no accumulators are played in our LOI teams. Naqvi is powerful enough to make that happen. I am certain he will be absolutely furious with how the team has performed here, with EVERYONE talking about the same damn thing - lack of intent.
 
Usman Chadda said:
It’s time no accumulators are played in our LOI teams. Naqvi is powerful enough to make that happen. I am certain he will be absolutely furious with how the team has performed here, with EVERYONE talking about the same damn thing - lack of intent.
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He's part of the problem, not solution. The mentors he has appointed include Misbah, Waqar, Sarfraz, Malik, & Saqlain. Literally the previous setup that was there for the last two failures.
 
FearlessRoar said:
Mohammad Rizwan in the post-match presentation

"Saud and I were playing together and wanted to take the game deep, but our poor shot selection, led to wickets as they kept bowling brilliantly and stopped the runflow."

Mohammad Rizwan in the post-match presentation
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Deep like MSD? You can't be thinking about taking it deep with only 2 down. MSD did because usually we would be 5 down. If he wants to bat like MSD he should bat at no.6.
 
Usman Chadda said:
It’s time no accumulators are played in our LOI teams. Naqvi is powerful enough to make that happen. I am certain he will be absolutely furious with how the team has performed here, with EVERYONE talking about the same damn thing - lack of intent.
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Naqvi will be least bothered. The establishment and the PDM are already ruling Pakistan through fear so any criticism will not bother him as he is already the interior minister and everyone's blue eyed boy, he will remain the PCB chairman as long as the government and establishment power equation doesn't change.

Given the manner in which he sacked Kirsten and Gillespie barely a few months in their tenure, he is just not the guy who can fix things. He has not taken any action against the players after the T20 WC, losing to Bangladesh at home, losing a test match to WI at home, an early CT exit. He likes to look busy and good but ultimately does nothing.
 
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