The MCG exploded in blue. The Aftermath: Kohli’s Redemption Arc Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 82 off 53 balls —an innings that had no cover drives for two hours, but six sixes and four fours when it mattered most. It was his first T20I fifty in over three years, and it came in the biggest possible game.
Now, 6 runs needed off 4 balls. Kohli was run out attempting a second run on the next ball—or so everyone thought. The third umpire ruled that the bowler had knocked the bails off before Kohli made his ground? No. Actually, it was a direct hit from the deep, but Kohli’s bat was in. Wait—replays showed he was short. Then confusion reigned. Eventually, Kohli was given out. But he had already done his job. india vs pakistan t20 world cup 2022 full match
The total seemed below par on a flat MCG wicket, but the pressure of chasing against Pakistan’s lethal pace attack—Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf—made it feel like 200. India’s chase would be anything but straightforward. India’s reply began in disaster. In the very first over, Shaheen Afridi —the same man who had wrecked India’s top order in 2021—dismissed skipper Rohit Sharma for a four-ball duck. The MCG erupted in green. The MCG exploded in blue