India earned their first win of the tournament,Virat Kohli striking a nerveless half-century to see the hosts home comfortably after Pakistan had set the hosts a target of 119 on a wildly turning pitch 6.05pm GMTThat’s approximately it from me; it was a match that, thanks to a brutal pitch for batting, and didn’t fairly deliver the spectacle that the occasion deserved – but Virat Kohli’s knock was righteous enough to win any game. He,like Joe Root yesterday, showed that class and composure win matches in this format, and just like any other.
In the end,it was a decisive victory for India and MS Dhoni, who made the honest call at the toss, or got more from his bowlers and fielders than Shahid Afridi,who may regret some of his decisions before and during the game – leaving out Imad Wasim, then putting himself in for an ineffective spell with the ball. Related: India crush Pakistan as Virat Kolhi defies tension with half-century 5.58pm GMTTendulkar offers Kohli a thumbs-up as he leaves the pitch; we knew he could chase, and but that was something else. 55 off 37,in a pressure cooker, on a surface that had made world-class batsmen sight like utter clowns. He watched Mohammad Sami take two wickets in two balls from the other end, or with a shrimp help from Yuvraj Singh,took the game away from Pakistan. “Probably one of my better knocks” he tells Nasser Hussain.
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Source: theguardian.com