There was drama, there was thrill and emotions peaked in the final over as India and Pakistan .India's star batter Virat Kohli broke into tears after guiding the team to a stunning victory against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup

 India's star batter Virat Kohli broke into tears after guiding the team to a stunning victory against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup

There was drama, there was thrill and emotions peaked in the final over as India and Pakistan played out an absolute nail-biter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in their T20 World Cup 2022 opener on Sunday. Virat Kohli produced yet another chasing masterclass as India clinched the last-ball thriller by four wickets to get off to a winning start in the tournament.

Kohli was the main architect of India's famous victory as he played one of the best knocks of his career so far. Kohli was just 11 off 20 balls when India were reeling in a spot of bother having lost as many as four wickets with just 31 runs on the board in the tricky chase of 160 runs.

However, the king proved why he is regarded as one of the greatest of all time by taking India home in a sensational manner. Kohli ended up scoring as many as 71 runs off his next 33 balls to keep India in the hunt till the end and help them pull off an improbable victory in the high-pressure chase.

Kohli began the real onslaught in the 18th over where he took Shaheen Afridi to the cleaners with three fours before smashing Haris Rauf for back-t-back sixes in the penultimate over to bring the equation down to 16 required off the last over. However, what unfolded in the final over kept the fans and the players on the edge as India secured a dramatic win on the last ball.

With 16 to get, Hardik was sent back by Mohammad Nawaz on the first ball as he miscued his shot and was caught by Babar Azam. Dinesh Karthik, who is India's designated finisher in the tournament, arrived in the middle with a perfect situation for him to shine and prove his critics wrong.

However, Karthik could only manage a single off the next ball before Kohli converted a single into two on the third delivery to reduce the equation to 13 needed off the last three balls. Kohli smacked a high full-toss from Nawaz for a huge six next and luck favoured India as it turned out to be a waist-height no-ball.

With the equation now down to 6 needed off the final three deliveries, Kohli was clean-bowled on the free-hit delivery. However, India managed to sneak three runs in byes to leave two to get off the last two balls. Just when it seemed, India had it in their bag after pulling off the unthinkable on the first four balls, Karthik was stumped by Rizwan on the penultimate delivery as more drama unfolded at the SCG.

R Ashwin arrived in the middle with India needing two off the last ball with Pakistan once again favourites. However, Nawaz ended up bowling a wide ball under pressure and Ashwin did well to leave it and tie the scores.

With millions around the globe glued to their TV screens and the spotlight on Ashwin, he nonchalantly lofted the final delivery for a single to wrap up a thrilling victory for India after a nerve-wracking last over. Following the winning run, a pumped-up Kohli punched the ground after letting his emotions flow and was later lifted and hugged by his teammates.

Relive the epic last over between India and Pakistan here:

માઠી બેઠી / વંદે ભારત ટ્રેનને ફરી નડ્યો અકસ્માત: વલસાડમાં પાટા પર પશુ આવી જતાં એન્જિનનો આગળનો ભાગ તૂટ્યો

વંદે ભારત ટ્રેનને ફરી એકવાર અકસ્માત નડ્યો છે. વલસાડના અતુલ નજીક ટ્રેક પર ગાય આવી જતા ટ્રેનના આગળના ભાગને નુકસાન થયું છે. ભૂતકાળમાં અમદાવાદ અને આણંદ નજીક પણ વંદે ભારત ટ્રેનને અકસ્માત નડ્યો હતો.

• વલસાડના અતુલમાં વંદે ભારત ટ્રેનનો અકસ્માત
• ટ્રેક ઉપર ગાય આવી જતા ટ્રેનને નડ્યો અકસ્માત
• થોડો સમય ટ્રેન થોભાવીને બાદમાં આગળ વધારવામાં આવી

વંદે ભારત ટ્રેનની માઠી બેઠી હોય તેવું લાગી રહ્યું છે. વંદે ભારત એક્સપ્રેસ ટ્રેનને ફરી અકસ્માત નડ્યો છે. વલસાડના અતુલ નજીક ટ્રેન સાથે ગાય અથડાતા આ અકસ્માત સર્જાયો છે. આ અકસ્માતના કારણે ટ્રેનના એન્જિનના આગળના ભાગમાં નુકસાન થયું હતું. અકસ્માત બાદ થોડો સમય ટ્રેન થોભાવીને બાદમાં આગળ વધારવામાં આવી હતી. એવું કહેવામાં આવી રહ્યું છે કે, આ અકસ્માતને લઈને પણ પશુ માલિકની સામે ગુનો નોંધાઈ શકે છે. 

અગાઉ બે વખત બની ચૂકી છે અકસ્માતનો ભોગ
આપને જણાવી દઈએ કે, આ પ્રથમ વખત નથી જ્યારે વંદે ભારત એક્સપ્રેસ ટ્રેન અકસ્માતનો ભોગ બની હોય, આ પહેલા અમદાવાદ અને આણંદ નજીક વંદે ભારત ટ્રેનને અકસ્માત નડ્યો હતો. આ ઘટનામાં આરપીએફએ રેલવે અધિનિયમ 1989ની કલમ 147 અંતર્ગત ગુનો દાખલ કર્યો હતો.

6 ઓક્ટોબરના રોજ વટવા નજીક નડ્યો હતો અકસ્માત
30 સપ્ટેમ્બર, 2022ના રોજ વડાપ્રધાન નરેન્દ્ર મોદીએ વંદે ભારત એક્સપ્રેસને  લીલી ઝંડી બતાવી હતી. પીએમ મોદી પોતે આ ટ્રેનમાં બેસીને કાલુપુર રેલ્વે સ્ટેશન સુધી મુસાફરી કરી હતી. જે બાદ 6 ઓક્ટોબરના રોજ ગાંધીનગરથી રવાના થયેલી વંદે ભારત ટ્રેનને મણિનગરથી વટવા જતાં રેલ્વે ટ્રેક પાસે અકસ્માત  નડ્યો હતો. જેમાં ટ્રેનના આગળના ભાગને થોડું નુકસાન થયું હતું.

રેલવે પ્રોટેક્શન ફોર્સ (RPF)એ નોંધ્યો હતો ગુનો
ગાંધીનગર-મુંબઈ વચ્ચે દોડતી વંદે ભારત એક્સપ્રેસ ટ્રેનના ટ્રેક પર વટવા નજીક ભેસોનું ટોળુ આવી જતા અકસ્માત થયો હતો. જેમાં ભેંસોના મોત નીપજ્યા હતા. આ મામલે રેલવે પ્રોટેક્શન ફોર્સ (RPF)એ ભેંસોના માલિક વિરુદ્ધ ગુનો નોંધ્યો હતો. આરપીએફએ રેલવે અધિનિયમ 1989ની કલમ 147 અંતર્ગત ગુનો દાખલ કર્યો હતો. 

7 ઓક્ટોબરે આણંદ નજીક સર્જાયો હતો અકસ્માત
જે બાદ તેના બીજા જ દિવસે એટલે કે 7 ઓક્ટોબરના રોજ પુરપાટ ઝડપે આવી રહેલી વંદે ભારત ટ્રેન આણંદ સ્ટેશન ખાતે ગાય સાથે અથડાઇ હતી. સાવચેતીના ભાગ રૂપે એન્જિન ડ્રાઇવરે સ્પીડ કંટ્રોલમાં લેવાનો પ્રયાસ કર્યો હતો. પણ ગાય ખૂબ નજીક હોવાથી ટ્રેન સાથે ટક્કર થઈ ગઈ હતી. સદનસીબે મોટી જાનહાનિ ટળી હતી. ટ્રેનના આગળના ભાગને સામાન્ય નુકસાન થયું હતું. 

While Kohli rated his unbeaten 82 as the best knock of his career so far, India pulled off their highest successful run-chase against Pakistan in a T20I game. He helped India score 48 runs in the final three overs, which is the joint-most by any team in a run-chase in a T20 World Cup game.

With his knock, Kohli also went past Rohit Sharma to become the leading run-getter in T20Is and will be hoping to continue his purple patch when India take on Netherlands in their next Super 12 clash on Thursday (October 27).

India's star batter Virat Kohli broke into tears after guiding the team to a stunning victory against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Kohli smashed a half-century to help India register a four-wicket win on the final ball at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 

After winning the toss, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma opted to bowl first as Men In Blue restricted the arch-rivals to a 159-8 score. The chase appeared to be going badly as at one point they struggled at 45-4 off 10 overs. 

But a decisive partnership (113 runs) between Kohli and all-rounder Hardik Pandya anchored India's victory, with Ravichandran Ashwin hitting the winning run against spin-bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz in the final over. 

Both the players celebrated the crucial win as India started the campaign to launch their bid for the first Twenty20 World Cup crown since 2007. 

Emotions were high at MCG, with Kohli breaking into tears. Cricket analyst and commentator Harsha Bhogle tweeted, "I have seen Virat for so many years. I have never seen a tear in his eyes. I saw it today. This was unforgettable." 

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Cricketing stalwarts, including legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, lauded Kohli's innings, terming it his "best" in his career so far. During the post-match presentation, Kohli said, "It's a surreal atmosphere, I have no words, no idea how that happened. I am really lost for words. Hardik believed we can do it, if we stayed till the end." 

"When Shaheen bowled from the pavilion end, that's when we decided to take him down. Haris is their prime bowler, and I hit those two sixes. The calculation was simple. Nawaz had one over to bowl, so if I could take Haris down, they would panic," Kohli said. 

"From 28 in 8, it came down to 16 to 6. I tried to stick to my instincts. The first one was back of a hand-slower ball (the one over long-on). Standing here I just feel like it was meant to be. Till today Mohali was my best innings against Australia. Today I will count this one higher. Hardik kept pushing me. The crowd has been phenomenal. You guys (fans) kept backing me and I am grateful for your support," he added.