Twitter Reactions: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli hammer Pakistan to post 336 runs in Manchester
While Rohit scored 140 runs, Kohli also wasn't far behind with a 65-ball 77.
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The much-awaited encounter between India and Pakistan got underway on Sunday at the Old Trafford in Manchester. All the eyes were on the weather in the city in the lead up to the game and even the clouds cleared to witness one of the biggest matches in the sport. And the Indian batsmen didn’t disappoint the jam-packed crowd by smashing the Pakistan bowlers to all parts of the ground to post a huge total of 336 runs after 50 overs even as their innings was hampered a bit due to rain towards the end.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, as expected, opted to field after winning the all-important toss and to everyone’s surprise, the sun was brimming over the Old Trafford within the first hour after the play started. There was a bit of movement for the pacers which Mohammad Amir tried to extract but he was played out cautiously by KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. Runs were coming swiftly from the other end with Hasan Ali erring in line and length consistently and that put the pressure back on Pakistan.
Rohit Sharma was the aggressor on the day in Shikhar Dhawan‘s absence and literally got off the blocks quickly. he got to his half-century off just 34 deliveries and looked to take the game away from the opposition. Meanwhile, Rahul also got into his elements and though the ball spun a bit, it didn’t trouble the duo at all. Rahul also had a chance to get a big score but got out to Wahab Riaz soon after getting to the milestone scoring 57 runs off 78 deliveries.
Nevertheless, the stage was set for the King Virat Kohli to arrive and the Indian captain got going from the word go without much fuss.
After Rohit, Virat pummels Pakistan
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli got together at 136/1 in the 24th over of the innings and the run-scoring didn’t go down at any stage. They cleverly targetted the opposition bowlers and kept churning out the runs. While Rohit’s disdainful shots were brilliant to watch, Kohli’s crisp drives were extremely pleasing to the eyes. Soon, the former got to his 24th ODI century and started tonking the ball in an even better manner.
At one stage, he looked set for his fourth double century but unnecessarily tried to play a lap shot only to get caught at the short fine leg. His 140-run knock had set the platform for the middle-order to launch an assault and that is what Hardik Pandya did. But he couldn’t do much damage this time scoring only 26 runs. However, Virat Kohli had taken over by then and he also crossed the 50-run mark for the 92nd time in his ODI career.
He played some scintillating strokes which were a pure class from the world number one batsman and threatened to go berserk. In the meantime, MS Dhoni was also dismissed soon by Mohammad Amir who also took Pandya’s wicket and this is when the rain played spoilsport. The match was interrupted in the 47th over and after a 45-minute break, India lost Kohli soon on 77. Interestingly the Indian captain walked without even nicking the ball.
Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar then added 22 runs in last 14 deliveries as India finished strongly on 336 runs for the loss of five wickets after 50 overs. For Pakistan, Mohammad Amir was the best bowler as he returned with the figures of 3/47. At the halfway mark, India are looking the favourites and Pakistan will have to gun down the biggest chase in the World Cup ever to win this contest.
Here’s how Twitter reacted during the blockbuster innings:
Kedar Jadhav should had come to bat before shankar I feel because of more experience batting in death ???? overs ! Big game experience counts !
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) June 16, 2019
Brilliant ????under-pressure @ImRo45 big match big inning & congratulations to @imVkohli for achieving a milestone of fastest 11000 runs what a player you are unbelievable #IndiaVsPakistan #CWC2019
— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) June 16, 2019
Top 3 again . Hope our batting can replicate . That’s the only way out . @ImRo45 great century again and @imVkohli class all the way to 11k . https://t.co/dK425GsM2z
— Salman Butt (@im_SalmanButt) June 16, 2019
Wow, nothing on snicko for the Virat dismissal……And he walked!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 16, 2019
@imVkohli 11K ODI Runs and what a big day to get those #brilliant @ImRo45 so clinical and composed ???? #CWC19 #INDVPAK #TeamIndia #
— Rahul Tripathi ???????? (@ImRTripathi) June 16, 2019
Virat’s consistency is just ridiculous. The ultimate yard stick for batting greatness.????????#ViratKohli
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) June 16, 2019
11,000 ODI runs for Virat.. fastest to reach the milestone. what a player! Congrtaulations @imVkohli. #IndvPak #IndiaVsPakistan #CWC19 #ViratKohli
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) June 16, 2019
11,000 ODI Runs for @imVkohli ! Congratulations!!
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) June 16, 2019
Look at Virat’s energy. Wow. #CWC2019 #INDvsPAK
— surya77 (@surya_14kumar) June 16, 2019
Rohit Sharma!!!! ????????????????
— ian bishop (@irbishi) June 16, 2019
The only one who can get Virat Kohli out is Virat Kohli!#INDvPAK#ViratKohli
— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) June 16, 2019
The 84 runs conceded today by Hasan Ali are the most ever by a Pakistani bowler in a World Cup innings #CWC19 #INDvPAK
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 16, 2019
Now it’s confirm that Pakistan can’t defeat India in today’s match. Therefore congratulations to Indian team for wining one more match #PakistanVsIndia!#ICCWorldCup2019
— KRK (@kamaalrkhan) June 16, 2019
So, who in Pakistan decided that Amir should be recalled! Can you imagine this bowling side without him..
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 16, 2019
Virat Kohli fastest to 11000 odi runs by a margin, truly a modern day great #INDvPAK
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) June 16, 2019
No. of inns between each 1000 run milestones for Virat Kohli:
0 to 1000 – 24 inns
1k to 2k – 29 inns
2k to 3k – 22 inns
3k to 4k – 18 inns
4k to 5k – 21 inns
5k to 6k – 22 inns
6k to 7k – 25 inns
7k to 8k – 14 inns
8k to 9k – 19 inns
9k to 10k – 11 inns
10k to 11k – 17 inns— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) June 16, 2019
It’s amazing that we start visualising a Rohit double hundred the moment he goes past 100…we are not wrong to do that, are we? ????????????????????????#RohitSharma
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) June 16, 2019
Vijay Shankar freezing a bit under pressure once again. That may have contributed to the Kohli wicket. #IndiaVsPakistan
— Vikram Chandra (@vikramchandra) June 16, 2019
Pakistan versus India in the Cricket World Cup, one of the biggest games in sport!!!
I hope it is a really close game as it deserves to be, but WOW, India have got such a great team. So much depth, so much power ???????????????? #PAKvIND #ICCCricketWorldCup2019— Shane Watson (@ShaneRWatson33) June 16, 2019
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