India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy 2025 Highlights: Virat Kohli's unbeaten ton powers India to six-wicket win over Pakistan in Dubai

India vs Pakistan Live Score, Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli once again proved his supremacy against Pakistan in ICC tournaments, delivering a scintillating unbeaten century to power India to a commanding six-wicket victory in their Champions Trophy clash in Dubai on Sunday. The win propelled India to the top of Group A with four points, virtually securing a semifinal berth, while Pakistan faced the threat of an early exit after suffering their second consecutive defeat.Chasing a challenging 242, India rode on Kohli’s 51st ODI century (100 off 111 balls), Shreyas Iyer’s composed 56 off 67 balls, and Shubman Gill’s fluent 46 off 52 balls* to seal the chase with over seven overs to spare.Kohli, who has endured a lean patch recently, found his rhythm at the perfect moment, becoming the fastest batter to reach 14,000 ODI runs during his innings. His knock, featuring seven exquisite boundaries, dismantled Pakistan’s hopes as their premier pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf struggled to make an impact after Afridi castled Rohit Sharma (20 off 15) early with a fiery yorker.Pakistan’s leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed posed a few tricky moments for Kohli, but the Indian stalwart tackled him smartly, rotating the strike rather than taking risks. However, the Pakistan pacers provided Kohli with enough loose deliveries to capitalize on.At the other end, Iyer played a variety of delightful strokes, with a standout 103-meter six off Salman Agha, as he shared a 114-run third-wicket stand with Kohli. His innings ended controversially when Imam-ul-Haq took a stunning catch at cover off Khushdil Shah, though replays hinted that the ball might have touched the ground. However, by that point, India had already shut the door on Pakistan.Bowlers Set Up India’s VictoryIndia’s bowlers set the tone for the match by restricting Pakistan to 241 all out in 49.4 overs. Kuldeep Yadav led the attack with 3/40, while Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel provided crucial breakthroughs.Pakistan’s innings was anchored by Saud Shakeel (62 off 76) and Mohammad Rizwan (46), who stitched together a 104-run partnership for the third wicket. However, their scoring rate remained sluggish, and at one stage, they endured a 55-ball boundary drought.Earlier, Babar Azam (23) and Imam-ul-Haq (10) failed to capitalize on starts. Babar looked in fine touch with some elegant cover drives but perished attempting another drive off Hardik Pandya, edging to KL Rahul behind the stumps. Imam was run out after a direct hit from Axar Patel at mid-on, leaving Pakistan at 47/2 in a pressure-filled encounter.Pakistan's hopes dwindled further when Rizwan lost his stumps while charging down the track against Axar, and Shakeel, who had played the pull shot effectively, mistimed one off Pandya, giving a simple catch to Axar in the deep.The lower order crumbled as Salman Agha, Afridi, and Naseem Shah fell victim to Kuldeep’s wizardry, tightening India’s grip on the contest.A late cameo from Khushdil Shah (38 off 39), including the first six of Pakistan’s innings, pushed the total past 240, but it was never going to be enough against an in-form Kohli.