Once again, India registered an astounding victory for the Indian team in the ICC World Cup 2019. Apart from those brilliant knocks from Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya, what stole the limelight was, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami joining to mock Sheldon Cottrell following his dismissal.
The Indian skipper Virat Kohli has displayed a similar celebration following his wicket when Yuzvendra Chahal got him. At the other part of the ground, Mohammed Shami too marched and gave a salute to the Windies fast bowler, who is known for that kind of celebrations.
Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami help India bag yet another victory:
As expected, the Men in Blue outperformed their opposition in all three departments here at the Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. Virat Kohli’s side won the game by 125 runs. With 11 points on the board, India is inching closer to the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Well, getting into the details of the match, initially, it was Virat Kohli, who won the toss, chose to bat first. India didn’t get the start they were hoping for. A controversial decision saw in-form opener, Rohit Sharma, returning to the pavilion for just 18 runs. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli set up a good partnership.
The lad from Karnataka scored 48 runs while the Indian skipper failed to covert his fifty to a century once again. Hardik Pandya’s quick-fire 46 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s late explosion helped India put up an above-par total.
Virat Kohli’s 82-ball 72 was a treat to the eyes, while Dhoni and Pandya played their part brilliantly. But for the second time in a row, Mohammad Shami was the star of the match.
Wickets kept on falling at regular intervals as no West Indian batsman had an answer to Indian bowlers’ onslaught. Sunil Ambris and Nicholas Pooran showed some resilience by building a 55-run partnership. But after they were gone, the rest of the batters fell like ninepins.
Here are the videos:
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