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India vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup: "Chase master" Virat Kohli Steers India to Four-Wicket Win Over Pakistan

Virat Kohli single-handedly powered India to an epic four-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan with a magnificent 53-ball 82 not out in their big-ticket T20 World Cup game at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Pakistan recovered from a wobbly start to post a fighting 159 for eight. India completed the chase in the last ball, with Kohli and Hardik Pandya (40) doing the bulk of the scoring after a horror start to their innings. The two revived India with a 113-run stand for the fourth wicket after they were reeling at 31/4 at one stage. Sent in to bat, Pakistan were well served by Iftikhar Ahmed's 34-ball 51 and Shan Masood's unbeaten 52 off 42 balls after they lost their first two wickets with just 15 runs on the board in the fourth over.

With statistics of 3/32 in four overs at the storied Melbourne Cricket Ground, Arshdeep Singh was one of India's most effective bowlers in the much-anticipated encounter of the tournament.

Arshdeep would have finished with better stats if it weren't for the 14 runs in the 19th over. In his first World Cup match, left-arm bowler Arshdeep offered India early victories before Pakistan stabilized the situation with a 76-run third-wicket partnership.

Mohammed Shami removed a well-positioned Iftikhar to start a slide, and all-rounder Hardik Pandya finished with superb figures of 3/30 in four overs.