An innings for the ages! Virat Kohli stunned the world with an unbeaten 82 runs off 53 balls in a dramatic chase against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
With India struggling at 31/4, Kohli anchored the innings and pulled off a miracle win on the last ball.
Watch full highlights of this epic knock from the T20 World Cup 2022 – hailed by fans and experts as one of the greatest T20 performances ever.
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00:19It's a long boundary. Can they come back for three? Two's on. Two's what they have.
00:30Oh, it's a good ball. He's doing too much, Captain.
00:42Fits the field.
00:44Won't get the second.
00:49Now they might look for three here.
00:51That's quite nicely timed.
00:53Although...
00:55India have never won when they've been 32 for four.
01:04So...
01:05Isha Guha and Isha, I've got to say, from up here,
01:09there's some crazy stuff going on.
01:11What about down there?
01:18Difficult conditions.
01:19At this stage...
01:23Just these singles right now,
01:25right here,
01:26Burdette Kohli went, thanks.
01:28Nicely bowled.
01:30I kept a single.
01:36...advantage of chasing.
01:39The continent,
01:40you always want to be chasing.
01:42Much easier batting second.
01:44Australia, not as simple.
01:46Well, you see, you did the pitch report with Michael Clarke,
01:57and Michael Clarke said,
01:59get him on the board.
02:01With that run rate being driven up,
02:05you just think that
02:07India will have to take...
02:08promise you.
02:09Get it!
02:10You see the fate, not...
02:11That's the thing,
02:23the thousand runs and take 50 wickets.
02:25In T20 cricket,
02:26the eighth overall,
02:27gets the opportunity.
02:28That's a good hit.
02:29Beautiful use of the feet.
02:30Second six of the over.
02:31The first footballing.
02:32That'll do Virat's confidence.
02:33The world of good.
02:34This is a beautiful shot.
02:35Doesn't look to over hit it.
02:36Down the wicket.
02:37Good use of the feet.
02:38Once again, shortest boundary,
02:39the times is beautifully.
02:40Head nice and still.
02:41Good balance.
02:42Just checks out beautifully.
02:43Test the kind of over India need.
02:44They've got two sixes,
02:45they've got 30 yards,
02:46they've got 30 yards.
02:47They've got 30 yards.
02:48They've got 30 yards.
02:49That's a good hit.
02:50Beautiful use of the feet.
02:51Second six of the over.
02:52The first footballing.
02:53That'll do Virat's confidence.
02:54The world of good.
02:55This is a beautiful shot.
02:56Doesn't look to over hit it.
02:57Down the wicket.
02:58Good use of the feet.
02:59Once again,
03:00shortest boundary,
03:01but times this beautifully.
03:03Head nice and still.
03:04Good balance.
03:05Just checks out beautifully.
03:06They've got two sixes,
03:07they've got 13 of the over.
03:09That's some momentum going their way.
03:11Still two balls left.
03:19Smart batting.
03:20So here's Afridi.
03:21Back in the attack.
03:25So here's Afridi.
03:27And beautifully flicked away.
03:31We find the boundary.
03:32Leak side,
03:33fine leg up inside the circle.
03:35Again,
03:36angle in.
03:37Uses the pace.
03:38140 k's off the bat even quicker.
03:41Chipped in the air.
03:42He'll get only a single.
03:43That's a good shot.
03:44It's in the gap.
03:45And it's traveling.
03:46And it beats the field.
03:48It's the boundary of the first ball.
03:49It's the boundary of the first ball.
03:51And very powerfully struck.
03:52It's not the worst ball.
03:53because the captain's got the field set for him to bowl that length.
03:54he's got three men.
03:55He's got three men.
03:56on the cut shot.
03:57He's got three men.
03:58on the cut shot.
03:59Virat Kohli again.
04:00the timing,
04:01the placement.
04:02He's got to get it in front of that man.
04:03And he does.
04:04The man out on the boundary is a lot straighter.
04:05That's a good shot.
04:06That's a good shot.
04:07It's in the gap.
04:08And it's traveling.
04:09And it beats the field.
04:10It's the boundary of the first ball.
04:15very good.
04:16Very powerfully struck.
04:17And very powerfully struck.
04:18It's not the worst ball.
04:20Because the captain's got the field set for him to bowl that length.
04:23He's got three men.
04:24On the cut shot.
04:25Virat Kohli again.
04:28The timing,
04:29The placement.
04:30He's got to get it in front of that man.
04:31And he does.
04:32The man out on the boundaries a lot straighter.
04:35Very good batting.
04:36Good placement.
04:37but Mohamed Nawaz when does he use it
04:47another one will be one too many let's move the way on the onside justice
04:56two is the call and he'll get it easily
05:04for sure
05:11because this required rate still a steep one
05:18oh good shot
05:24quick hands fortress once again playing conditions beautifully comes down the
05:30wicket it's in a couple of slow balls in this over so here at peaks this is not
05:35going to be off pace it's going to be quick comes down the wicket gets it
05:39angled into the stumps and bang beats that man at 45 he knows it's for
05:46the worst delivery fraction straight but jeez it's a good shot
05:57now to koly good ball again
06:04wants to go over the top the timing isn't great but he does go over the top should
06:12come back for two
06:19yeah
06:23that's all of it puts it in the gap gets it all
06:27go over
06:3450 comes up for Virat Kohli
06:38and he's a run machine when it comes to playing against Pakistan that has landed
06:42about 15 yards away to my right and I believe it's landed inside the line
06:47inside the barrier just
06:49just
06:51right we're getting the replay right this is this is Smith vision
06:57spot-on
06:59that's four
07:00jeez video your eyes are getting sharper with age
07:04oh
07:06beautifully bold
07:08now koly wants to
07:12from two
07:14squeezes it over
07:16it's in the gap there but does it have enough to go to the boundary
07:19it's a bit of a race it goes through
07:22Virat Kohli hits another boundary it's 11 of the over
07:26it's 11 of the over from three
07:31packing away turning it on Virat Kohli now
07:35trying shot pretty trying to follow him
07:39but he's been able to just maneuver it over extra cover
07:45this is fabulous batting
07:47to be able to place it and time it so well
07:50that he gets another boundary
07:53part of India left it till too late
07:56or is there still a huge twist in this story now
07:59Shahina Freedy is going back he's going over the wicket
08:02tarts of Kohli Kohli around the MCG
08:09hurried up on him
08:11he wants a second hard it says no
08:14and
08:15thirteen of this over
08:17Kohli goes
08:18Kohli goes over the infield for four
08:20that's the over they wanted
08:21Gerard Kohli is turning it on in style here in the stadium is dancing to his beats it's 129
08:27before 31 needed of two yeah beautifully plays this time the short one we are just getting
08:48inside it and helping it over the over there in this is the contest
08:57just a single into your man down there so fine for the uppercut but fine leg is
09:02inside the circle they're looking for power
09:07golly goes down the ground golly goes out of the ground this is a sensational hit
09:14from Virat Kohli 68 of 49 is turning it on is this the Virat Kohli could score a run some time back
09:22he's come back in some style what a shot this is it's a slow one into the pitch and he's just stood
09:29tall on top of the bounce and he's hit it big with almost a straight back India needed this they need
09:38another one but this is quality what a big delivery in the context of the game you talk about 240 balls
09:46this is so big now third man is coming up fine leg is dropped back what is he bullying does it come on
09:56I want to keep had a plan you're on strike Pakistan whatever happens here
10:00totally goes over fine leg he might have cleared the boundary he has what a way to end that hard is
10:09rough over that was looking so good two sixes Indian on it 16 hope springs anew what a game we've got 144 for
10:1816 to get yeah this is immense from Virat Kohli last couple of deliveries this time just a flick let
10:30the ball come on class of the man deposits that into the stands he knows those two deliveries have
10:38brought India back they needed it it's still not done but India back 130 in the partnership now from
10:4879 smithy who said 18 at 16 smithy of the last over that was let's second I still agree with
10:58credible I lost it water I mean I know Smithy talked about the one down the ground you don't always see
11:06Virat play this one over fine leg
11:1415 of four goalie goes down the ground he'll only get a single is Karthik gonna come running back they
11:21need Virat Kohli in strike Karthik dives is it they don't want any buys
11:28has he got the timing right has he got the timing right oh it's gone for six
11:37now it's he's asking for the height how high was that ball they've got the six of the over and now
11:47now it's down to seven from two Gerard Kohli wanted the strike he got the strike unprecedented scenes
11:53here at the Melbourne cricket ground it's been called a no ball it's a no ball and a six
12:03we've seen everything everything sorry Erasmus has his great ability to calm things down
12:09they need six of three now is there another twist in this game it's India's at the moment
12:22was that about waist-high buzz in the umpires rule so it's six of three now six of three and how the
12:29the pendulum swings towards India again there are demanded the no ball straight away
12:42he wanted to do it of the earlier ball to finish Karthik and the non strikers end is waiting now
12:48we're at the game is in your grasp Nawaz has three balls to go
12:52six to get what's we're not going to do here that's wide five to get now the pressure is on the bowler
13:01who would have believed that this game would have had sensation and a twist as this one this match was
13:07gone it was in Pakistan's pocket and we're on Kohli is pulling it out at the moment but there's still
13:13a five to get and it's still a free hit we're on well he holds all the aces right now he's been brilliant
13:22five of three now does he believe do Pakistan believe he's knocked him over but they take the
13:33run it's running away down but surely if it's hit the ball with his the stumps they're coming back for
13:39three they get three of it it was a free hit remember it was a free hit yeah inquiry now Rizwan doesn't
13:55like it it is let's hit the stumps so the ball should be dead but it was a free hitter
14:03oh they've run three
14:09Smithy what's it like down there it's crazy I mean there's there's grown men some are crying
14:19some are puzzled some are jubilant Ravi Shastri is standing right next to me I don't think he's seen
14:25anything like this 90,000 90,000 you think it's fairly for money three boys suddenly Pakistan are
14:37staying down defeated cleaning up the ball ricocheted and we're not kept running so that DK he came back
14:45for the time calm down where are the same calm down he says it's not always that he says calm down but
14:53there's two of two what does Dinesh Karthik do here we're at cold is off strike for Pakistan but he's
15:00off strike with just two to get off to it was that no ball for height eventually
15:06no is there a stumping is there what a game we've had Nawaz what have you got Nawaz Ashwin
15:16goes over clears the infield India been a famous win you look at all the great wins over the years
15:26and I think you'll find very very few to compare with this one this game was gone
15:31Virat Kohli pulled it back what a champion what an absolute champion Virat Kohli is and now Ravi
15:39Chandran Ashwin keeps its cool produces the wide then goes over this must be a heartbreaking for
15:46Pakistan but Smithy down there there must be absolute pandemonium
15:50I don't think Smithy can hear right yes I can I'm just taking it all in I'm absolutely taking this
16:02all in did you see Kohli's reaction he bent down and he punched the fist under the onto the pitch he has
16:10played so many special winnings but what does this mean Harsha how high does this rate I think I'm spotting a
16:16tear in Virat Kohli's eyes I've seen Virat Kohli play for so many years I've seen some of his best innings
16:22but I have not seen a tear in his eyes and I think I spotted a tear India win by four wicket
16:29innings he's played even in the last over it's all been Virat Kohli Pakistan well they'll think they've been taken away their victory from their hands this is what you play for when you've retired when everything is done these are the moments you remember
16:35an Ashwin how clever was Ashwin after India lost Dinesh Karthik this is what you play for burada the king
16:42this is what you play for when you've retired when everything is done these are the moments you remember and Ashwin how clever was Ashwin after India lost Dinesh Karthik and now Virat the king
16:54You've retired when everything is done.
16:57These are the moments you remember.
16:59And Ashwin, how clever was Ashwin after India lost Dinesh Karthik.
17:03And now Virat, the king, will just look around this packed Melbourne cricket ground.
17:09Roy Charma, watch your back.
17:11But it doesn't matter today.
17:13Is that it?
17:1490,000 people are singing and cheering and dancing here.
