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IND Vs PAK, Champions Trophy: Virat Kohli Hits Majestic Ton To Virtually Seal India's Semis Berth

ODI chase master Virat Kohli hit a match-winning unbeaten century (100 not out off 111 balls) to guide India to a six-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in a one-sided Champions Trophy clash in Dubai on Sunday (February 23) to virtually seal his team's spot in the semi-finals. India dismissed Pakistan for 241 after Saud Shakeel struck 62 off 76 balls, while skipper Mohammad Rizwan made a laborious 46 from 77 deliveries. India completed the chase in 42.3 overs thanks to Kohli, Shubman Gill (46 off 52) and Shreyas Iyer (56 off 67). With two wins in as many games, India are almost through to the semi-finals. Pakistan, on the other hand, are on the brink of elimination after losing their first two group games.

Champions Trophy 2025 India and Pakistan: Virat Kohli and Axar Patel
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Virat Kohli, left, and Axar Patel celebrate after winning the match | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Virat Kohli, left, and Axar Patel celebrate after winning against Pakistan during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Indian fans
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Indian fans cheer as they arrive at Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Indian fans cheer as they arrive to watch the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: India players
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Players of India stands for their national anthem | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Players of India stands for their national anthem before the start of ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Players of Pakistan
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Players of Pakistan stand for their national anthem | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Players of Pakistan stand for their national anthem before the start of ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's captain Mohammad Rizwan tosses the coin, as India's captain Rohit Sharma looks | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's captain Mohammad Rizwan, centre, tosses the coin, as India's captain Rohit Sharma, right, looks on before the start of ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Harshit Rana
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Harshit Rana bowls a delivery | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Harshit Rana bowls a delivery during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq plays a shot | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's Babar Azam plays a shot | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's Babar Azam plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Babar Azam
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Babar Azam plays a shot | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's Babar Azam plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Hardik Pandya
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Hardik Pandya celebrates with teammate the wicket of Pakistan's Babar Azam | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Hardik Pandya, centre, celebrates with teammate the wicket of Pakistan's Babar Azam during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Babar Azam
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's Babar Azam leaves the field after losing his wicket | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's Babar Azam leaves the field after losing his wicket during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Axar Patel
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Axar Patel celebrates with Kuldeep Yadav after he run-out Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Axar Patel, second from right, celebrates with Kuldeep Yadav after he run-out Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq, second from left, during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Mohammed Shami
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Mohammed Shami bowls a delivery | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Mohammed Shami bowls a delivery during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Saud Shakeel
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's Saud Shakeel plays a shot | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's Saud Shakeel plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's captain Mohammad Rizwan plays a shot | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's captain Mohammad Rizwan plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel run between the wickets | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's captain Mohammad Rizwan, right, and his batting partner Saud Shakeel run between the wickets to score during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Axar Patel
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Axar Patel celebrates with teammate the wicket of Pakistan's captain Mohammad Rizwan | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Axar Patel, second from left, celebrates with teammate the wicket of Pakistan's captain Mohammad Rizwan during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Axar Patel
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Axar Patel takes the catch to get Pakistan's Saud Shakeel | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Axar Patel takes the catch to get Pakistan's Saud Shakeel during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Indian fans
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Indian fans celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Saud Shakeel | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Indian fans celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Saud Shakeel during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Kuldeep Yadav
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Kuldeep Yadav celebrates with teammate the wicket of Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Kuldeep Yadav, second from right, celebrates with teammate the wicket of Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Kuldeep Yadav
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Kuldeep Yadav celebrates with teammate the wicket of Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Kuldeep Yadav, second from right, celebrates with teammate the wicket of Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Khushdil Shah
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's Khushdil Shah plays a shot | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's Khushdil Shah plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: KL Rahul
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's wicketkeeper KL Rahul runs out Pakistan's Haris Rauf | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's wicketkeeper KL Rahul, left, runs out Pakistan's Haris Rauf, right, during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Shaheen Afrid
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi bowls a delivery | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi bowls a delivery during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Shubman Gill
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Shubman Gill plays a shot | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Shubman Gill plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Rohit Sharma
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Naseem Shah
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's Naseem Shah bowls | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's Naseem Shah bowls a delivery during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Shaheen Afridi
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi celebrates the wicket of Rohit Sharma | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi celebrates the wicket of India's captain Rohit Sharma during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Virat Kohli
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Virat Kohli plays a shot | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Abrar Ahmed
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed looks at India's Shubman Gill, left, after taking his wicket | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed, centre, looks at India's Shubman Gill, left, after taking his wicket during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Virat Kohli
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Virat Kohli plays a pull shot | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Virat Kohli plays a pull shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Shreyas Iyer
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Shreyas Iyer plays a shot | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Virat Kohli
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Virat Kohli celebrates his fifty | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Virat Kohli celebrates his fifty runs during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Shreyas Iyer
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Shreyas Iyer celebrates his fifty runs | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Shreyas Iyer celebrates his fifty runs during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Virat Kohli
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Virat Kohli hits winning runs | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

India's Virat Kohli hits winning runs during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.

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ICC Champions Trophy Cricket 2025 India and Pakistan: Virat Kohli
ICC Champions Trophy, IND vs PAK: India's Virat Kohli celebrates his century | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore

India's Virat Kohli celebrates his century with Axar Patel after he scored the winning runs during a One Day International (ODI) cricket match of the ICC Champions Trophy between India and Pakistan, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in Dubai, UAE.

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