Cricket Viral Video: Virat Kohli Lights up Mohali with Heroic 82* vs Australia, Watch one of the most epic knocks here

Cricket Viral Video: In a display of batting brilliance, Virat Kohli powered India to eliminate Australia from the T20 World Cup 2016 with a remarkable unbeaten innings of 82 runs from 51 balls. Showcasing an acceleration for the ages, Kohli astonishingly scored 33 runs in a mere 13 balls, emerging as the driving force in the partnership alongside former captain MS Dhoni.

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Virat Kohli pulls off an epic knock

Kohli mesmerized the Mohali crowd with an extraordinary display of shot-making brilliance during India's T20 World Cup 2016 encounter against Australia at the PCA Stadium. Following a nail-biting 1-run win over Bangladesh, Team India needed to secure a spot in the semi-finals by defeating them. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Australia began with a solid start, with Aaron Finch's knock of 43 runs. However, their middle-order faced a collapse. Nonetheless, valuable contributions from Glenn Maxwell and wicket-keeper Peter Nevill allowed Australia to cross the 160-run mark.

India's batting innings began with a rocky start, losing both openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan during the powerplay itself. Soon after, Suresh Raina fell victim to Shane Watson's bowling, putting the Men in Blue in a precarious situation.

Subsequently, Kohli and Yuvraj Singh managed to steady the ship, but the required run rate was steadily climbing, creating a need for someone to step up with a quick 30-run contribution in just 15 balls to inject momentum. The partnership between Yuvraj and Kohli, worth 45 runs, unfortunately ended at a crucial juncture, leaving India with the daunting task of scoring 68 runs in the final six overs. Kohli had achieved his half-century from 39 deliveries, and the team relied on him and Dhoni to accelerate the scoring. However, Kohli had a different strategy in mind.

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Starting from 20 runs off 20 balls, he progressed to 50 runs off 39 balls, and finally accelerated to an unbeaten 82 runs from 51 balls. Kohli's last 33 runs came off a mere 13 balls, while Captain Dhoni also played a swift inning, contributing 18 runs from just 10 balls. India managed to eliminate Australia from the tournament by winning the game with 6 wickets in hand and 5 balls to spare.

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