Melbourne: India on Sunday defeated Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 encounter by 4 wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Winning the toss, India had decided to bowl first following which Pakistan had set a target of 160 runs.

Chasing the score, Virat Kohli batted with grit and determination and scored a brisk ___ runs off ___ balls, helped by Hardik Pandya at the other end who scored ___ runs.

India were in a critical situation early in the inning, losing four wickets with only 31 runs on board. Both the openers skipper Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul fell inside two overs with personal single digit score following which Virat Kohli took charge and anchored the inning for his team.

When the pressure was building Kohli hit two sixes in the penultimate over off Haris Rauf to release the pressure.

In the final over, 16 runs were neededin the final six deliveries when Hardik Pandya skied one off the first delivery and was dismissed by Nawaaz. Dinesh Karthik walked into bat and immediately gave strike to Virat Kohli who hit a six off no-ball making the calculation 6 runs needed from 3 balls.

On the next legal delivery Virat Kohli was bowled on free-hit when the batsmen ran three runs causing confusion between the two team with the Pakistan team objecting to the batsmen running after the ball had hit the stumps.

When the calculation was two from two, Dinesh Karthik was stumped out bringing Ravichandran Ashwin to the crease while Virat Kohli was restricted on the other end.

With two runs needed off the last ball, Nawaz bowled a wide ball bringing the calculation to one run needed from the last ball. Ashwin then cleared the in-field to hit a boundary at long-off and seal the game for India.

Earlier, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya had picked three wickets each while Mohammed Shami and Bhuvbaneshwar Kumar had picked two wickets each in the first inning.

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Mumbai, Jul 25 (PTI): Police have opposed the bail plea of the Bangladeshi national arrested for allegedly stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan with a knife and injuring him at his home here in January this year, telling a Mumbai court there was "strong evidence" against the accused.

Citing a Forensic Science Laboratory report, police reiterated before the sessions court their earlier claim knife fragments that got lodged near the actor's spine during the attack as well as a part found at the crime spot have matched with the weapon recovered from the accused, Shariful Islam.

These three pieces were part of the same weapon (knife) used to attack the filmstar, the police said in a written response to the accused's plea submitted in the court on Thursday (July 24).

Khan was repeatedly stabbed with a knife by an intruder inside his 12th floor apartment in upscale Bandra on January 16 during a robbery attempt.

The 54-year-old actor underwent surgery at Lilavati Hospital to remove a piece of knife that got lodged near his spine during the attack. He was discharged from the private hospital after five days.

Shariful Islam, a Bangladeshi national, was arrested two days later for allegedly stabbing Khan.

The police, in their response, highlighted that the accused is a Bangladeshi citizen residing illegally in India.

If granted bail, there was a possibility that he may flee India and not appear before the court during the trial. The crime committed by the accused is of a "very serious nature, and strong evidence" is available against him, they argued.

In his bail plea, filed through advocate Vipul Dushing, the accused asserted he was innocent and had no prior criminal record.

Investigation into the case has practically concluded with only the filing of a chargesheet pending, the accused contended while seeking bail.

The alleged attacker has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections related to house trespass, robbery and dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous injury.