India defeated Pakistan by 228 runs in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup Cricket ODI

India defeated Pakistan by 228 runs in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup Cricket ODI: India defeated Pakistan by 228 runs in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup Cricket ODI. The match took place at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 11, following several rain delays since Sunday.

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India dominated with both the bat and the ball, setting a winning goal of 357 runs and reducing Pakistan to 128 all out in 32 overs. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul scored centuries, with Kohli contributing 122 runs off 94 balls and Rahul scoring 111 runs off 106 balls. Kohli achieved the milestone of becoming the fastest player to reach 13,000 ODI runs, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record, accomplishing this feat in just 267 innings. This century marked Kohli’s 47th in One-Day Internationals.

Openers Rohit Sharma (56 runs) and Shubman Gill (58 runs) provided India with a strong start in the match. Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets for India.