NEW DELHI: India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli and the returning KL Rahul delivered a unprecedented efficiency and secured a powerful 228-run victory over arch-rivals Pakistan on the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Monday.
Kohli, who scored a superb 122*, and Rahul, with a formidable 111*, orchestrated a formidable partnership of 233 runs, propelling India to a mammoth 356 for two.
In reply, Pakistan have been bowled out for a mere 128 runs within the 50-over contest.This monumental win marked India’s most important overcome Pakistan in One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Here’s a have a look at India’s largest ODI wins towards Pakistan:
WON BY 228 RUNS (COLOMBO), 2023:
India secured a commanding 228-run victory over Pakistan in a one-sided Asia Cup Super Four conflict held in Colombo. During this match, Virat Kohli surpassed the outstanding milestone of 13,000 runs in one-day internationals whereas notching up his forty seventh century. The Indian run-machine remained unbeaten on 122, whereas Rahul, making a return from harm, additionally notched up a century. He scored 111 not out.

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Chasing a huge 357, Pakistan’s batsmen struggled to search out their rhythm and managed to attain solely 128 runs, with Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf sidelined attributable to accidents. This was India’s largest win over arch-rivals Pakistan in ODIs.
India’s Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav delivered an excellent efficiency, taking 5 wickets for simply 25 runs. Virat was awarded Man of the Match.
WON BY 140 RUNS (MIRPUR), 2008:
Opting to bat first, MS Dhoni-led India launched the assault from the phrase go. Their prime three batsmen – Gautam Gambhir (62), Virender Sehwag (89), and Yuvraj Singh (55) – every notched up half-centuries. India amassed a colossal complete of 330/8 of their designated 50 overs.

In response, the bowling duo of Piyush Chawla and Praveen Kumar captured eight wickets between them, inflicting Pakistan to break down at a mere 190 runs.
This resounding efficiency led India to a convincing 140-run victory over the Green Shirts.
WON BY 124 RUNS (BIRMINGHAM), 2017:
Sent in to bat, India, rode on spectacular half-centuries from Rohit Sharma (91), Shikhar Dhawan (68), Virat Kohli (81 not out), and Yuvraj Singh (53) and amassed a mammoth 319/3 in 48 overs in Birmingham.

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The contest witnessed India’s prime 4 batsmen – Rohit, Shikhar, Virat, and Yuvraj – taking over Pakistan’s tempo assault, that includes luminaries like Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, and Hasan Ali, with relentless aggression.
In response, India’s bowlers bundled out Pakistan for a mere 164 runs, sealing an emphatic 124-run victory.