Asia Cup Twenty20: Virat Kohli wins it for India

India beat Pakistan by 5 wickets in the third match of the Asia Cup 2016 at the Shere-e-Bangla National Stadium. Virat Kohli named Man of the Match for his crucial innings of 49 runs.

After bundling out Pakistan for 83 runs, India started the chase at a bad note with openers Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane departing without opening their accounts.

Suresh Raina was to follow soon as he was dismissed for 1 run off 4 balls.

Mohammad Amir presented a potent threat to India's victory, dismissing the three openers cheaply. 

However, Virat soon took control of the situation and put India in a stable position with Yuvraj Singh. The two piled up a partnership of 68 runs on what was a very difficult wicket to bat on.

However, Kohli unfortunately missed out on his half century by just one run when he was declared lbw to a ball by Mohammad Sami whic