When the king of Indian cricket, Virat Kohli, is in form, he proves to be a nightmare for the bowlers. A similar scene was seen during the Asia Cup 2022, when Kohli played a explosive innings against Afghanistan, breaking the century drought of almost three years. This match was not only special for India, but also proved to be a new turning point in Kohli’s career.

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At that time the pressure on Kohli was at its peak. From social media and experts to former cricketers, everyone started raising questions. Everyone’s question was whether his era is over now, but Kohli gave such an answer with the bat on the field that every critic became silent. In the match against Afghanistan, he scored unbeaten 122 runs in 61 balls at a strike rate of 200.

Stormy innings of 12 fours and 6 sixes

In this innings, Kohli hit 12 fours and 6 sixes. He showed a tremendous blend of his classic timing and power. By playing shots in every direction in the field, he proved that his game is not over yet, but now he is more dangerous than before.

Virat Kohli 2.0 arrived On This Day in 2022, smashing a brilliant hundred after 1021 days…!!!

– The ruling king of world cricket was back.pic.twitter.com/htV6j3uk6P

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 8, 2023

Batting first, India scored 212 runs for just two wickets in 20 overs, in which Kohli’s innings had the biggest contribution.

India’s great victory

While chasing the target, Afghanistan team could not stand against the Indian bowlers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar troubled the Afghan batsmen with his swing balls. He took 5 wickets giving just 4 runs. Afghanistan’s team was reduced to 111 runs and India won by 101 runs.

Kohli’s international career

Virat Kohli has so far scored more than 25500 runs in 503 international matches. He has 76 centuries, 7 double centuries and 131 half-centuries in his name. His consistent performance has taken him to the top of the list of great players of cricket.

IND vs AFG Bengaluru Test Match: A match was played between India and Afghanistan, which ended in two days. Afghanistan team managed to all out India, but still Team India won the match by an innings and 262 runs. This was a big victory for India in the test match. India scored 474 runs in the first innings, but Afghanistan team could not achieve this target even after losing 20 wickets. In this match, the Indian bowlers forced the Afghan batsmen to kneel.

India has set a target like a mountain

This Bengaluru Test was played between India and Afghanistan in 2018. In this match, Team India won the toss and decided to bat first. When the Indian team came out to bat, it became difficult for the Afghanistan bowlers to dismiss the opening batsmen Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay. There was a partnership of 168 runs between these two players. Shikhar Dhawan played an inning of 107 runs in 96 balls. Whereas Murali Vijay scored 105 runs in 153 balls.

After the brilliant century innings of Shikhar and Vijay, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya also scored half-centuries. Coming in the end, Umesh Yadav scored 26 runs in 21 balls in this test match by hitting 2 fours and sixes. India made a big score of 474 runs in the first innings and put Team India in a strong position.

24 wickets fell in a single day

In this match played between India and Afghanistan, Team India had scored 347 runs at the loss of 6 wickets on the first day. After this, with the fall of 4 wickets on the second day, the Indian team was all out at 474. When the Afghanistan team came to bat, India’s bowlers bowled out Afghanistan for 109 in the first innings. In the second innings, Afghanistan played follow on, but this time India destroyed the opposition team on the score of 103. India all out Afghanistan twice in the second day’s play itself. In this way, 24 wickets fell in the second day’s play.

India achieved increased victory

While bowling against Afghanistan, Ravichandran Ashwin took 4 wickets in the first innings for India. Ravindra Jadeja got 4 wickets in the second innings. Afghanistan team could score only 212 runs in two innings. India won this match by an innings and 262 runs under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane.

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Asia cup bad news: The Asia Cup on Sri Lankan young all -rounder Dunith Vellalage suffered great grief during the match against Afghanistan in 2025. Actually, during the match, he got the sad news of the death of his father Suranga Vellalage. According to Sri Lankan media, his father died due to a heart attack. The team management gave this news to Vellalage in the middle match, after which his pain started to appear clearly. A video is going viral on social media, in which the supporting staff and managers of the team are seen handling them.

Despite the news of his father’s death, Dunith Vellalage refused to leave the field and agreed to play wearing a pad for the team. However, his performance faded in this match. He spent 49 runs in 4 overs and could take only 1 wicket. In the last over of the innings, Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan also hit 5 consecutive sixes on him.

Heartbreaking Scene Moments after the Match, Sri Lanka Coach Sanath Jayasuriya & Team Manager informed Young Dunith Welllage About His Father’s Sudden Passing at 54 Due to a heart to a heart to a heart to a heart to a heart to a heart to a heart to a hee. Strength to Dunith & His Family in This Tragic Timeke#Afgvsl pic.twitter.com/5wfxblw1u

– ℕ (@IAMAJAYJANGIRR) September 18, 2025

Sri Lanka’s great victory

In this match, Afghanistan, batting first, scored 169 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. The Afghan team had a very bad start and 5 wickets had fallen on their 71 runs, but Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan finally made the score honorable by batting aggressively.

Chasing the target, the Sri Lankan team also staggering, but Kusal Mendis handled the innings with a brilliant half -century. He scored 74 runs off 52 balls, including 10 fours. Apart from him, Kusal Perera (28 runs) and Kamindu Mendis (24 runs) also contributed significantly and Sri Lanka easily achieved the target with 6 wickets remaining.

Sri Lanka’s entry in Super-4

With this victory, Sri Lanka has confirmed its place in the Super-4 phase of the Asia Cup 2025. At the same time, Afghanistan team has been eliminated from the tournament with defeat. Bangladesh has also qualified in Super-4 from this group.