Playing their first ever Indian T20 League, Gujarat were not considered to be the favourites to win the title. They played as a unit and were consistently at the top of the league stages. In the end, they beat Rajasthan, a team led by Sanju Samson, in the final to lift the title in their first-ever appearance in the cash-rich league.
Pakistan lost the first two matches in the super 12 stages of the tournament, which reduced their chances to make it to the next stage. The Men in Green bounced back and surprised everyone. They beat The Netherlands, South Africa, and Bangladesh to qualify for the semi-final. They then beat New Zealand to make it to the final.
England’s chances of semi-final qualification looked slim after their upset against Ireland and no result against Australia. However, they managed qualify for the semi-final against India. The three lions then outclassed India by 10 wickets in the semi-final. They then convincingly beat Pakistan by five wickets in the final to lift their second World T20 title.
The world was waiting for Virat Kohli‘s 71st international hundred for almost three years, and it finally arrived in a match against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2022. This also was Virat’s maiden hundred in the shortest format.
Virat Kohli silenced his critics with a mind-blowing innings, highlighted by two stunning sixes off Haris Rauf in the penultimate over of the run chase. The required run rate made India’s chase all but impossible until Kohli’s twin sixes off Rauf changed the game. He scored 82* off 53 balls to lead India to a memorable victory.