Virat Kohli wrote and directed this chase thriller.

A top-order collapse, a mix-up that resulted in the pinch hitter being run out, and when it became clear that Hardik Pandya would be unable to break the shackles of Pakistani pacers’ hard-lengths, Kohli was forced to do it all on his own. Against all odds, the gladiator who enjoys showing the world who is boss triumphed.
Following the power play, India scored 14 runs in four overs. Worse, the physio was out at the timeout after the 10th over, massaging Hardik Pandya’s knees; he had felt a niggle even at the nets on the eve of the match. Where were the runs going to come from? was the pressing question at the time. Who were they going to target? Without big hits, beating the Pacers would be impossible. Who, however, would ring that cat’s bell?
Another question was raised: who would be interested in it? A younger Hardik Pandya would have chosen the senior Kohli present. The matured IPL captain Pandya, on the other hand, prefers to stay until the end of the game, drag the game, and watch the younger players throw the bat around while he deals with the finish.
Kohli dashed out of the field to flick a Naseem Shah ball to the fine-leg boundary. As he did previously against Shaheen Afridi. Charge out to see if the bowlers make an error. It happened twice, but the pacers were on top of it both times.
Meanwhile, Pandya assumed his attacking positions and waited for any errors. Haris Rauf made no errors. In the 17th over, Naseem did not fare much better, allowing only 6 runs. Pandya maintains his posture while flailing at thin air.
Kohli had done everything he could to keep the match going until the last ball, but the outcome was now out of his hands. All he could do after a brief conversation was stand at the non-end striker’s end and watch R Ashwin. Did he advise Ashwin to go for a super over or to go for the win? Nawaz, on the other hand, slipped in a leg-side wide under pressure. Ashwin calmly scooped the next ball, the game’s final ball, over mid-off to give Virat Kohli his moment: he punched the ground like a man possessed. A man of immense talent and an insatiable desire to win.