Dubai, March 4 -- Star India batter Virat Kohli continued to raise the bar with yet another pressure-defying knock against Australia in the semifinal of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, bringing Men in Blue to a convenient win.

During a run-chase of 265 on a tricky surface, India was reduced to 43/2, but Virat stabilised the innings with a big match knock of 84 in 98 balls, which came at a strike rate of 85.71 laden with five fours. While Virat perished to Adam Zampa for the sixth time in ODIs, he played his role perfectly, forming great partnerships against Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, and KL Rahul.

Notably, this is Virat's 24th fifty-plus score in ICC ODI tournaments in 53 innings, overtaking legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar ...