India, Feb. 23 -- It was a one-sided affair between India and Pakistan at the Champions Trophy on Sunday, as Rohit Sharma's men registered a brilliant 6-wicket victory in Dubai. Chasing 241, India rode on brilliant knocks from Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer (56), as the side reached the target in just 42.3 overs; for Pakistan, the road to the semi-finals has become all-the-more complicated, as the hosts now face a complex situation of relying on other results to ensure a passage to the knock-out stage.

While the loss to India hasn't directly eliminated them, it has severely dented their qualification hopes; With their net run rate already a worrying -1.087, they are now forced to depend on India and Bangladesh to defeat New Zealand in the ...