"Main Maar Raha Tha Naa," Upset KL Rahul As Virat Kohli Misses Out On 52nd ODI Ton

Virat Kohli missed out on a potential 52nd ODI century as India defeated Australia by 4 wickets to enter the final of Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on Tuesday. In the semi-final game, Kohli fell for 84 off 98 balls with the help of five fours. The right-handed batter was looking solid in the middle but suddenly played a lofted shot down the ground and ended up losing his wicket. Kohli handed an easy catch to Ben Dwarshuis at long-on on the bowling of Adam Zampa in the 43rd over of India's chase of 265. While the star batter lost his wicket, KL Rahul, who was at the other end, was already playing big hits with India needing even less than a run-a-ball to win the game.

As Kohli got out playing an aerial shot, a disappointed Rahul at the other end was heard saying, "Main maar raha tha naa (I was playing big shots)."

Kl Rahul saying: Me maar rha tha na ( After kohli threw his wicket) pic.twitter.com/Vb6oOdoOgy

The Rohit Sharma-led side chased down a target of 265 runs in 48.1 overs. Apart from Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (45), KL Rahul (42 not out) and Hardik Pandya (28) also played crucial knocks.

KL Rahul to Virat Kohli after the dismissal:

"Main maar raha tha na yaar (I was hitting it, man)". pic.twitter.com/iHE9g3FPUA

Earlier, disciplined bowling effort helped India bundle out Australia for 264 after getting an invitation to bowl first. Mohammed Shami was the pick of Indian bowlers with figures of 3 for 48 while Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja picked two apiece. For Australia, Steve Smith was the top-scorer with 73 runs off 96 balls. India are set to take on the winner of South Africa vs New Zealand match in the final.

Kohli added another feather to his highly illustrious cap as he became India's leading run-scorer in the