Virat Kohli lastly surpassed legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar because the worldwide batter with the very best variety of centuries in ODI cricket. The previous Indian cricket crew captain slammed his fiftieth ODI ton towards a hapless New Zealand bowling assault in the course of the Cricket World Cup 2023 semifinal on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Kohli appeared in large type and he was capable of attain the milestone in 106 balls with the assistance of 8 fours and a six. Forward of the match, Kohli was tied with Sachin at 49 centuries and an nearly flawless innings etched his identify within the historical past books. This was additionally the eighth fifty plus rating for Kohli in World Cup 2023 – the very best in a single version of the competitors.
Most 50-plus scores in a World Cup version
8 – Virat Kohli (2023)
7 – Sachin Tendulkar (2003)
7 – Shakib Al Hasan (2019)
6 – Rohit Sharma (2019)
6 – David Warner (2019)
That was not all as Kohli additionally claimed one other World Cup report that beforehand belonged to Tendulkar. He turned the batter with most runs in a single version of the Cricket World Cup.
Most runs in a single World Cup version:
674* – Virat Kohli (2023)
673 – Sachin Tendulkar (2003)
659 – Matthew Hayden (2007)
648 – Rohit Sharma (2019)
647 – David Warner (2019)
Rohit Sharma received the toss and elected to bat towards New Zealand.
Three of the 4 earlier match video games on the Wankhede have been received by the crew batting first, with the exception being Australia’s gorgeous defeat of Afghanistan, the place Glenn Maxwell‘s outstanding 201 not out secured a three-wicket victory.
Each unbeaten match hosts India and New Zealand had been unchanged.
Groups
India:Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wkt), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand:Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (capt), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wkt), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
(With AFP inputs)
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