Published 22:11 IST, September 11th 2023
Virat Kohli has Tendulkar's once-thought 'unbreakable' record in sight after 100 vs PAK
Team India batter Virat Kohli completed his 47th century in ODI cricket in the IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s clash at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
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Team India batter Virat Kohli continued his dream run against Pakistan and slammed his second century against the arch-rivals in the Asia Cup. Virat's highest ODI score of 183 runs also came against the Babar Azam-led side in the 2012 edition of the multi-nation Asian tournament. This was Virat's fourth Asia Cup ton in the ODI version of the tournament.
3 things you need to know
- Virat Kohli completed his 47th ODI half-century in the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s match against Pakistan
- Virat is just two tons away from leveling Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI hundreds.
- Virat Kohli also completed 13000 ODI runs in the IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2023 clash
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Virat Kohli completes 47th ODI hundred
Team India batter Virat Kohli completed his 47th ODI hundred in the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s match, This was Kohli's fourth consecutive ton at the R Premadasa Stadium in ODIs. Apart from this record, Virat became the fastest batsman to reach 13000 runs in ODI cricket.
Kohli-Rahul take Team India to a mammoth first-innings score
Team India batter Virat Kohli and KL Rahul gave the team an amazing finish to their first innings and the 'Men in Blue' achieved a mammoth first innings score of 356/2. Kohli on one end completed his 47th ODI ton, on the other hand, KL Rahul also reached the three-figure mark on his international cricket return.
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Virat Kohli and KL Rahul also created the record of the highest partnership in the Asia Cup and added 233* runs off 194 balls for the third wicket. Kohli jumped to the second spot in the list of batsmen to hit the most hundreds in the Asia Cup and levelled Kumar Sangakkara's record of four hundreds.
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18:32 IST, September 11th 2023