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India vs Pakistan: Records galore as Virat Kohli lights up Colombo with spectacular knock

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Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten century as India racked up an enormous rating of 356 for the lack of two wickets of their Asia Cup 2023 Super Four match in opposition to Pakistan on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Kohli got here to bat at No.3 after Rohit Sharma acquired out to Shadab Khan. Kohli began cautiously, however he upped the ante to attain his fifty off 55 balls. Thereafter, he acquired to his forty seventh ODI hundred off 84 balls. Kohli stayed not out 122 runs off 94 balls with the assistance of 9 fours and three sixes.

The Delhi-born Kohli acquired an ready accomplice in KL Rahul, who scored 111 runs off 106 balls with 12 fours and two sixes.

Here are the information Virat Kohli set within the Asia Cup match vs Pakistan

1 – Virat Kohli turned the quickest batter to attain 13000 runs in ODIs. He broke the document of Sachin Tendulkar, who achieved the feat in his 321st innings in opposition to Pakistan in Rawalpindi again in 2004. Kohli acquired there in his 267th innings.

1 – Virat Kohli was concerned in a 233-run partnership with KL Rahul, the best partnership ever within the historical past of the Asia Cup.

1 – Virat Kohli has now been concerned in 3 partnerships of above 200 within the Asia Cup. No different batter has been there in 200 run stands greater than as soon as.

2 – Virat Kohli racked up the second-highest rating by an Indian batter whereas batting first in an Asia Cup ODI. Shikhar Dhawan holds the document, having scored 127 runs in opposition to Hong Kong again in 2018 on the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

3 – Virat Kohli notched the third-highest rating by an Indian batter whereas batting at No.3 in ODIs at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. In reality, with rating of 131 and 128 not out, Kohli additionally holds the highest two spots.

4 – Kohli equalled Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya’s document of most ODI a whole lot (4) on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Edited By:

sabyasachi chowdhury

Published On:

Sep 11, 2023