T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene congratulates Virat Kohli for breaking his file

Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene has congratulated India batter Virat Kohli for breaking his file of scoring probably the most runs in T20 World Cups. Kohli scored an unbeaten 64 off 44 balls to information India to a 5-run win over Bangladesh within the Super-12 stage of the continuing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 2, 2022 23:32 IST

Jayawardene congratulates Kohli for breaking his T20 World Cup file (AP)

By India Today Web Desk: Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene has congratulated India batter Virat Kohli for breaking his file of scoring probably the most runs in T20 World Cups. Kohli scored an unbeaten 64 off 44 balls to information India to a 5-run win over Bangladesh within the Super-12 stage of the continuing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia.

Kohli surpassed Jayawardene’s file of 1016 runs in T20 World Cups, which was set in 2014. Interestingly, with this knock, Kohli additionally grew to become the very best scoring Indian in Australia, overtaking the legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 3300 runs.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore posted a video on social media the place Jayawardene delivered a congratulatory message to Kohli, saying information are supposed to be damaged.

“Records are meant to be broken. Someone was always going to break my record, and it’s you, Virat. Brilliant mate, congratulations. You’ve always been a warrior. Form is temporary but class is permanent. Well done, buddy,” mentioned Jayawardene on Instagram.

Coming to the crease at 11/1, Kohli struck a 67-run partnership with KL Rahul to steer India out of a difficult state of affairs. The two batters scored at a wholesome price, earlier than KL Rahul was dismissed by Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan. Kohli then stitched a fast partnership with Suryakumar Yadav earlier than Shakib cleaned him up. Even although wickets stored falling round him, Kohli held his finish and propelled India to a complete of 184/6 in 20 overs.

Kohli has been in magnificent contact on this T20 World Cup, scoring three half-centuries in 4 matches. The 33-year-old began the T20 World Cup with a heroic innings of 82 runs off 53 balls towards Pakistan to win the sport for India on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He then went on to stay unbeaten at 62 off 44 balls towards the Netherlands in Sydney.

This knock additionally takes Kohli to the highest of the scoring charts on this T20 World Cup. The former India captain is already the very best scorer in T20Is, forward of Rohit Sharma in second place.

Edited By:

Rounaq Sehrawat

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Nov 2, 2022