Virat Kohli reached a record 50th one-day international century during India’s Cricket World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai
As Indian cricket rejoices in this momentous occasion, join us on a journey down memory lane as we recap each of Virat Kohli’s 50 ODI centuries
It’s time to celebrate the greatest ODI batting career of all time. Virat Kohli created history on Wednesday during the 2023 World Cup semifinal between India and New Zealand, as he became the first and only batter in the 52-year-long history of the format to complete 50 ODI centuries. In 2012, the great Sachin Tendulkar set the record with 49 tons, and for the longest time, even the idea of duplicating it appeared unthinkable. But here we are, 12 years later, when Tendulkar’s heir to Indian batting, Kohli has achieved a milestone players could only dream of. As Indian cricket celebrates this momentous occasion, we are here to refresh your memory and take you down memory lane, by recapping all of Kohli’s 50 ODI centuries.
Kohli smashes records with 50th ODI century
India batter becomes the first to score 50 ODI hundreds, and also breaks Tendulkar’s record for most runs in a World Cup
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Virat Kohli broke two significant records held by Sachin Tendulkar during the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai.https://1769cfbc5da9c95c73cbb98ff5774396.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html?n=0
He became the first to score 50 ODI centuries – surpassing Tendulkar’s 49 – and also broke Tendulkar’s record for most runs in a single edition of the ODI World Cup. Tendulkar had scored 673 runs in 2003; Kohli went past that tally when he scored his 80th run in Wednesday’s semi-final and went on to become the first batter to score 700 runs in a ODI World Cup.
While Tendulkar had scored his 49th hundred in his 451st ODI innings, Kohli equalled that landmark in just 277 innings – against South Africa in India’s penultimate league game of this World Cup – and then broke the record in his 279th innings. Kohli got to his 50th ODI century with a flick for two off Lockie Ferguson in the 42nd over of India’s innings.
As he completed his second run, Kohli celebrated with a leap and a punch in the air, before taking off his helmet, raising his arms and bowing towards the stands where Tendulkar stood applauding the achievement.
The hundred was Kohli’s third of this World Cup to go with five half-centuries in ten innings; he averages more than hundred with a strike rate of just under 90 in the tournament.
In the semi-final, he came into bat in the ninth over of India’s innings, with the score on 71 for 1, and had a 93-run stand with Shubman Gill and a century partnership with Shreyas Iyer. Kohli brought up his half-century off 59 balls and then scored his next 50 runs off 53 deliveries, after seeming to suffer cramps while in his 90s.
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1: 107 against Sri Lanka, 2009, Eden Gardens on 24/12/2009
One year and three months after making his India debut, Kohli’s maiden ODI century came in his 14th game when he scored a brilliant hundred while chasing against Sri Lanka. It wasn’t an easy target. A sparkling 118 from Upul Tharanga and a half-century from Kumar Sangakkara had propelled Sri Lanka to 315 at the Eden Gardens. In reply, India found themselves in a spot early, losing Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag with just 23 on the board. But then came a partnership of 224 runs between former Delhi teammates Kohli and Gautam Gambhir. Kohli eventually departed for 107, having creamed 11 fours and a six, but Gambhir’s unbeaten 150 saw India over the line.
50: Today vs New Zealand, Mumbai on 15/11/2023
Leading up to the 2023 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand, Kohli had an ODI knockout record to be too proud of. He had scored 9 against Pakistan in the 2011 semis, 1 against Australia in 2015 semis and 1 against New Zealand in England in 2019. On a day the entire nation was worried about India’s chances against their bogey team, Kohli ended his semi-final curse with a bang. With a century against the BlackCaps, Kohli broke Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI tons, becoming the first man ever to reach a half-century of hundreds in ODIs. Along the way, Kohli also pipped Tendulkar’s 20-year-old record of most runs scored in a single edition of the World Cup.
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