Top 5 Innings Of Virat Kohli In The ODI World Cup 2023
Virat Kohli, often termed one of the finest batters of modern cricket, has played some of the best innings of his cricket career in this ODI World Cup 2023. Though India couldn’t lift the title, the former India’s captain entertained the fans and delivered what was expected from him. Here are his top 5 innings in this year’s ODI World Cup.
5. Virat Kohli’s 87 runs Against Australia:
In the first match of their World Cup 2023 campaign, India battled with Australia, where a dominant performance by the Indian bowlers stopped the Aussies at just 199 runs. India was the clear favorite to win the match, but the Australian bowlers were looking for a turnaround as they dismissed three top-order batters of India in quick succession. India was downed by three wickets with a single-digit score on the board. Indian fans’ hopes were lying on Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, and both batters didn’t disappoint the crowd as both dug a strong partnership to take their team to the finish. Though both batters couldn’t score a century with Virat Kohli getting out on 87 runs, both scripted a remarkable run chase for the Indian team in the ODI World Cup. The Indians won the match by six wickets.
4. Virat Kohli’s 48th ODI Century:
Indian cricket fans were desperately waiting to see Virat Kohli’s century, as in his last matches he couldn’t do so, and when India locked horns against another Asian nation, Bangladesh, at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune people got to see Virat Kohli’s 48th century, which he brought by hitting the winning six. India was chasing the target of 257 runs, and they got the start they needed to chase that. Even after the fall of wickets, Virat Kohli didn’t let Bangladesh’s bowlers take more wickets and remained unbeaten by scoring 103 runs.
3. Virat Kohli’s 95 Runs Against New Zealand:
India faced New Zealand in match number 21 of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Dharamshala. India, while chasing the target of 274 runs, was falling behind with 2 wickets down, but Virat Kohli stood tall to the challenges and slowly took the score of the team above 200. Meanwhile, he was also reaching towards his century, but to his unfortune, he couldn’t hit one as he got out while hitting big on 95 runs, but his innings led the Indian team to overcome the New Zealand jinx.
2. Virat Kohli’s 49th ODI Century:
Virat Kohli already scored his 48th century in the match against Bangladesh, and he needs one more to match the record of the legendary batter Scahin Tendulkar, who had a record of 49 ODI centuries and 100 centuries overall. Virat Kohli matched the record of his idol, Sachin Tendulkar, while playing against South Africa at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. India went on to put up a huge total of 326 runs and then bowled out South Africa by just 83 runs to win the match by 243 runs.
1. Virat Kohli’s 50th Century:
The moment that Indian fans have been waiting for finally came in the knockout stage of the ODI World Cup 2023, when India faced New Zealand in the semi-final. New Zealand was the team that defeated India in the World Cup 2019 semi-finals to reach the final, but this time India took revenge by defeating them in the high-intensity clash. Virat Kohli scored his 50th ODI century and became the first batter to score 50 ODI centuries, surpassing the record of Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 49 ODI centuries in the ODIs.
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