Virat Kohli achieved a half-century of centuries: In the 2023 World Cup semifinal between India vs New Zealand, Virat Kohli made history by scoring his 50th century in ODI internationals. He has now become the leading century-maker in ODIs, surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin himself is present at Wankhede Stadium to witness this match. Kohli has set a new record for the most centuries at his home ground, surpassing Sachin’s 49 centuries in 452 ODIs. Kohli achieved this feat in his 279th ODI innings, scoring 117 runs off 113 balls. He hit nine boundaries and two sixes in his innings before getting caught by Saudi off Conway’s delivery.
Virat Kohli has also set the record for the most 50+ scores in a single World Cup tournament. This is his eighth 50+ score in this World Cup. Previously, Sachin achieved this feat in the 2003 World Cup, and Shakib Al Hasan did it seven times in the 2019 edition.
Virat Kohli achieved a half-century of centuries: In a single World Cup tournament, the record for the most 50+ scores is as follows:
– 8 – Virat Kohli (2023)
– 7 – Sachin Tendulkar (2003)
– 7 – Shakib Al Hasan (2019)
– 6 – Rohit Sharma (2019)
In international cricket, Virat Kohli has now secured the second position jointly for the most 50+ scores across all formats. Virat has amassed 217 scores of 50 or more across all three formats. In this regard, he has equaled Ricky Ponting’s record. Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar achieved this feat 264 times.
In international cricket, the list of players with the most 50+ scores is as follows:
– 264 – Sachin Tendulkar
– 217 – Ricky Ponting
– 217 – Virat Kohli
– 216 – Kumar Sangakkara
– 211 – Jack Kallis
Prior to this, Virat Kohli had already broken Sachin’s record for the most runs in a single World Cup tournament as soon as he scored 80 runs in this match. And in the 2003 World Cup, Tendulkar had scored 673 runs. In contrast, Virat surpassed him by reaching 711 runs with his 80-run innings.
The list of players with the most runs in a single World Cup tournament is as follows:
– 711 runs – Virat Kohli (2023)
– 673 runs – Sachin Tendulkar (2003)
– 659 runs – Matthew Hayden (2007)
– 648 runs – Rohit Sharma (2019)
– 647 runs – David Warner (2019)
In the 2019 World Cup, Virat Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar in the record for the most consecutive 50+ scores in a World Cup tournament. Sachin had achieved this feat more than fifty runs on four occasions in both the 1996 and 2003 World Cups. On the other hand, Virat Kohli accomplished this feat five times consecutively in the 2019 World Cup. Shreyas Iyer equaled Sachin’s record by scoring 50 or more runs for the fourth consecutive time in this World Cup.
Indian player who scored most consecutive scores of 50+ in the World Cup
5 – Virat Kohli (2019)
4 – Sachin Tendulkar (1996)
4 – Sachin Tendulkar (2003)
4 – Navjot Singh Sidhu (1987)
4 – Shreyas Iyer (2023)
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