IND vs BAN LIVE: Indian batting Stalwart Virat Kohli will resume his love affair with Adelaide when India will face Bangladesh in a crucial Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup in Australia on Wednesday. The right-handed batter is in excellent touch in the tournament as he has already amassed 156 runs in just three games with his average being 156. Follow ICC T20 World Cup 2022 LIVE & India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
IND vs BAN LIVE: Virat Kohli Adelaide Record
- Kohli made his first Test century in Adelaide against Australia in 2012.
- Two years later, he also made his captaincy debut on the same ground and stroked back-to-back centuries in that game.
- Playing Pakistan in the 2015 World Cup, Kohli stroked an excellent century and helped his side to victory in Adelaide.
- Kohli has played only one T20 match at the venue.
- He stroked 90 runs in that game and was adjudged player of the match for his excellent performance.
IND vs BAN LIVE: Virat Kohli returns to hunting ground Adelaide for crucial Bangladesh clash, can India’s chase master repeat past heroics? – Check Virat Kohli Adelaide’s record
Kohli loves playing in Adelaide as he stroked his first Test century in 2012 at the same venue. Then on his Test captaincy debut two years later, he smoked back-to-back hundreds at the same venue and nearly led India to a famous victory. The modern-day great also played a superb knock of 107 off 126 against the arch-rivals Pakistan during the 2015 World Cup.
Virat Kohli at Adelaide Oval
– Hit his 1st Test ton in 2012
– Hit 100s in each innings on his Test captaincy debut in 2014
– Hit 107 v Pakistan in WC game in 2015
– 90* v Australia in a T20I in 2016
– 104 in ODI v Australia in 2019
– 74 in Pink Ball Test in 2020— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) November 1, 2022
The 33-year-old also stroked a brilliant 74 against the home team during a Pink ball Test match. Kohli was looking set for another century, but he got run out due to miscommunication with non-striker Ajinkya Rahane. He has also smashed the most centuries by a visiting batter at the Adelaide Oval across formats – 5. Among his 71 international centuries, this is also the most Kohli has struck at a single venue.
Virat Kohli record at Adelaide
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| T20I | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 90* | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Test | 4 | 8 | 2 | 509 | 141 | 63.62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| ODI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 244 | 107 | 61.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 13 | 3 | 843 | 141 | – | 5 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 6 |
Kohli has played only one T20I match in Adelaide: Talking about Kohli’s T20I performance at the venue, the right-handed batter has played only one 20-over match in Adelaide. He stroked an unbeaten 90 runs against the hosts where he helped the Men in Blue to score 188/3 in their allotted 20 overs. The innings consisted of 9 fours and 2 sixes. He also took two catches in the match and was named ‘Player of the Match’ for his excellent performance with the bat.
As mentioned above, Kohli is in red-hot form in the tournament as he is placed at the fifth spot for the most runs in the competition. To note, the likes of Kusal Mendis, Lorcan Tucker, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Max ODowd who are above Kohli in the most runs have played atleast six games as compared to Kohli’s three matches.
IND vs BAN LIVE: Virat Kohli returns to hunting ground Adelaide for crucial Bangladesh clash, can India’s chase master repeat past heroics? – Check Virat Kohli Adelaide’s record
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