Team India’s Virat Kohli shattered yet another record as he smashed his 50th ODI hundred during IND vs NZ at the semi-finals of World Cup 2023. With the home side opting to bat first after winning the toss, India got off to a dominating start, with Rohit Sharma scoring 47 shortly after which Shubman Gill was forced to retire hurt.
Virat Kohli rose to the occasion, continuing on his fine form, as the romped his way to yet another century. King Kohli’s innings en route to his 106 balls century was laced with 8 fours and 1 six. The Indian star batter’s knock is a solid definition of yet another brilliant innings from Kohli – especially when India need it the most in the biggest stage of World Cup 2023.
Virat Kohli smashes 50th ton, beats Sachin Tendulkar’s record
Virat Kohli shines at IND vs NZ
India’s star batter Virat Kohli surpassed legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to become the player with the most number of 50+ scores in a single edition of Cricket World Cup.
Kohli scored his 8th fifty plus score in the ongoing tournament, surpassing the Master Blaster who scored seven 50+ scores in the 2023 edition of the ODI World Cup.
Most 50-plus scores in a World Cup edition
8 – Virat Kohli (2023)
7 – Sachin Tendulkar (2003)
7 – Shakib Al Hasan (2019)
6 – Rohit Sharma (2019)
6 – David Warner (2019)
Notably, the former Indian captain also became the player with most runs in a single World Cup edition. Kohli needed 80 runs to go past Sachin for most runs in a single edition of the tournament history.
