Virat Kohli added another feather to his cap as he surpassed Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya to become the 4th highest run-scorer in the ODIs. King Kohli’s 95-run knock helped Team India emerge victorious in the nail-biting IND vs NZ World Cup 2023 contest. After 5 games, the Men in Blue remain the only unbeaten side in ODI World Cup 2023.
Virat Kohli anchored India’s innings against New Zealand, with an innings studded with 8 fours and 2 sixes. With this knock, Kohli is now next to just Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara and Ricky Ponting in terms of scoring the most runs in the ODI format. Let’s take a look at the the top 5 highest run getters in the 50-over format of the game.
Virat Kohli goes past Jayasuriya on list of highest run-getters in ODIs
Virat Kohli’s 104 ball 95-run knock helped him edge past Jayasuriya to become the fourth highest run-scorer in the ODIs. A patient innings from the Indian star saw the right-handed batter missing out on his record equaling 49th ODI century yet adding another record to his name in yet another nearly impossible feat. Take a look at the top five highest run-getters in the ODI World Cup.
Player | Runs |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 18426 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 14234 |
| Ricky Ponting | 13704 |
| Virat Kohli | 13437 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 13430 |
World Cup 2023: IND vs NZ
The jinx is finally over! Mohammed Siraj’s fifer and Virat Kohli’s daunting 95-run knock has helped India beat their bogie. The Men in Blue have finally beaten New Zealand after 20 years in the Cricket World Cup. The Kiwis have posed a big threat to India for the last 2 decades but now in 2023, Rohit Sharma and Co have finally beaten NZ by 4 wickets as India win 5 matches on the trot.
A five-wicket haul by Mohammed Shami and another masterclass by chase master Virat Kohli guided India to a four-wicket win over New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup match at Dharamshala on Sunday. With this win, India has its fifth successive win and is at the top of the table with 10 points. NZ is at number two now with four wins and a loss, totaling eight points.
Kiwi openers Devon Conway and Will Young failed to make a solid opening but that did not create trouble for New Zealand. Mohammed Siraj made the first breakthrough after he dismissed Conway for a duck. Mohammed Shami made a stunning comeback to the ODI World Cup 2023 and picked a wicket in his first ball of the ongoing tournament after he dismissed Will Young for 17 runs.
However, Mohammed Shami picked up two consecutive wickets and dismissed Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry. Shami picked up the most important wicket in the first inning after he dismissed Mitchell. Shami took a five-wicket haul in his 10-over spell against New Zealand. While Yadav picked up two wickets. On the other hand, Bumrah, and Siraj bagged one wicket in their respective spell.
IND vs NZ: India chase down target, thanks to Virat Kohli
In the chase of 274 runs, India was off to a flying start as skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were dealing in fours and sixes. The horrors of a terrible top-order start in the 2019 World Cup semifinals were being washed away with every shot they played. The 71-run opening stand came to an end as Lockie Ferguson castled Rohit for 46. Gill was the next one to be dismissed by Ferguson as he was caught by Daryl Mitchell for 26.
Iyer-Kohli reached their 50-run partnership in 45 balls. The partnership was cut short soon after Iyer fell prey to another short delivery by Trent Boult. KL-Virat brought up their fifty-run stand in 62 balls. However, KL was trapped leg-before wicket by Mitchell Santner. Suryakumar Yadav was the next one to be dismissed for just two runs after a horrible mix-up with Virat that led to his run-out.
Ravindra Jadeja, out of form for a while was next up and took India past 200. Jadeja and Virat hit some pressure-relieving boundaries. India needed seven in the final three overs, with Virat just eight runs from his 49th ODI century, which would help him equal the record of great Sachin Tendulkar. Jadeja sealed the deal with a winning four.
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