Virat Kohli T20 World Cup: Star India batsman Virat Kohli continued his golden run in the T20 World Cup with yet another fine innings on Thursday. The 34-year-old smashed his fourth fifty of the T20 World Cup to broke a series of records in his adopted home of Adelaide. Kohli rewrote a number of his own records, while went past West Indian legend Brian Lara. Follow India vs England and ICC T20 World Cup 2022 live updates on Insidesport.IN
Records broken by Virat Kohli in Adelaide
- Most runs by a non-Australian at the venue
- Joint most fifties in a single T20 World Cup (4)
- Kohli has the most fifties in T20 WC history (9)
- Most runs vs England in T20Is
- First to 4000 T20I runs
- 100 fours in T20 World Cups
Virat Kohli T20 World Cup: Indian Superstar goes on RECORD-breaking spree, Re-writes history with Adelaide epic – Check Virat Kohli records
Virat accomplished this feat during his side’s second semifinal against England in the ICC T20 World Cup. In the match, Virat scored a delightful 50 off 40 balls. His knock consisted of four boundaries and one six. He struck the ball at a strike rate of 125.00.
With this, he has taken his record at Adelaide to 957 runs in 11 matches across 15 innings at an average of 73.61. He has scored five centuries and four fifties at the venue, with the best score of 141. Brian Lara, who has been overtaken by Virat, had scored 940 runs in 11 matches across 15 innings at an average of 67.14. Three centuries and three fifties have come out of his bat at the venue, with the best score of 226.
The leading run-scorer at the venue is former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, who has scored 2,188 runs in 32 matches across 46 innings at an average of 53.36. Seven half-centuries and ten fifties came out of his bat, with the best individual score of 242.
Kohli also became the first player in the world to score 4000 T20I runs. The 34-year-old is the leading run-getter in this format of the game and reached new heights on Thursday. Kohli also has the most 50+ scores in the format and the most in T20 World Cup history.
Virat Kohli T20 World Cup: Indian Superstar goes on RECORD-breaking spree, Re-writes history with Adelaide epic – Check Virat Kohli records
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