Viral Kohli: Indian veteran batsman Virat Kohli in ODI cricket (Viral Kohli) Jalvo is constantly being seen. In the first ODI match against New Zealand, he achieved another historic feat. Virat Kohli has broken the legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s world record to become the batsman who has scored the most runs while chasing the target in ODI cricket.
In the match played against New Zealand on November 4, Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings of 74 runs. Meanwhile, his run tally reached 8,741 while chasing the target in ODI cricket. With this, he left behind Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin scored a total of 8,720 runs during the run chase. Now this record is registered in the name of Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli has scored 8,741 runs in 169 innings of 180 matches. While Sachin Tendulkar had to play 232 innings of 242 matches to reach 8,720 runs. Talking about the average, Kohli is ahead of Sachin in this matter as well. While chasing the target, Virat’s batting average is 66.21, while Sachin’s average was 42.33.
| Record | Virat Kohli | Sachin Tendulkar |
|---|---|---|
| Run | 8,741 | 8,720 |
| match | 180 | 242 |
| innings | 169 | 232 |
| average | 66.21 | 42.33 |
| century | 30 | 17 |
| Half a century | 46 | 52 |
| Strike rate | 95.03 | 88.44 |
Kohli has so far scored 30 centuries and 46 fifties while chasing the target. On the other hand, Sachin has 17 centuries and 52 half-centuries. Kohli is also ahead of Sachin’s 88.44 with 95.03 in strike rate.
Completed half a century of half centuries on foreign soil as well
Virat Kohli achieved another special achievement in this match against New Zealand. He played an innings of 50 or more runs for the 50th time in ODI cricket on foreign soil. This was his 128th overseas ODI match. Meanwhile, 21 centuries and 29 half-centuries have been registered in his name.
India beat New Zealand by 5 wickets
Talking about the match, this match was affected due to rain. Under the Duckworth-Lewis (DLS) rule, India were given a target of 143 runs in 32 overs. After losing early wickets, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli took over the Indian innings. The two had a brilliant partnership of 113 runs for the second wicket. Gill scored 37 runs, while Kohli completed his 80th ODI half-century with an innings of 74 runs. The Indian team achieved the target with the loss of 5 wickets in 22.4 overs and won by 5 wickets. With this win, India has taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series.