Team India locked horns in opposition to Sri Lanka in the thirty third match of the continued World Cup on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After shedding the toss, India misplaced Rohit Sharma in the very first over however then Virat Kohli popping out to bat shifted all the main focus. With Sachin Tendulkar in attendance, it was an ideal event for him to degree the previous’s report of most centuries in ODI cricket.
Moreover, luck favoured Kohli too at the beginning as Dushmantha Chameera dropped him off his personal bowling. After early hiccups, the 34-year-old performed some beautiful strokes and regarded set to breach the three-figure mark this time round after lacking out in opposition to England. However, it wasn’t to be as Dilshan Madhushanka dismissed Kohli on 88 to interrupt 1,000,000 hearts in the nation.
While Kohli missed out on a well-deserved report ton, he broke a number of different data throughout his knock. One of them was going past Rohit Sharma in the checklist of most 50+ scores in World Cup historical past. This was Kohli’s thirteenth fifty-plus rating as he went past his skipper Rohit who has 12 such scores in his World Cup profession so far.
Most 50+ scores in World Cup historical past
| Players | 50+ scores |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 21 |
| Virat Kohli | 13 |
| Rohit Sharma | 12 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 12 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 12 |
Among different data, Virat Kohli additionally levelled with Kumar Sangakkara in the checklist of most 50+ scores in ODI cricket. He has now crossed the 50-run mark a staggering 118 occasions in the 50-over format. Even right here, Sachin Tendulkar is on high with 145 such scores whereas Ricky Ponting is on the fourth place with 112 fifty-plus scores in his ODI profession.
Most 50+ scores in ODI cricket
| Players | 50+ scores |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 145 |
| Virat Kohli | 118 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 118 |
| Ricky Ponting | 112 |
| Jacques Kallis | 103 |
