New Delhi: Star batter Virat Kohli smashed his 51st ODI century as India beat arch-rivals Pakistan by six wickets in the Group A clash of the Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, February 23. He has scored an unbeaten 100 runs off 111 balls with the help of seven boundaries.
Kohli has broken Ricky Ponting’s record of 27,483 runs to become the third-highest run scorer in international cricket. Kohli, who was playing his 547th international match on Sunday, needed just 81 runs to surpass Ponting’s record and he achieved the milestone on the last ball of the 36th over in the 242-run chase.
Most runs in international cricket
Only Sachin Tendulkar (34,357) and Kumar Sangakkara (28,016) have scored more runs than Kohli in international cricket. Since making his international debut for India against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on August 18, 2008, Kohli has scored 9230 runs in 123 Test matches, 14,085 runs in 299 ODI matches, and 4188 runs in 125 T20I matches.
Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 34,357
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 28,016
Virat Kohli (India) – 27,503*
Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 27,483
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) – 25,957
During the match against Pakistan, Kohli broke former skipper Mohammad Azharuddin’s record of most catches for India in ODI cricket. Azhar took 156 catches in 334 matches, whereas Kohli now has 158 catches to his name in 299 games. He also became the fastest batter to score 14,000 runs in ODIs, breaking Sachin’s record.
India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets
India thrashed arch-rivals Pakistan by six wickets in the mega clash in Dubai to all but confirm their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy 2025.
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Star batter Virat Kohli smashed his 51st ODI century as India beat Pakistan by six wickets at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, February 23. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
