Virat Kohli becomes first batter to score 50 ODI hundreds during IND vs NZ World Cup 2023 semifinal

Indian batter Virat Kohli became the first to score 50 ODI hundreds, during his side’s World Cup semifinal against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.

India’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semifinal against New Zealand. | Photo Credit: AP

India’s Virat Kohli became the first batter to score 50 One-Day International hundreds during his side’s World Cup 2023 semifinal against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.

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Kohli got to the landmark with a double off Kiwi pacer Lockie Ferguson.

Ahead of his ton against the Black Caps on Wednesday, Kohli was level with Sachin Tendulkar on 49 hundreds in the format.

During his knock today, Kohli also broke Sachin’s record for most runs in a single ODI World Cup edition.

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This was also Kohli’s eighth fifty-plus knock of the ongoing World Cup, the most anyone has ever managed in a single edition of the tournament. He went past the record of seven fifty-plus scores, previously held jointly by Tendulkar (2003) and Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan (2019).

The India No.3 batter also went past Australia’s Ricky Ponting for most ODI runs during his record-breaking ton.