List of records broken by Virat Kohli in IND vs NZ CWC 2023 semi-final

Virat Kohli completed his 50th ODI ton in first semi-final of the CWC 2023 against New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium.

The first semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 between India and New Zealand is underway at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India won the toss and decided to bat first, and Indian batters have thrashed Kiwi bowlers to pieces. It started with Rohit Sharma, who gave another quick start, and later Virat Kohli took the innings forward and registered his 50th ODI hundred.

Virat Kohli was at his absolute best and showed the world why he is the real king. He got out after scoring 117 runs off 113 balls, with nine fours and two sixes. He broke a number of records during his innings and certainly became the only player to achieve some world records. So let’s check out some incredible records by Virat Kohli.

Here’s are top records broken by Virat Kohli in IND vs NZ CWC 2023 semi-final

1 – Broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most ODI centuries :

With his 49th ODI ton on his 35th birthday at the Eden Gardens, Virat Kohli equaled his idol Sachin Tendulkar for the record of the joint-most ODI hundreds in history. But with his hundred against New Zealand, he has taken a giant step in history to become the only batter in the world to score 50 ODI tons, and he still has a few years left in him.

2. Broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most runs in a single edition of ICC Cricket World Cup :

Virat is currently at the top of the list with the most runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. He has scored 711 runs at an impressive average of 101.57 and a strike rate of 90.68 with three centuries and five fifties. With this, he broke Sachin’s other record for most runs in a single edition of the World Cup. Sachin made 673 runs in the 2003 edition, and Virat has now become the first player to score over 700 runs in a single edition of the World Cup.

3 – Overtook Ricky Ponting to become 3rd highest run-scorer in ODI cricket :

Before the innings against New Zealand, Virat Kohli was the fourth-highest run-getter in ODI cricket history. But now he went past Ricky Ponting to become the third-highest run-getter in ODIs. Ponting scored 13704 runs. Virat has now made 13794 runs.

4 – Became first batsman to hit 700 runs in an edition of ICC Cricket World Cup :

With so many runs in the tournament, Virat has also become the first ever batter to score more than 700 runs in a single edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup. No other batter has ever done that in history. Indian batter has scored 711 runs in just 10 innings with three hundreds and five half-centuries.

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