On November 30th (Sunday), at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi, Indian cricket stalwart Virat Kohli showcased an extraordinary performance against South Africa. The former Team India captain achieved his century in just 102 balls, supported by seven boundaries and five sixes. Kohli reached his hundred in the 38th over with a boundary off Marco Jansen's fifth ball. He was dismissed after scoring 135 runs off 120 balls, hammering 11 fours and seven maximums.
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This marks the 52nd century in Virat Kohli's ODI career. He now holds the record for the most centuries in a single format in international cricket, breaking the record previously held by Team India's Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 51 Test hundreds.
King Kohli’s century tally in international cricket is now 83. In Tests, he has scored 30 centuries and one in T20 Internationals. His last century was during the Champions Trophy match against Pakistan in Dubai earlier this year, where he scored an unbeaten 100 to lead India to victory.
Kohli now holds the record for the most ODI centuries against South Africa, boasting six centuries, surpassing the five scored by Sachin Tendulkar and David Warner.
Most ODI Centuries at an Indian Venue:
3 in 5 innings - Virat Kohli, Ranchi 3 in 7 innings - Sachin Tendulkar, Vadodara 3 in 7 innings - Virat Kohli, Visakhapatnam 3 in 8 innings - Virat Kohli, Pune
Kohli’s Stellar Record at Ranchi:
Virat Kohli has maintained an impressive record at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. This marks his third ODI century at this ground. Across five innings here, he has amassed over 500 runs, including three centuries and a half-century.
The partnership between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the Ranchi ODI for the second wicket tallied up to 136 runs. This marked their 20th ODI partnership crossing 100 runs. Rohit Sharma scored 57 off 51 balls, including five boundaries and three sixes.
Upon stepping on the field in Ranchi, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma set a new milestone. They became India’s most-played duo in international cricket, marking their 392nd match together, surpassing the iconic duo of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, who played 391 international matches together.
India's Playing XI in Ranchi ODI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper/Captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna.
South Africa's Playing XI in Ranchi ODI: Quinton de Kock (Wicketkeeper), Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram (Captain), Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Prenelan Subrayen, Nandre Burger and Ottniel Bartman.
