Virat Kohli continued his sensational kind in 50-over cricket, scoring his second consecutive ODI century throughout the second ODI between India and South Africa on the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Worldwide Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday. Kohli reached his milestone with a single, finishing an innings that included seven fours and two sixes. Coming in at quantity three, he achieved the century in simply 90 balls, leaping within the air to rejoice his 53rd ODI hundred and 84th worldwide century general.
Innings Effectively Constructed
He started his innings with a flourish, pulling the fourth supply he confronted over sq. leg for a six. Later, he shared a large 195-run partnership with Ruturaj Gaikwad, who additionally scored a century, showcasing India’s dominance on the crease. Gaikwad ultimately fell for 105, and Kohli was dismissed within the fortieth over after scoring 102 off 93 deliveries.
This follows Kohli’s match-winning 135 within the collection opener in Ranchi, demonstrating that he picked up proper the place he left off. Successive ODI centuries have been a trademark of Kohli’s prime between 2016 and 2018, and this newest feat marks the eleventh time he has scored back-to-back tons of in ODIs, essentially the most by any participant within the historical past of the format.
Kohli’s century extends his record-breaking run of feats within the format. With 84 worldwide tons of, he strikes 4 forward of Sachin Tendulkar on the ODI centuries tally, trailing solely Tendulkar’s general 100 worldwide centuries. He additionally stands 26 forward of the subsequent energetic participant, England’s Joe Root, who has 58 centuries.
Beast In opposition to SA
Kohli averages practically 70 towards South Africa in ODIs, the very best amongst six batsmen who’ve scored no less than 1,500 runs towards them. Raipur is the thirty fourth completely different ODI venue the place Kohli has scored a century, equaling Tendulkar on the high of the listing within the format.
ODI Centuries at Most Venues
34 – Virat Kohli (IND)
34 – Sachin Tendulkar (IND)
26 – Rohit Sharma (IND)
21 – Hashim Amla(SA)
21 – AB de Villiers (SA)
The 37-year-old achieved this milestone only a day after confirming his availability for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy for Delhi, India’s premier home 50-over event. Kohli had knowledgeable the Delhi and District Cricket Affiliation that he can be obtainable for choice, responding to the BCCI’s November directive requiring each him and Rohit Sharma to take part within the event to stay in competition for nationwide choice. Previous to the second ODI, former India batsman Mohammed Kaif had cautioned the Indian crew administration towards forcing Kohli to play within the home circuit later this month, highlighting the steadiness wanted between workload and efficiency.
Kohli’s back-to-back centuries reaffirm his standing as one of many biggest ODI batsmen of his era, demonstrating exceptional consistency, timing, and mastery towards a formidable South African bowling assault.