The Indian national cricket team absolutely dominated the Pakistan cricket team in the Asia Cup 2023 match that was played on the 11th of September. Indian batting duo Virat Kohli and KL Rahul scored brilliant centuries while Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets haul. Meanwhile, after his brilliant inning, Virat Kohli has etched his name in the record books alongside the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.
Virat Kohli equals Ricky Ponting record
Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket star, once more displayed his excellence against Pakistan in the exciting Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 game at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. He scored a fantastic 122 runs without any errors. This incredible achievement now ties him with Ricky Ponting, one of the all-time greats of the game, for the most 50+ scores in One-Day cricket.
In the 39th over of the match, Kohli, the former Indian captain, achieved this important milestone. He did it with a superb shot against Shadab Khan. This significant accomplishment marked his 66th half-century in ODI cricket, showing that he’s one of the best in the game.
Virat has a special connection with Colombo’s stadium, having previously scored impressively with scores like 128, 131, and 110 there.
Kohli surpasses Sachin Tendulkar ODI record
Additionally, Kohli has set a remarkable ODI cricket record by becoming the fastest player to reach 13,000 runs at the age of 34. He achieved this feat in just 267 innings, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record, who did it in 321 innings. Ricky Ponting, the Australian cricket legend, is third on this list, taking 341 innings to reach 13,000 ODI runs.
In the match, the Indian team added 356 runs on the board for the loss of 2 wickets. Both Kohli and KL Rahul scored century after Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill had scored 50 each. Chasing the target, Pakistan batters totally flopped as they could only 128 runs and lost the match by 228 runs.
