Star India batter Virat Kohli made historical past on Saturday, turning into the first-ever cricketer to attain 3,000 runs throughout each 20-over and 50-over Cricket World Cups. Virat achieved this milestone throughout his facet’s T20 World Cup Tremendous Eights conflict in opposition to Bangladesh in Antigua. Throughout the match, after just a few poor video games, Virat confirmed glimpses of his classic self, scoring 37 runs in 28 deliveries. His knock had a 4 and three massive sixes. Virat scored his runs at a strike price of 132.14.
Virat is the main run-scorer within the historical past of the ICC T20 World Cup, scoring 1,207 runs in 32 matches and 30 innings at a median of 63.52 and a strike price of 129.78. Ending unbeaten 11 instances, Virat has scored 14 half-centuries in event historical past, with the perfect rating of 89*. He additionally gained ‘Participant of the Match’ in 2014 and 2016 for his performances.
Virat’s prime marketing campaign within the T20 World Cup was in 2014, scoring 319 runs in six matches at a median of 106.33 with 4 half-centuries. His strike price was 129.15.
Within the ongoing event, Virat has scored 66 runs in 5 video games at a median of 13.20 and a strike price of 108.19, with the perfect rating of 37.
Coming to the 50-over World Cup, Virat additionally has a superb report within the bigger format. He’s the second-highest run-scorer in event historical past, with 1,795 runs in 37 matches and 37 innings at a median of 59.83 and a strike price of 88.20, with 5 centuries and 12 fifties. His finest rating is 117.
In a career-best efficiency in the course of the 2023 50-over World Cup in India, Virat notably top-scored and secured the ‘Participant of the Match’ award, scoring 765 runs in 11 matches at a median of above 95, with three centuries and 6 fifties. His finest rating was 117. He additionally registered probably the most runs by a batter in a single World Cup version, breaking Sachin Tendulkar‘s report of 673 runs in 2003.
Total, throughout each competitions in 69 matches, Virat has scored 3,002 runs in 67 innings at a median of 61.26. He has scored 5 centuries and 26 fifties, with the perfect rating of 117.
Coming to the match, Bangladesh gained the toss and opted to subject first.
Bangladesh (Taking part in XI): Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman
India (Taking part in XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.
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