In the last overs of the match, when Kohli was running singles and doubles close to a century, he also scared Hardik Pandya at the crease. The interesting incident happened in the 43rd over of the match.
First Published Jan 11, 2023, 1:37 PM IST
Guwahati: It was the innings of senior players Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma that played a decisive role in India’s convincing victory in the first match of the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Together with the two, young player Shubman Gill also smashed India’s score of 373 runs in 50 overs.
If Gill and Rohit could not reach the century, Virat Kohli became the star yesterday by scoring his second consecutive century in ODIs. In the last overs of the match, when Kohli was running singles and doubles close to a century, he also scared Hardik Pandya at the crease. The interesting incident happened in the 43rd over of the match.
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Kohli, who ran for the second run off Kasun Rajitha, reached the middle of the pitch but Hardik, who was not interested, did not run. Hardik was scared when Kohli returned to the crease at the non-striking end after struggling to escape the run-out.
Hardik, who understood the meaning of Kohli’s look, did not dare to look at his face. After an over, Hardik was dismissed by Rajitha himself. Hardik got out after scoring 14 runs in 12 balls. Kohli, on the other hand, became the architect of the team’s success with a century. Kohli hit 12 boundaries and a six in 87 balls to complete his 45th century in ODI career. Yesterday, Kohli was able to match Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 20 ODI centuries in the country.
Last Updated Jan 11, 2023, 1:38 PM IST
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