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India’s Virat Kohli Scores His 47th ODI Hundred, Just Two Shy of Sachin Tendulkar’s Feat, in Asia Cup Demolition of Pakistan

Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman to score 13,000 ODI runs in just 267 matches, surpassing this milestone during the Asia Cup. With his 47th ODI century, he is now only two centuries away from Sachin Tendulkar’s record. In the Asia Cup, India scored 356-2 against Pakistan and then comfortably defeated their opponents by 228 runs.

On Monday, September 11, 2023, India’s Virat Kohli celebrated his century against Pakistan during the Asia Cup. With this innings, Kohli completed 13,000 ODI runs, becoming the fastest batsman to achieve this milestone.

In the Asia Cup match against Pakistan, India secured a victory by a margin of 228 runs. This remarkable performance by Kohli has brought him closer to Sachin Tendulkar’s century record.

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Kohli who scored 122 not out off 94 balls reached 13,000 runs in his 267th ODI innings, which is 54 innings faster than Tendulkar. With his 47th century, Kohli is now only two tons behind Tendulkar’s record of 49 centuries.

Virat Kohli, along with KL Rahul (111 runs off 106 balls), shared an unbroken partnership of 233 runs off 194 balls, taking India to a commanding total of 356-2 in their Super Four match against Pakistan. The match was played on Sunday in Colombo but was interrupted by heavy rain and continued on the reserve day.

In response, India bowled Pakistan out for just 128 runs. Kuldeep Yadav, the spinner, took 5 wickets for 25 runs in his eight overs, while Fakhar Zaman was the highest scorer for the Pakistani team with 27 runs. India only needed eight wickets as the previous Pakistani batsmen, Harris Rauf and Nasim Shah, were unable to bat due to injuries.

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