Virat Kohli Equals Sachin Tendulkar's Big World Cup Record With Fifty Against Netherlands

13.11.2023 - 06:19 sports.ndtv.com

Talismanic batter Virat Kohli failed to score his 50th ODI century but ended up equaling Sachin Tendulkar's record with another half-century during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Netherlands in Bengaluru on Sunday.

This was the 7th half-century for Kohli in this year's Cricket World Cup and he equalled Sachin Tendulkar and Shakib Al Hasan as the batter with the most number of half-centuries in one edition of the tournament.

Kohli ended up scoring 51 off 5 deliveries with 5 fours and one six. Most 50+ scores in a single World Cup edition 7 - Sachin Tendulkar (2003) 7 - Shakib Al Hasan (2019) 7 - Virat Kohli (2023)* India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first against the Netherlands.

Table-toppers India have won all their eight matches and come in unchanged for the tournament's last league match in Bengaluru.

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