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First Time In 49 Years! Mohammed Shami Achieves Massive Feat For India In ODIs

Mohammed Shami made history on Wednesday as he claimed a sensational seven-wicket haul to guide India to the Cricket World Cup 2023 final with a win over New Zealand. Shami ended with figures of 7/57 as the Indian cricket team claimed a 70-run victory at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. This was the first time that an Indian bowler took seven wickets in an ODI encounter and as a result, he claimed the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in the format. The previous record belonged to Stuart Binny who took 6 wickets for 4 runs against Bangladesh back in 2014.

Watch: From David Beckham To Viv Richards, Stars Descend To Congratulate Virat Kohli On Record Ton

India's Virat Kohli scored a record 50th one-day international hundred when he reached three figures in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday, hailing the landmark as being "like a dream". Kohli, 35, reached his century -- his third of the tournament -- with a two off fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, having faced 106 balls, hitting eight fours and a six, to break the record of 49 ODI hundreds he had shared with Sachin Tendulkar. He did so on his former India team-mate's home ground, with Tendulkar among those applauding at the Wankhede Stadium as Kohli bowed towards his childhood hero and fellow 2011 World Cup-winner. "It feels like a dream. Too good to be true," said Kohli at the innings break after India piled up 397-4. This was Kohli's 279th ODI innings, with the former India captain having also scored a further 71 fifties in addition to his 50 hundreds.

"Look At Virat Kohli": England Great's Advice To Jos Buttler And Co After Poor World Cup Show

Defending champions had a forgettable outing at the ongoing ODI World Cup as the Jos Buttler-led side got eliminated in the league stage. The 2019 champions were only able to register three victories in nine matches and finished at the seventh spot in the points table. Their poor run at the mega event has invited a lot of backlash from many former cricketers. Similarly, former England skipper Michael Vaughan has slammed the Three Lions and advised them to follow the fitness routine of star India batter Virat Kohli.

'Younis, Afridi, Misbah Would've Won World Cup With This Kind Of Support': Ex-Pakistan Star

Babar Azam's captaincy and Pakistan cricket team's poor show in Cricket World Cup 2023 has come under lot of scrunity. Pakistan failed to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament after finishing fifth in the points table, which led to several former cricketers demanding wholesale changes in the side, including the removal of Babar as skipper. The team, having stars like Babar, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf, suffered losses against India, Australia, South Africa, England and a shock defeat at the hands of Afghanistan.

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First Time In 49 Years! Mohammed Shami Achieves Massive Feat For India In ODIs

Watch: From David Beckham To Viv Richards, Stars Descend To Congratulate Virat Kohli On Record Ton

"Look At Virat Kohli": England Great's Advice To Jos Buttler And Co After Poor World Cup Show

'Younis, Afridi, Misbah Would've Won World Cup With This Kind Of Support': Ex-Pakistan Star

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