Kohli leads India to comfortable victory
Batsman scores 15th ODI ton in six-wicket win over Zimbabwe.
Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman in the history of the game to score 15 One-Day International (ODI) hundreds. PHOTO: BCCI/FILE
HARARE:
India captain Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman in the history of the game to score 15 One-Day International (ODI) hundreds as India cruised to a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club yesterday.
Kohli’s 115 from just 108 deliveries helped the tourists chase down a target of 229 with 31 deliveries remaining to go 1-0 up in the five-match series, and also saw him eclipse Pakistan batsman Saeed Anwar’s record.
While Anwar required 143 one-day matches to score his first 15 centuries, yesterday’s match was Kohli’s 106th game.
Kohli was aided by debutant Ambati Rayudu, who shared in a 159-run stand for the third wicket after openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma were dismissed relatively cheaply.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 25th, 2013.
India captain Virat Kohli became the fastest batsman in the history of the game to score 15 One-Day International (ODI) hundreds as India cruised to a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club yesterday.
Kohli’s 115 from just 108 deliveries helped the tourists chase down a target of 229 with 31 deliveries remaining to go 1-0 up in the five-match series, and also saw him eclipse Pakistan batsman Saeed Anwar’s record.
While Anwar required 143 one-day matches to score his first 15 centuries, yesterday’s match was Kohli’s 106th game.
Kohli was aided by debutant Ambati Rayudu, who shared in a 159-run stand for the third wicket after openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma were dismissed relatively cheaply.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 25th, 2013.