After scoring 50 off 40 balls within the second semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli turned the primary batsman to cross the 4000 T20I runs mark. The former India captain was additionally the primary participant to cross the 3000-run mark within the shortest format for India.
Coming to bat early after KL Rahul’s loss in India’s powerplay, Kohli scored his fourth half-century of the match, ultimately taking India to 168/6 of their quota of 20 overs.
The 33-year-old added 61 runs for the fourth wicket with Hardik Pandya, who additionally scored a half-century, earlier than he was picked at quick third man by Adil Rashid off Chris Jordan.
Batting on the Adelaide Oval, Kohli has taken guard on the sphere amongst overseas batsmen to attain essentially the most runs on the Adelaide Oval, leaving Brian Lara behind. Lara had scored 940 runs in 15 innings on the venue whereas Kohli crossed the 950-run mark in his fifteenth innings.
It was additionally the fourth World Cup knockout match half-century for Kohli, who at the moment is the one batsman from India to attain multiple run.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
