Kohli walked out to bat when India were 31/1 in 5 overs in the run-chase of 242. The 36-year-old took 111 deliveries to reach to three-figure mark. His innings comprised of seven boundaries. The seventh boundary helped India finish off the chase. He won the Player of the Match award for his stellar effort.
During the knock Kohli created history as he became the quickest batter to score 14,000 runs in One-Day Internationals, surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s previous record.
Kohli is now only the third batter in ODI cricket to have scored 14,000 runs, after the legendary Indian Sachin Tendulkar (18,246 runs) and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara (14,234 runs).
Kohli is the quickest-ever to the milestone, having completed his 14,000 ODI runs in 287 innings. Before him, Tendulkar had taken 350 innings to reach the feat while Sangakkara took 378 outings.
Coincidentally, both Kohli and Tendulkar scored their 14,000th ODI run against Pakistan. The India No. 3 needed only 15 runs on Sunday to reach the milestone, which he did with a four through covers off Haris Rauf in the 13th over of the run chase.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan were bowled out on 241 after Mohammed Rizwan won the toss and opted to bat first. Pakistan’s innings was powered by Rizwan’s innings of 46 off 77 balls and a half-century (62 off 76 balls) by Saud Shakeel.
First Published: Feb 23, 2025 9:49 PM IST
