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Virat Kohli scores 50th ODI century, breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record

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Virat Kohli finally surpassed legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as the international batter with the highest number of centuries in ODI cricket.

The former Indian cricket team captain slammed his 50th ODI ton against a hapless New Zealand bowling attack during the Cricket World Cup 2023 semifinal at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Kohli looked in tremendous form and he was able to reach the milestone in 106 balls with the help of 8 fours and a six. Ahead of the match, Kohli was tied with Sachin at 49 centuries and an almost flawless innings etched his name in the history books. This was also the eighth fifty plus score for Kohli in World Cup 2023 – the highest in a single edition of the competition. The 35-year-old was eventually dismissed for 117, scored off 113 balls.During the record-breaking innings, Kohli also bettered Tendulkar’s World Cup record of most runs in a single edition of the tournament. The Master Blaster had scored 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup.India opted to bat first against New Zealand and were 327 for the loss of two wickets in the 44th over of the innings.

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