NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli (122 not out) and KL Rahul (111 not out) made the mockery of the star Pakistan bowling line up with their whirlwind century knocks through the Asia Cup Tremendous four conflict in Colombo on Monday.
India amassed 209 runs in 25.5 overs on the reserve day with out dropping a wicket courtesy an unbeaten 233-run stand between Kohli and Rahul. An incessant rain on Sunday compelled the match into reserve day.In the course of the course of India’s mammoth 356/2 in opposition to Pakistan, each Kohli and Rahul etched their names within the historical past books, breaking a number of data.Have a look:
* Virat Kohli grew to become the quickest batter to attain 13000 ODI runs in ODIs. He achieved the feat in his 267th innings, bettering Sachin Tendulkar‘s document who took 321 innings to get to 13000 runs.
* The unbeaten 233-run stand between Virat Kohli and KL Rahul was additionally the best partnership within the historical past of the ODI Asia Cup. The duo surpassed Mohammed Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed’s 224-run stand in opposition to India in 2012.
* Their third-wicket stand was additionally the best partnership for India vs Pakistan in ODIs for any wicket. Navjot Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar held the earlier document of 231 that got here in 1996 for the second wicket.
* Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 122 off 94 balls was his fourth hundred in ODI Asia Cup, solely behind former Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya (6). Kumar Sangakkara additionally has 4 lots of to his title.
* Virat Kohli’s love affair with R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo continued with a fourth century on the trot on the venue. His earlier scores have been 128*, 131 and 110*.
* This was solely the third time that India’s quantity three and fours batters scored lots of in an ODI. The earlier two situations have been Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar in opposition to Kenya in Bristol, 1999 and Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli vs Sri Lanka in Kolkata, 2009.
India amassed 209 runs in 25.5 overs on the reserve day with out dropping a wicket courtesy an unbeaten 233-run stand between Kohli and Rahul. An incessant rain on Sunday compelled the match into reserve day.In the course of the course of India’s mammoth 356/2 in opposition to Pakistan, each Kohli and Rahul etched their names within the historical past books, breaking a number of data.Have a look:
* Virat Kohli grew to become the quickest batter to attain 13000 ODI runs in ODIs. He achieved the feat in his 267th innings, bettering Sachin Tendulkar‘s document who took 321 innings to get to 13000 runs.
* The unbeaten 233-run stand between Virat Kohli and KL Rahul was additionally the best partnership within the historical past of the ODI Asia Cup. The duo surpassed Mohammed Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed’s 224-run stand in opposition to India in 2012.
* Their third-wicket stand was additionally the best partnership for India vs Pakistan in ODIs for any wicket. Navjot Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar held the earlier document of 231 that got here in 1996 for the second wicket.
* Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 122 off 94 balls was his fourth hundred in ODI Asia Cup, solely behind former Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya (6). Kumar Sangakkara additionally has 4 lots of to his title.
* Virat Kohli’s love affair with R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo continued with a fourth century on the trot on the venue. His earlier scores have been 128*, 131 and 110*.
* This was solely the third time that India’s quantity three and fours batters scored lots of in an ODI. The earlier two situations have been Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar in opposition to Kenya in Bristol, 1999 and Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli vs Sri Lanka in Kolkata, 2009.
