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Virat Kohli Matches Sachin Tendulkar’s Record of Most Centuries in ODIs

© AP Photo / Asanka Brendon RatnayakeIndia's Virat Kohli reacts after winning the T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022.
India's Virat Kohli reacts after winning the T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022.  - Sputnik India, 1920, 05.11.2023
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Virat Kohli accomplished his 49th century in his 289th match, while Sachin Tendulkar reached the record back in 2012 in his 463rd match.
Virat Kohli on Sunday equalled Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most number of centuries in One-Day International (ODI) cricket matches.
With this, he also equalled another record of Tendulkar of scoring five centuries against South Africa.
In his 101-run inning, Kohli smashed 10 boundaries and stitched 134-run crucial partnership after India lost both their openers after 10 overs.
Earlier, the Indian batter had surpassed Tendulkar as he went past 1000-runs in the 50-over format of the game for the eighth time in the calendar year. Tendulkar had made 1000-runs in the format for the seven time.
Kohli has been batting really well in the ongoing World Cup. In the first match against Australia, he scored a match-winning 85 runs while against Afghanistan he again scored a half-century.

However, he could score big against Pakistan as he was dismissed for just 16 runs but made a strong comeback against Bangladesh with a match-winning century. In the fifth match against New Zealand, the Indian batter again played an incredible and match-winning knock of 95 runs and was out while trying to hit a six.

In the sixth match against England, he was out for a duck but he once again came back strongly against Sri Lanka in the seventh match as he scored 88 runs.
As of now, he stands at number two spot in the list of top run scorers in the World Cup 2023.
With the help of century of Kohli and a half-century by Shreyas Iyer, India has managed to score 326 runs against South Africa at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
India's Virat Kohli reacts after winning the T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022.  - Sputnik India, 1920, 02.11.2023
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