Auckland (Sports Desk) – Former Indian cricket captain and renowned batter Virat Kohli has set another world record with an outstanding performance in the first One Day International against New Zealand.
During the rain-affected match at Eden Park in Auckland, Virat Kohli played an aggressive innings of 74 runs off 51 balls, including 13 fours and one six.
Following this performance, Kohli became the first batter in the history of ODI cricket to maintain a batting average of 50 or more against each team in countries such as South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia. These four countries are known as SENA nations in cricket terminology.
This achievement is another testament to Kohli's consistency overseas and his exceptional batting abilities.
It is worth mentioning that New Zealand were bowled out for 185 runs in 40.2 overs while batting first in the match. Due to rain, India were set a target of 143 runs in 32 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, which the Indian team successfully chased down for the loss of 5 wickets.