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Virat Kohli became the first batsman to make 3000 runs in men’s T20I cricket.
In the second Twenty20 international on Sunday, India captain Virat Kohli scored a crafted half-century to lead India to a seven-wicket victory over England. India chased down a 165-run mark in 17.5 overs to square the five-match series at 1-1. Kohli scored an unbeaten 73 off 49 balls.
During the superb knock, he also became the first batsman to record 400 runs in India-England T20Is. Moreover, Kohli went past Shane Watson in terms of sixes (84).
Kohli, who is the leading run-scorer in T20Is, now owns 3,001 runs from 87 matches at a phenomenal average of 50.86. He is followed by Martin Guptill (2,839) and Rohit Sharma (2,773) on the tally. Furthermore, Kohli has 26 fifties to his name, also the most in the format.
Kohli now has 6001 runs from 87 T20Is since making his debut in the format in Zimbabwe in 2010. To date, Kohli remains the fastest to 1,000 and 2,000 T20I runs. Notably, his fifty in the second T20I was the first by an Indian captain against England in 16 T20Is.
During the match, he also became only the third captain with over 12,000 international runs (12,056). He became the fastest (226 innings) to the landmark after Ricky Ponting (282) and Graeme Smith (294).
In the second Twenty20 international on Sunday, India captain Virat Kohli scored a crafted half-century to lead India to a seven-wicket victory over England. India chased down a 165-run mark in 17.5 overs to square the five-match series at 1-1. Kohli scored an unbeaten 73 off 49 balls.
During the superb knock, he also became the first batsman to record 400 runs in India-England T20Is. Moreover, Kohli went past Shane Watson in terms of sixes (84).
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Kohli, who is the leading run-scorer in T20Is, now owns 3,001 runs from 87 matches at a phenomenal average of 50.86. He is followed by Martin Guptill (2,839) and Rohit Sharma (2,773) on the tally. Furthermore, Kohli has 26 fifties to his name, also the most in the format.
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Kohli now has 6001 runs from 87 T20Is since making his debut in the format in Zimbabwe in 2010. To date, Kohli remains the fastest to 1,000 and 2,000 T20I runs. Notably, his fifty in the second T20I was the first by an Indian captain against England in 16 T20Is.
During the match, he also became only the third captain with over 12,000 international runs (12,056). He became the fastest (226 innings) to the landmark after Ricky Ponting (282) and Graeme Smith (294).