Virat Kohli has hammered his forty seventh century in one-day internationals as India cruised to a report 228-run win over arch rivals Pakistan to gather essential factors within the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup.
Having set an enormous goal of 357 due to the unbeaten tons of each Kohli and KL Rahul, India bowled out their neighbours for 128 in Colombo on Monday, to earn their biggest-ever margin of victory over Pakistan.
After unhealthy climate had halted play on Sunday, the sport prolonged to the reserve day and threatened to finish in a no outcome after a number of extra rain interruptions, however India’s bowlers did nicely to bowl out the opposition in 32 overs.
Kuldeep Yadav completed with a five-wicket haul as Pakistan struggled towards the left-arm wrist spinner.
Earlier, Kohli and Rahul have been the celebrities as India amassed 2-356, placing on an unbroken 233 for the third wicket off 194 balls, India’s highest partnership for any wicket within the competitors.
It can also be the fourth highest whole at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium, and India’s joint-highest ODI whole towards Pakistan, equalling the 356 scored in Visakhapatnam in 2005.
India resumed on 2-147 and shortly took full management.
Rahul, again within the facet after harm, scored a run-a-ball century, his sixth ODI hundred and the primary since March 2021. He completed 111no off 106 balls with 12 fours and two sixes.
Kohli did even higher as he turned the quickest batter to get to 13,000 ODI runs. The earlier report holder, Sachin Tendulkar, wanted 321 innings to succeed in the milestone however Kohli acquired there in 267.
His newest ton got here off 84 balls and was his fourth consecutive century on the floor. Only Hashim Amla of South Africa had beforehand scored 4 successive tons on the identical venue, at Centurion.
Kohli completed unbeaten on 122 off 94 deliveries with 9 fours and three sixes, making Pakistan’s formidable bowling assault look pretty toothless, a a lot completely different story to when the groups met in a first-round recreation in Kandy.
Pakistan’s bowling was weakened, too, with out Haris Rauf. The paceman despatched down 5 overs on Sunday however wasn’t out there to bowl on Monday on account of harm.
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka all have one win apiece within the Super Four spherical, with India high on web run-rate. Bangladesh, the fourth crew within the group, have misplaced each their matches.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
