Virat Kohli smashed his 46th ODI century in the 3rd ODI between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday. Kohli scored his second century of 2023 and his 74th international ton off just 85 deliveries. After scoring the hundred, Virat surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to register unique records. Kohli continued his brilliant form and entered the prestigious list of top 5 ODI run getters as well. In the match, Kohli remained unbeaten at 166 runs off 110 deliveries, including 13 boundaries and 8 sixes.
Interestingly, Virat Kohli has scored three of his 46 ODI centuries on January 15. He scored his 27th ODI century on January 15 2017, his 39th ODI ton on the 15th on January 2019 and the third century on the same date came in 2023 when he smashed his 46th ODI hundred.
Kohli's previous ODI century was registered in the first ODI, when he smashed 113 runs against Sri Lanka. Virat broke Sachin Tendulkar's record to score most centuries on home ground by scoring his 21st century in India.
List of players with most centuries in ODIs on home soil
- 21 centuries - Virat Kohli
- 20 centuries - Sachin Tendulkar
- 14 centuries - Hashim Amla
- 13 centuries - Ricky Ponting
- 12 centuries - Ross Taylor
He also surpassed Sachin in the list of most centuries against any opponent as he scored 10 tons against Sri Lanka.
In the match, Virat also surpassed Mahela Jayawardene to make it to the top five ODI run getters. As soon as Kohli hit 63 runs, he crossed the Sri Lankan legend's 12650 ODI runs to rank fifth in the list which is topped by Sachin Tendulkar with 18426 ODI runs. Kohli has registered 12754 ODI runs so far.
Virat Kohli in action
Virat Kohli's performance in previous 5 ODIs:
- IND vs SL (10th January 2023) - 113 runs
- IND vs BAN (10th December 2022) - 113 runs
- IND vs BAN (7th December 2022) - 5 runs
- IND vs BAN (4th December 2022) - 9 runs
- IND vs ENG (17th July 2022) - 17 runs
