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Virat Kohli completed his 72nd century with a six, Watch highlights, Team Indias star batsman Virat Kohli has created history by scoring a century in the third ODI against Bangladesh. Virat Kohli scored 113 runs in 91 balls in the third ODI against Bangladesh, which included 11 fours and 2 sixes. Virat Kohli has scored a century in ODI cricket after 3 years. With this, Virat Kohli has broken the great record of former Australian captain Ricky Ponting.
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In the third ODI being played against Bangladesh, Virat Kohli has scored his 72nd international century. Virat Kohli, who flopped in the last two matches against Bangladesh, appeared in a great rhythm in this match. In this match, King Kohli completed his century in style. He reached his century by hitting a brilliant six. Kohli played an inning of 113 runs in 91 balls in this match. During this, 11 fours and 2 sixes came out of his bat. This is the second century with his bat this year. Kohli has scored a century after 1214 days in ODI cricket.
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In this match, he completed his century by hitting a six on the fourth ball of the 39th over. He hit a six off Bangladeshi fast bowler Ibadat Hussain. It is King Kohlis old style to complete the boundary consecutive century. Earlier, in the Asia Cup of 2022, he also scored his 71st international century by hitting a six. Earlier, he had scored his international century after 1019 days. Now in ODI cricket too, he has scored a century after about three and a half years.
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Apart from this, Virat has also made a special record in his name. Kohli has become the only batsman from India whose name has been recorded in Bangladesh to score 1000 ODI runs. Before this, no Indian Bangladesh could score 1000 runs in his ODI. At the same time, Kohli is the only other batsman in the world who has scored 1000 or more runs on the soil of Bangladesh in ODIs. Before him, Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka had done such a feat.
Sangakkara scored a total of 1045 runs in his 21 ODIs in Bangladesh with an impressive average of 52.25. In which he has scored 3 centuries and 10 half-centuries. It is possible that today Kohli will be able to cross Sangakkaras (1045 runs) figure as well. Please tell that Bangladesh is the third country where Kohli has scored more than 1000 runs with his bat.
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