India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI: Virat Kohli now has 12754 runs in ODIs. This includes his 46 centuries and 64 half-centuries. Virat Kohli has also hit 1198 fours and 136 sixes in ODIs.
IND vs SL, 3rd ODI: Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill scored centuries in the ODI match played against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram.
In the third ODI against Sri Lanka, played an unbeaten inning of 166 runs in 110 balls with the help of 13 fours and 8 sixes. After this inning, Virat Kohli has scored 12754 runs in 268 ODIs at an average of 58.23. Kohli has reached the top 5 in terms of scoring the most runs in ODIs. Kohli left Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene behind. Jayawardene scored 12650 runs in 448 ODIs at an average of 33.37.
Now ahead of Kohli are Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya (13430 runs), former Australia captain Ricky Ponting (13704), former Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara (14234), and Sachin Tendulkar (18426). Not only this, but Virat Kohli also took 23 years old revenge on Sri Lanka. With the help of Virat Kohli's innings, India scored 390 runs for 5 wickets in 50 overs.
The Sri Lankan team was all out for 73 runs in 22 overs. In this way, India won against Sri Lanka by 317 runs. The Sri Lankan team was also 93 runs behind Virat Kohli. This is the second largest difference in terms of runs between the top scorer of a team and the opposition. Sanath Jayasuriya played an inning of 189 runs in 2000 and the Indian team was all out for just 54 runs.
Virat Kohli broke many records of Sachin Tendulkar as well.
Kohli also broke many records of Sachin Tendulkar during the third ODI. Kohli completed his 46th ODI century in 269 matches in the 50-over format, while Sachin Tendulkar played 463 innings. Kohli also broke Sachin Tendulkar's record for most ODI centuries at home. Sachin Tendulkar scored 20 centuries in 164 matches at home. Kohli now has 21 hundred in 105 ODIs at home.
6 biggest wins by runs in men's ODIs
317: India beat Sri Lanka, Thiruvananthapuram 2023
290: New Zealand beat Ireland, Aberdeen 2008
275: Australia beat Afghanistan, Perth 2015
272: South Africa beat Zimbabwe, Benoni 2010
258: South Africa beat Sri Lanka, Paarl 2012
257: India beat Bermuda, Port of Spain 2007