Virat Kohli surpasses 9,000 ODI runs in Asia: Key stats
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Virat Kohli scored 65* in the 3rd and final ODI versus South Africa in Vizag on Saturday. He walked in when India were 155/1 in a chase of 271. Kohli looked in solid touch and helped India ace the chase. He added an unbeaten 116 runs alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal as India claimed a 9-wicket win. Kohli has surpassed 9,000 ODI runs in Asia.
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Kohli plays an aggressive knock in easy India chase
Kohli came in and delivered the goods. With Jaiswal at the other end, Kohli played quality cricket and got the job done. He hit 65* from 45 balls. His knock had six fours and three sixes. He struck at 144.44.
Asia
Kohli averages 60.18 in Asia
With his 37th run in the contest, Kohli got to 9,000 runs on Asian soil. Playing his 182nd ODI match in Asia, Kohli owns 9,028 runs at 60.18. He hammered his 41st fifty (100s: 38). As per ESPNcricinfo, as many as 6,627 of Kohli's runs in Asia have come at home. He averages 61.93 with 26 tons and 35 fifties.
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Kohli's love affair with Vizag continues
Playing his 8th ODI here in Vizag, Kohli has raced to 652 runs at 108.66. This was his third fifty (100s: 6). His strike rate is 103.49.
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Kohli completes 14,500 runs in ODIs
Earlier in this knock, Kohli became just the second player in history after Sachin Tendulkar to complete 14,500 runs in ODIs. He achieved this milestone with his eighth run. Kohli, who scored tons in the first two ODIs of the just concluded series, has raced to 14,557 runs from 308 games at 58-plus. This was his 76th ODI fifty. He also owns 53 hundreds.