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Guiness Recognises Virat Kohli's Record 50th Century In World Cup 2023 Semis

Aakash Saini

image-loztvc2iVirat Kohli celebrating his 50th century at the 2023 World Cup (AP)

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The Guinness World Records has acknowledged Virat Kohli’s landmark 50th ODI century, the one which took him past Sachin Tendulkar for the all-time record.

The Indian batting veteran scored 117 runs from just 113 balls against New Zealand in Mumbai at the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup. Apart from completing 50 hundreds in the format, the innings also marked Kohli’s third ton of the ongoing tournament.


Guiness World Records acknowledge Kohli landmark

Virat Kohli listed his 50th ODI century through the course of his batting masterclass against New Zealand at the 2023 World Cup semi-final. The innings took the cricketer past the legendary Sachin Tendulkar to become the leading century-maker in ODI history.

The Guinness World Records, known for stockpiling some of the greatest achievements in all extremes, acknowledged Virat Kohli’s latest landmark. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), they wrote:

“Another record for King Kohli 👑”

Virat Kohli whacked nine imperial boundaries and two elegant sixes against New Zealand and formed crucial partnerships with Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer. Earlier in the innings, captain Rohit Sharma bludgeoned a scintillating 29-ball 47 during his 71-run opening blitz with Gill.

Apart from Kohli, number four batsman Iyer himself notched up a 70-ball 105 to turbo-charge the Indian innings in the death overs. KL Rahul clubbed a 20-ball 39-run cameo towards the closing stages to take India to a colossal 397-4 upfront.

Notably, Kohli broke a number of other batting records through the course of his latest spectacle at the Wankhede Stadium. The cricketer soared past Ricky Ponting’s ODI tally to become the third highest run-getter in the format, and scaled over 700 runs in the ongoing 2023 World Cup to list the highest number of runs in a single edition of the tournament, bettering Sachin Tendulkar’s 673-run effort from 2003.