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Virat Kohli Registers Another Record With Gritty World Cup Fifty Vs Australia

image-lp5ee39uVirat Kohli departs after scoring a half-century in the final of the World Cup 2023

Team India seems to be struggling in the mega-final of the  World Cup 2023 and again it's the Aussies putting them under pressure. Virat Kohli, who played steadily has also been dismissed on 54 but has registered his name for another record in the history of the ODI World Cup. 

Virat Kohli's World Cup record

Virat Kohli with a half-century in the ongoing final, notched up his fifth consecutive 50-plus score in the tournament. In the semifinal, which was against the Kiwis, Kohli smashed his record-breaking 50th ODI century and surpassed the God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar.

The run machine Kohli has scored over 750 runs in the tournament which is the most by any player in the history of the ODI World Cup. Even in his final innings of this tournament, Kohli smashed a century but could not convert it into a hundred and was dismissed by the Australian captain, Pat Cummins. 

Back in 2019, Virat Kohli had a great run and smashed five consecutive 50s in the World Cup 2019 and now, in the World Cup 2023, he has again smashed five consecutive 50+ scores. With these innings, he has become the first player to score five consecutive 50+ scores in World Cup twice. 

In the World Cup 2015, it was Steve Smith, who smashed five consecutive 50+scores, notching up 402 runs in the tournament and Australia went on to win the World Cup. He will be in action soon when the Australian team will begin the chase in the final.

5 consecutive 50+ scores in a single edition of the World Cup:

  • Steve Smith in World Cup 2015
  • Virat Kohli in World Cup 2019
  • Virat Kohli in World Cup 2023