Auckland, New Zealand:- India defeated New Zealand by five wickets in the first ODI played in Auckland. Virat Kohli has become the highest run-scorer in ODI run chases, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Rohit Sharma was dismissed without scoring (for a duck) for the 17th time in his career. Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh celebrated after taking Kyle Jamieson’s wicket with a dance, dedicating the gesture to his girlfriend.
Kohli has now scored a total of 8,741 runs while chasing targets in ODIs, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 8,720 runs. Virat Kohli has also completed 1,971 runs against New Zealand in ODIs, equalling Australia’s Ricky Ponting. Both players now jointly hold the top position in this category.
Virat Kohli has become the first player in the world to score 13,000 runs while batting at number three in ODIs. He needed 12 runs to reach this milestone and achieved it by scoring his 12th run on the second ball of the seventh over. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is second on the list of players with the most ODI runs at number three, having scored a total of 12,662 runs at this position.
