Stats highlights from Virat Kohli's record breaking 71st century in international cricket:
KOHLI TON NO. 71
Kohli equals Ponting after wait of 1019 days
Virat Kohli equalled Ricky Ponting's record for the second most international tons © AFP
129 innings - This was Kohli's first century after 129 innings across formats in all professional cricket, 83 of them in Internationals and 46 in IPL.
1019 days since Kohli last scored century in all professional cricket. The previous one came way back on 24 November 2019 in the day-night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata.
71 centuries for Kohli in all International cricket across formats - 27 in Tests, 43 in ODIs and this being his maiden three-figure score in T20Is. Only Sachin Tendulkar with hundred centuries in 782 innings has scored more in all International cricket than Kohli's 71. Kohli is tied on the second spot with Ricky Ponting who took 668 innings to score as many.
Most centuries in all Internationals
| Player | 100s | Mat | Inngs | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | 100 | 664 | 782 | 34357 | 248* | 48.52 | 164 |
| Virat Kohli | 71 | 468 | 522 | 24002 | 254* | 53.81 | 124 |
| Ricky Ponting | 71 | 560 | 668 | 27483 | 257 | 45.95 | 146 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 63 | 594 | 666 | 28016 | 319 | 46.77 | 153 |
| Jacques Kallis | 62 | 519 | 617 | 25534 | 224 | 49.10 | 149 |
4 - Kohli became the fourth Indian player to score hundreds in all three formats after Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul. Overall, this was his sixth hundred in all T20 cricket with all five previous three-figure scores coming for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL.
122* by Kohli is the highest individual score for an Indian player in T20 Internationals. Kohli went past 118 by Rohit Sharma against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017. Kohli also happens to be the first batter to score a century against Afghanistan in T20Is surpassing the previous best of 99* by Luke Wright in Colombo in World T20 in 2012.
Highest individual scores for India in T20Is
| Player | Score | Balls | SR | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 122* | 61 | 200 | Afg | Dubai | 08-Sep-22 |
| Rohit Sharma | 118 | 43 | 274.41 | SL | Indore | 22-Dec-17 |
| Surya Kumar Yadav | 117 | 55 | 212.72 | Eng | Nottingham | 10-Jul-22 |
| Rohit Sharma | 111* | 61 | 181.96 | WI | Lucknow | 06-Nov-18 |
| KL Rahul | 110* | 51 | 215.68 | WI | Lauderhill | 27-Aug-16 |
| Rohit Sharma | 106 | 66 | 160.6 | SA | Dharamsala | 02-Oct-15 |
| Deepak Hooda | 104 | 57 | 182.45 | Ire | Dublin | 28-Jun-22 |
| KL Rahul | 101* | 54 | 187.03 | Eng | Manchester | 03-Jul-18 |
| Suresh Raina | 101 | 60 | 168.33 | SA | Gros Islet | 02-May-10 |
| Rohit Sharma | 100* | 56 | 178.57 | Eng | Bristol | 08-Jul-18 |
54 runs hit by Kohli against spin in this match is the most by him in an innings in all T20 matches. He hit 20 off 15 balls from Mujeeb, 18 off 10 balls from Rashid and 16 off eight balls from Nabi.
Kohli 122* vs spin/pace
| Bowling | Balls | Runs | 4s/6s | Dots | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs pace | 28 | 68 | 8/3 | 3 | 242.85 |
| vs spin | 33 | 54 | 4/3 | 7 | 163.63 |
5/4 by Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the first instance of a bowler taking a five-wicket haul in a T20I against Afghanistan. The previous best figures against them was 4/10 by Nasum Ahmed in Mirpur earlier this year. It also happens to be the third best individual figures for India in T20Is after Deepak Chahar's 6/7 against Bangladesh in 2019 and Yuzvendra Chahal's 6/25 against England in 2017.
Best figures against Afghanistan in T20Is
| Player | Figures | Econ | Team | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 5/4 | 1.00 | Ind | Dubai (DSC) | 08-Sep-22 |
| Nasum Ahmed | 4/10 | 2.50 | Ban | Mirpur | 03-Mar-22 |
| Morne Morkel | 4/20 | 6.66 | SA | Bridgetown | 05-May-10 |
| Trent Johnston | 4/22 | 5.50 | Ire | Colombo (PSS) | 01-Feb-10 |
| Chris Morris | 4/27 | 6.75 | SA | Wankhede | 20-Mar-16 |
Four wickets by Bhuvneshwar is the third instance of an Indian bowler taking four wickets inside the Powerplay in a T20I. The others to do so were R Ashwin against Sri Lanka in Vizag and Barinder Sran against Zimbabwe in Harare, both in 2016.
101 runs - The winning margin for India. It happens to be the second biggest for India by runs in a T20I following their 143-run win against Ireland in Dublin in 2018. It is also the second biggest defeat by runs for Afghanistan in a T20I behind the 116-run loss to England in Colombo in World T20 2012.
1 - Kohli became the first Indian batter to outscore the opposition team's total - Kohli's 122 against Afghanistan's 111/8 in 20 over. The closest an Indian batter came to achieve this feat was when KL Rahul hit 70 against Ireland in Dublin in 2018 and the home side managed 70 in reply.
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