After failing miserably in the first two matches, Virat Kohli made a strong comeback in Sydney, winning hearts with a half-century. Kohli set a slew of records in this match. Virat Kohli has become the second-highest run-scorer in ODIs, trailing only Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli has 14,235 runs. Virat Kohli previously faced criticism for failing to open his account in both ODIs played in Australia.
A historic feat by Virat Kohli in ODI format
But he has silenced everyone. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli shared a century partnership in this match. This is their 19th ODI century partnership. Thanks to strong innings from Rohit and Virat, the Indian team easily won the match, achieving the target of 236 runs in just overs. However, India failed to win the series. Virat Kohli has scored his 24th 50 plus score against Australia and in this way he has equaled Sachin Tendulkar in this matter. Virat Kohli has become the fastest Indian to reach 2,500 ODI runs against Australia, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar.
The highest run scorer
Virat Kohli has become the highest run-scorer in white-ball cricket history, with 18,438 runs. Kohli has scored 4,188 of these runs in T20Is and 14,260 in ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar previously held the record for most runs in T20Is and ODIs combined. Tendulkar had a total of 18,436 runs, but Kohli has now surpassed him.
India defeated Australia by nine wickets in the third ODI in Sydney. The heroes of this victory were Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who displayed superb batting performances. The 168-run partnership between Virat and Rohit Sharma made Australia’s target of 236 achievable. With his victory in AUS vs IND 3rd ODI, the scoreline reads 2-1, which is not in favour of team India. As Australia won the previous two matches, the ended the competition as the winning team.