Virat Kohli surpasses 1,500 ODI runs against New Zealand: Stats
India's batting talisman Virat Kohli has added another feather to his already illustrious hat as he has completed 1,500 ODI runs against New Zealand. He reached the milestone with a compact half-century in Match 21 of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup in Dharamsala. The right-handed batter entered the game, requiring 67 runs to get the milestone. Kohli smashed a match-winning 95.
Fifth batter to get the milestone
Kohli took 30 games to accomplish 1,500 ODI runs against NZ (1,528). The tally includes five tons and nine fifties with 154* being his best score. Ricky Ponting (1,971), Sachin Tendulkar (1,750), Kumar Sangakkara (1,568), and Sanath Jayasuriya (1,519) are the only other batters with 1,500-plus ODI runs against the Black Caps. Kohli's average of 55-plus is the highest among the aforementioned players.
Decoding Kohli's numbers against NZ
Kohli has racked up 1,005 ODI runs against NZ at home in 17 games. He averages over 71.78 in this regard. On NZ soil, he has mustered 514 runs against the Kiwis in 11 games at 46.72. He has scored nine runs in two neutral ODI innings against them. Kohli scored one in his only previous WC outing against NZ, in 2019.
Fourth-highest run-getter in ODIs
Kohli has become the fourth-highest run-scorer in ODI cricket. Kohli (13,437) has surpassed Sanath Jayasuriya (13,430). His average of 58.16 is the best among batters with at least 2,500 runs. His tally of 48 ODI tons is only second to Tendulkar (49). Kohli also owns 69 half-centuries in ODI cricket. His 183 versus Pakistan in 2012 remains his best score in the 50-over format.
A look at Kohli's World Cup numbers
In 31 WC matches, Kohli has amassed 1,384 runs at 55.36. The tally includes three tons and nine fifties. He recently surpassed Jayasuriya (1,165) and Jacques Kallis (1,148) in terms of World Cup runs. Only Tendulkar (2,278), Ponting (1,743), and Sangakkara (1,532) have clobbered more WC runs than Kohli. Kohli's 12 fifty-plus World Cup scores saw him equal Kumar Sangakkara and Shakib Al Hasan.
India overcome New Zealand
New Zealand posted 273/10 versus India, riding on a 75-run knock from Rachin Ravindra and a fine 130 from the blade of Daryl Mitchell. Mohammed Shami claimed a fifer. In response, Kohli led the run-chase for India, helping them win a fifth successive match.
