T20 WC: Virat Kohli shatters these records against Bangladesh

Virat Kohli smashed his 36th T20I fifty during the Super 12 clash against Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Kohli paced his knock to perfection and brought up his third fifty of the tournament.

The dashing batter reached his half-century off 37 balls. He remained unbeaten on 64 off 44 balls, a knock laced with eight boundaries and a six. As a result, India posted 184/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

Kohli became the highest run-scorer in T20 WC history by crossing the 16-run mark in the contest. He went past Mahela Jayawardene's tally of 1,016 runs in the tournament. The former now has 1,065 runs in 25 games in the tournament.

Kohli has now become the leading run-scorer in the ongoing competition with 220 runs in four games. He returned unbeaten in three of these matches.

Kohli became the first batter to breach the 3,900-run mark in T20Is. The 33-year-old now has 3,932 in 113 games. While he boasts an average of 53.14 in T20Is, his strike rate reads 138.45.

Kohli now has 3,350 runs in Australia in 57 international matches at an average of 56.77. He has 11 tons and 18 half-centuries Down Under. Only Vivian Richards (4,529), Desmond Haynes (4,238), and Brian Lara (3,370) have more runs on Australian soil.

Kohli has smashed 907 runs in 10 games at the Adelaide Oval at 67.14 (50s: 3, 100s: 3). Only Brian Lara (940) has more runs at the venue among visiting batters.

Kohli has equaled Sachin Tendulkar's tally of most fifty-plus scores in World Cup events (ODIs and T20Is combined). Both batting stars have 21 fifty-plus scores at the event.