India batting great Virat Kohli who is currently in Sri Lanka for the three-match ODI series will look to make a world record in international cricket while batting in the second ODI at R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Kohli who scored just 24 runs in the first ODI will surely look to perform better in the ongoing clash. Kohli has already announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game after India won the T20 World Cup 2024 defeating South Africa in the final by seven runs. However, the modern-day great will play in Tests and ODIs.
Here are the records Virat Kohli can break in the 2nd ODI match against Sri Lanka:-
Virat Kohli needs 92 runs to become the fastest to score 27000 runs in international cricket.
Virat Kohli needs 128 runs to become the fastest to score 14000 runs in ODIs.
Most runs for India in ODI history:
Sachin Tendulkar - 18426 (452 innings)
Virat Kohli - 13872* (281 innings)
Sourav Ganguly - 11221 (297 innings)
Rohit Sharma - 10769* (256 innings)
Rahul Dravid - 10768 (314 innings)
MS Dhoni - 10599 (294 innings)
Coming back to the match, A formidable bowling performance from India saw Sri Lanka ending up at 240 for nine 9 in the second ODI here on Sunday. Avishka Fernando (40 off 62 balls) and Kamindu Mendis (40 off 44 balls) were the top scorers for them, while Washington Sundar (3/30) nailed it for the tourists.
Electing to bat, the hosts began on a slow note, managing 42 runs in the opening powerplay for the loss of a wicket. It was only by the 25th over that the Lankans brought up their 100, having lost three wickets.
The slow nature of the pitch, coupled with some stern Indian bowling, allowed the Lions to manage only 119 for five by the 40th over. Dunith Wellalage (39 off 35 balls) and Mendis attempted to accelerate in the final 10 overs as Lanka added some more runs to the total.
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