Virat Kohli becomes the first player to reach 1,100 runs in the T20 World Cup

Adelaide [Australia]10 November (ANI): India’s star hitter Virat Kohli became the first hitter to reach 1,100 runs in a T20 World Cup on Thursday.

The Indian star hitter achieved the record in his second semi-final match against England in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval.

Virat scored an impressive 50 out of 40 balls in the semi-final match against England. His knock consisted of his four bounds and one six. He hit the ball with his strike rate of 125.00.

Sri Lankan legend Mahera Jayawarden is second with 1016 and West Indies great Chris Gayle is third with 965 runs.

This was his quarter-century in the ongoing edition of the tournament. He is currently the top run-scorer in the tournament so far. He scored 296 runs at an average of 98.66 in six innings. This includes his 82 instant his classic his knock against Pakistan in Melbourne.

Kohli also became the first player ever to surpass 4,000 runs in T20I cricket. In the last half-century, Virat’s runs in T20I cricket his tally has taken him to 4,008 runs at an average of 52.73 in his 115 matches over 107 innings. His one century and his 37 half-centuries have passed since the plate appearance, with a personal high of 122. His strikes in the short format his rate is 137.96.

Other top batters in the shortest format are Indian skipper Rohit Sharma (3,853), New Zealand opening veteran Martin Guptil (3,531), Pakistani skipper Babar Azam (3,323) and Irish opener Paul Sterling (3,181). .

Going into the match, India posted 168/6 in 20 overs. Hardik Pandya (63 balls out of 33) and Virat Kohli (50 balls) were the stars of India’s match.

Chris Jordan (3/43) was the England bowler’s pick. Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid each took turns. (Ani)