3 Records Virat Kohli Created During IND vs AUS Semi-Final: The greatest chase-master, Virat Kohli, aced another successful run chase, and this time it was against India’s familiar foes, Australia, in the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
On Tuesday in Dubai, Kohli, fresh from a century against Pakistan earlier in the tournament, calmed the nerves down of all Indians who feared another loss to Australia in an ICC tournament as India slipped to 43/2, losing both openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, in the chase of 265.
Kohli stepped up once again in a masterclass of an ODI innings. He scored 84 runs off 98 balls while getting terrific support from Shreyas Iyer, who scored 45 off 62; Axar Patel, who cracked 27 off 30; and KL Rahul, who played a becalming knock of 42* off 34 balls, including hitting the winning six. Hardik Pandya smashed 28 off 24, which included two sixes in the 47th over off Adam Zampa to effectively seal the chase as the game got tense.
Kohli had another outstanding day in the field, barring the disappointment of not getting to his century and being there till the end, as he’s done it on numerous occasions in his illustrious ODI career.
During the course of the match, Kohli created three major records that further polished his ODI legacy.
3 Records Virat Kohli Created During IND vs AUS Semi-Final
1. Batters with the most 50+ scores in ICC ODI tournaments
Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most 50-plus scores in ICC ODI tournaments (ICC Champions Trophy and ICC Cricket World Cup) and now sits on 24 such scores, going past Tendulkar’s tally of 23.
Most 50+ scores in ICC ODI tournaments:
24 – Virat Kohli
23 – Sachin Tendulkar
18 – Rohit Sharma
17 – Kumar Sangakkara
16 – Ricky Ponting
2. Second-most catches in ODIs (non-wicket-keeper)
Kohli achieved a massive fielding milestone in the IND vs AUS semi-final as he took his 161st catch in ODIs to become the fielder (non-wicket-keeper) with the second-most number of catches in ODI cricket. He went past Ricky Ponting, who is now in third place with 160 catches. Only Mahela Jayawardene, with 218 catches, is ahead of Kohli on his record.
3. Becomes second batsman to reach 8000 runs in run chases in ODIs
This stat truly affirms Virat Kohli’s status as the greatest run-chaser in ODI cricket. During his innings of 84 in the semi-final against Australia, Kohli crossed the landmark of 8000 runs in run chases in ODIs, becoming only the second batsman in history to do so, after Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar finished his career with 8720 runs in run chases, scored at an average of 42 with 17 centuries and 52 fifties. Kohli currently has 8063 runs in run chases in ODIs at an average of 64 with 28 centuries—the most in the world—and 41 fifties.
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