Virat Kohli Creates History, Becomes First Batter In The World To...
The half-century in the ongoing match against Australia in Dubai has helped Kohli break Sachin Tendulkar's record of most 50+ scores in ICC ODI events.
Star Indian batter Virat Kohli created history on Tuesday (March 4) by becoming the first player in the world to register 24 50+ scores in ICC ODI events. Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 23 50+ scores in the ongoing first semifinal match of the Champions Trophy 2025 between India and Australia in Dubai by completing his 74th ODI fifty.
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Kohli has played in eight ICC ODI events (4 ODI World Cups and 4 Champions Trophies) for India, and in 54 matches, he has crossed the 50-run mark on 24 occasions.
Most 50+ scores in ICC ODI events
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | 50+ SCORES |
| Virat Kohli | India | 54* | 2507* | 24 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 61 | 2719 | 23 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 42* | 2160 | 18 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 59 | 2215 | 17 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 64 | 2336 | 16 |
The half-century also helped him become the first batter to register seven 50+ scores in the Champions Trophy. In 17 Champions Trophy matches played so far, Kohli has 1 century and six fifties to his name.
Shikhar Dhawan, Rahul Dravid, and Sourav Ganguly scored six 50+ scores each in the Champions Trophy during their playing days.
Most 50+ scores in Champions Trophy
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | 100/50 | 50+ SCORES |
| Virat Kohli | India | 17 | 712* | 1/6 | 7 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | India | 10 | 701 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India | 13 | 665 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Rahul Dravid | India | 19 | 627 | 0/6 | 6 |
Before breaking Sachin’s all-time record, Kohli went past Dhawan’s tally of 701 runs to become the Men in Blue’s leading run scorer in the Champions Trophy.
Kohli needed 40 runs in the first semifinal to break Dhawan’s record, and he achieved the feat by taking a single on the fourth ball of the 24th over of India’s innings bowled by Glenn Maxwell.
Most runs in Champions Trophy
| POSITION | PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | HIGHEST SCORE |
| 1. | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 17 | 791 | 133* |
| 2. | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 22 | 742 | 84* |
| 3. | Virat Kohli | India | 17* | 712* | 100* |
| 4. | Shikhar Dhawan | India | 10 | 701 | 125 |
| 5. | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 22 | 683 | 134* |
If in the ongoing match, Kohli manages to score 81 runs, then he will overtake Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene and become the second leading run scorer in the Champions Trophy. Jayawardene played 22 Champions Trophy matches for Sri Lanka and scored 742 runs.
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