ODI World Cup 2023
‘Mai toot gaya ab’ – Fans heartbroken as Virat Kohli yet again misses record-equaling 49th ODI ton
Team India has locked horns against Sri Lanka for their seventh game of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the iconic Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai. However, India’s batting master Virat Kohli once again missed out on his century during the play. The former India skipper boosted the middle order as he went on to pile up 88 runs from 94 balls, scoring 11 boundaries in the game.
Speaking about the game here, it was Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis who won the toss and invited the hosts to bat first. Notably, after being sent to bat first, the Men in Blue had an awful start as India’s skipper Rohit Sharma was dismissed for just 4 runs, where he was expected to do most of the damage at his native place as well as his IPL home ground.
However, following him, India’s batting master Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill forged an 189-run partnership, which helped them boost their middle order. Notably, India’s opening batsman, Shubman Gill, also piled up 92 runs from 92 balls, featuring 11 boundaries and two sixes that gave Team India a great start. Behind him, Shreyas Iyer was also looking tremendous but was dismissed after 82 runs.
India’s stalwart Virat Kohli is in red-hot form this year
Meanwhile, India’s stalwart Virat Kohli is in red-hot form and on the verge of breaking the record set by Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring the maximum ODI century. In addition, Shubman Gill is also in great form and on the verge of getting the number one spot in the ODI ranking owing to his magnificent knocks this year.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka
Check out how fans have reacted to this:
Literally him: pic.twitter.com/RznJivheMi
— Fenil Kothari (@fenilkothari) November 2, 2023
Agle bar jaroor century aayegi
— Cricket Empire (@CEmpire_7) November 2, 2023
It hurts more than a break-up 💔
— 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙖™ (@Here4Virat) November 2, 2023
Because he knows that the 💯 was there for the taking 😢
— Cricket Polls (@CricPollsdaily) November 2, 2023
Slower delivery did the trick for Madushanka.
Yet another well deserved ton missed 😔😔😔
Fantastic innings King 👑#ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/zLihyABNJ7
— Esha Srivastav🇮🇳🚩 (@EshaSanju15) November 2, 2023
Sachin when Virat Kohli is near 100: pic.twitter.com/eCDBWhVPG7
— आदेश कुमार (@wokeindian14) November 2, 2023
Heart breaking for Virat Kohli.
He dismissed for 88 runs, missed out his 49th ODI hundred for just 12 runs, a sad moment for all the fans. pic.twitter.com/HsehSBlmQY
— Jago India (@JagoIndia_) November 2, 2023
Well played champ. But missed well deserved century. pic.twitter.com/Emrbk6SZLi
— White knight 🦇 (@santhoshtiger14) November 2, 2023
