Virat Kohli's Top 5 Knocks In T20Is
Published - 14 Mar 2022, 05:35 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:05 AM
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Virat Kohli without a doubt is one of the greatest T20 batsmen of all time. Over the years time and time again Kohli has shown his class in the shortest format and has taken India to some of the most memorable victories in T20i. He is second on the list of all-time leading run-scorers in T20 internationals with 3296 runs at an average of 51.5 with 30 fifty-plus scores and a high score of 94.
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2014 and 2016 ICC T20 World cup. Virat Kohli has produced some of the most breathtaking knocks in T20 internationals. He has played some unimaginable knocks over the years and continues to do so for India.
Virat Kohli’s Top 5 Knocks in T20I
90* vs Australia, Adelaide, 2016
The love affair of Virat Kohli and Adelaide never has an end. Kohli dominated the Australian bowling attack in the shorter format. The knock was a first innings classic and Virat Kohli who walked in at number 3 tore apart the Australian bowlers targeting the shorter part of the ground and running quick ones and two’s. India posted 188 runs on the board with Kohli’s magic as India won the match and later clean swept the Aussies in the series.
72* vs South Africa, Mirpur, 2014
The stakes were all-time high as India faced South Africa in the 2nd Semi-Final of the 2014 T20 World cup in Bangladesh. South Africa scored 172 runs. The Indian openers started well adding 50 runs for the first wicket. Both the openers were dismissed in quick succession and Virat Kohli once again took the responsibility of the chase as he scored a 72 of just 44 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament and was adjudged the player of the tournament.
70* vs West Indies, Mumbai, 2019
This was Virat Kohli’s fastest fifty in T20 internationals. Both the Indian openers Rohit and KL Rahul added 135 runs for the first wicket and then in walked Virat Kohli. Kohli timed the ball beautifully from ball one and he middled almost every ball he faced. Kohli scored this knock with a strike rate of 241.37 and bludgeoned the Windies bowlers scoring a 29 ball 70 with 7 sixes. India reached 240 runs and this was India’s third-highest score in T20Is.
94* vs West Indies, Hyderabad, 2019
This Inning is remembered as one of the destructive and unstoppable knocks of Virat Kohli. Kohli struggled to time the ball at the start of the innings before Kesrick Williams messed with Kohli with his words which triggered Virat Kohli and what followed after that was pure carnage. Every bowler that came into the bowl was smashed to all parts of the ground. Kohli mocked Williams with his book signature. India chased down 208 runs target with Kohli’s pyrotechnics.
82* vs Australia, Mohali, 2016
It was one of the greatest T20 innings ever. It was a do-or-die match for India to qualify for the Semifinals and it was against one of the toughest sides of Australia. India had to chase a target of 161 runs and Virat Kohli played a pivotal role in India’s qualification. There are no words to describe this masterpiece of a knock that meant the world to Virat Kohli. India was struggling at 49-3 and Virat once again showed that he is the master of chasing.
