Post by : Badri Ariffin

Indian cricket sensation Virat Kohli has once again made headlines by scoring an impressive century during the third ODI against New Zealand held in Indore on Sunday.

Displaying remarkable form, Kohli reached his century in just 91 balls, striking 8 fours and 2 sixes. This innings marked his seventh ODI century against New Zealand, setting a record as the most by any player in this format against the Kiwis.

With this achievement, Kohli surpassed Ricky Ponting and Virender Sehwag, both of whom had six ODI centuries against New Zealand. Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya are tied for third, each with five centuries.

Most ODI Centuries vs New Zealand

• Virat Kohli – 7 (36 innings)

• Ricky Ponting – 6 (50 innings)

• Virender Sehwag – 6 (23 innings)

• Sachin Tendulkar – 5 (41 innings)

• Sanath Jayasuriya – 5 (45 innings)

Despite Kohli's outstanding performance, India faced a 41-run defeat, giving New Zealand the ODI series win 2-1.

Chasing a challenging target of 338, India stumbled early, falling to 71 for four. Kohli scored a valiant 124 off 108 balls, marking his 54th ODI century. He found support from Nitish Kumar Reddy (53) and Harshit Rana (52), but the team was ultimately all out for 296 in 46 overs.

For the Kiwis, Zak Foulkes (3/77) and Kristian Clarke (3/54) combined for six wickets, while spinner Jayden Lennox shone with 2/42 from his 10 overs.

Earlier, New Zealand set a formidable total of 337 for eight in 50 overs, bolstered by centuries from Daryl Mitchell (137) and Glenn Phillips (106).

Kohli's extraordinary knock also elevated his total to 10 hundreds against New Zealand across all formats, the highest for any player.

Most Hundreds vs New Zealand (All Formats)

• Virat Kohli – 10

• Jacques Kallis – 9

• Joe Root – 9

• Sachin Tendulkar – 9

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