Virat Kohli upstaged a rampant Chris Gayle as India beat West Indies by six wickets in the rain-affected third and final ODI at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Wednesday.
After clean-sweeping the T20I 💯series 3-0, India took the ODI series 2-0 and maintained a clean slate.
Set a revised target of 255 based on the DLS scoring method after Gayle blazed 72 in pacing the home side to 240/7 in 35 overs, Kohli was at his most imperious in compiling an unbeaten 114 – his second consecutive ODI century – to take his side to 256 for four with 15 balls to spare.
His 43rd ODI hundred off 99 balls with 14 fours and overall impact on the series ensured him the double accolade of ‘Man of the Match’ and ‘Man of the Series’.
Brief scores: West Indies 240/7 in 35 overs (Chris Gayle 72; Khaꦜlee🌸l Ahmed 3-68) lost to India 256/4 in 32.3 overs (Virat Kohli 114 not out, Shreyas Iyer 65) by six wickets by DLS method.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
No 43. Counter ticks over. It's the Kohli production line. It's smooth and it's efficient. And it's delightfully predictable.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
That was another masterclas from Virat Kohli, unbelievable already his 43rd ODI century. Again showcasing his versatility & g🎃rea﷽tness. Sheyas Iyer looks a player to. No4???
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Another 💯!?!? 🐐
— Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt)
Congratulations on your 43rd ODI Hundred!
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops)
is killing 50-over cricket with his consistency. As si✤mple a🌄s that.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42)
Virat Kohli has now scored 26 hundreds while chasing in ODIs. If you consider only his hundreds in chases compared to overall hundreds for all other players, he'd still be in 5th place in ODI history.
Tendulkar: 49
Ponting: 30
Jayasuriya: 28
Amla/Rohit: 27
Kohli: 26*— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst)
Virat Kohli continues his dominating show!
Scorecard :— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Most ODI tons as a captain.
Ricky Ponting 22 in 220 innings.
Virat Kohli 21 in 76 innings ONLY.👑 Kohli for a reason!
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
ODI 💯 No. 4️⃣3️⃣
Simply incredible from Virat Kohli 👏
— ICC (@ICC)
King for a reason 👑👑 take the ODI ser⛄ies 2-0 🇮🇳🇮🇳 ✃
— BCCI (@BCCI)
Virat Kohli punches the a𒉰ir as India win by 6 wic﷽kets in Trinidad ��🏻
Congratulations to 𝔉the Men in the Blue for winn♊ing the ODI series 2-0 🇮🇳
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Virat Kohli's last three ODI innings in the West Indies:
111*v WI in Kingston, 6 Jul 2017
120 v WI in Port of Spain, 11 Aug 2019
114* v WI in Port of Spain, 14 Aug 2019– First player with three consecutive ODI tons in WI
– First visiting player with 4 ODI tons in WI— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
Chase Master Virat Kohli showed his class yet again! ODI hundred no. 43. And many more to come.
He’s only 7 tons away from becoming the person with most ODI tons!
Most ODI tons v an opponent:
9 — Sachin v Australia
9 — VIRAT KOHLI v WI— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Very well played, Shreyas Iyerꩲ. He would have liked to finish the game today but has looked at ease in both outings and grabbed the opportunity with both hands. Feel happy for him
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
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