Virat Kohli struck his 30th One-day International century on Sunday, becoming the joint second-highest in the list of century-makers. (India vs Sri Lanka – 5th ODI:\u2009HIGHLIGHTS)<\/p>\n
The India skipper reached triple figures in the fifth and final match against Sri Lanka at the Premadasa Stadium, his second consecutive century after scoring a match-winning 131 in the fourth ODI three days earlier. (India vs Sri Lanka – 5th ODI:\u2009SCORECARD)<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old batsman\u2019s knock put him level with former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting, who also has 30 centuries. Out of his hundreds, Virat Kohli\u2019s 16 centuries had come in a winning cause before Sunday.<\/p>\n
Virat Kohli can next take aim at the record of Sachin Tendulkar, which is at some distance. Sachin Tendulkar scored 49 ODI centuries.<\/p>\n
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Kohli hit spinner Akila Dananjaya to point for a single in the 43rd over to complete his century. He faced 107 balls and hit eight fours. India were 223 chasing 239 for victory.<\/p>\n
The century carried Virat Kohli to the top of the run-scoring charts in the series. Virat Kohli, on 100, notched up a series aggregate of 320. India opener Rohit Sharma, who also scored two centuries in this series, finished with an aggregate of 302.<\/p>\n
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Virat Kohli also became the first batsman to complete 1,000 runs in the format when he reached 93.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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