India vs New Zealand first ODI is important for skipper as his 200th ODI appearance for India. Kohli gets a single and brings up his 31st century. as He scores 121 runs. He goes past Ricky Ponting and now only has Sachin Tendulkar ahead of him who had scored 49 ODI centuries. Virat Kohli scored his 30th ODI hundred in Colombo in the fifth and final ODI against Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli didn’t score any century against Australia but Kohli came in to bat after the dismissal of Ajinkya Rahane. He got to three figures in 107 balls. With this, he also equals former Australia captain Ricky Ponting’s record for second most ODI hundreds but now he break Ricky Ponting record now only master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of him with 18 to equal, leads the charts with 49 tons.
Kohli has been one of the most consistent performers for India with the bat in the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, Australia and now New Zealand. Kohli shows good batting performance against New Zealand. After his second consecutive century after his blistering 131 off 96 balls in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka.
New Zealand, ranked fifth in the world, have drafted in leg-spinner Ish Sodhi as a replacement for Todd Astle, who has been ruled out of today's match at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium after picking up a groin injury in the warm-up game. The hosts, second in the ODI rankings, are expected to complement the two spinners with fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
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