Virat Kohli surpasses Ricky Ponting to become batter to score most runs against New Zealand

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New Delhi: Indian batting icon Virat Kohli surpassed former Australia captain Ricky Ponting’s world record of most runs in ODIs against New Zealand. This happened during the second ODI against New Zealand at Cello Basin Reserve in Wellington on Saturday.

This happened when India was chasing a target of 135 and Virat Kohli achieved the milestone of coming ahead of Ricky Ponting name in the list with just 7 runs.

When the second day ODI match started Virat Kohli had 1,971 runs, and with just 2^nd ball he moved ahead of Ponting.

Ponting’s runs came in 51 matches and 50 innings at an average of 45.83, with six centuries and 12 fifties. Kohli, meanwhile, took just 38 innings to go past Ponting’s mark.

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Another milestone which can be achieved by Kohli during this 5 days series is that he can become the first player to score 2,000 or more runs against New Zealand in the 50-over format.

Most ODI runs vs New Zealand:

• Virat Kohli: 1,978
• Ricky Ponting: 1,971
• Sachin Tendulkar: 1,750
• Kumar Sangakkara: 1,568
• Sanath Jayasuriya: 1,519
• Jacques Kallis: 1,449

In the first match of the ODI series against New Zealand Kohli had become the first player to reach the milestone of 13,000 runs batting at No. 3. He also matched former Australia captain Ricky Ponting world record of make most runs in the format.

Also Read: Virat Kohli equals Ricky Ponting’s world record in first ODI against New Zealand

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