KOHLI SOARS AS INDIA ON CUSP OF SEMIS

Virat Kohli became the highest run-getter in T20 World Cups as India put one foot in the semifinals, beating Bangladesh by five runs on Duckworth Lewis method in a rain-affected match in Adelaide on Wednesday

Records Tumble

Kohli (64* off 44 balls) went past Sri Lankan great Mahela Jayawardene’s record of 1016 runs while setting up India’s win. ‘Man of the Match’ Kohli held the innings together, helping India put up 184/6, which proved to be enough in the tense final overs. It was Kohli’s 13th half ton in T20 World Cups, which is a record. He is the highest run getter (220 runs) so far this WC and has been dismissed just once, giving him an average of 220. Kohli (3932 runs) is also the highest run-getter in T20Is