India’s star batter Virat Kohli on Thursday became the first batter to complete 1,100 runs in T20 World Cups. India’s star batter accomplished this landmark during his side’s second semi-final match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup against England at Adelaide Oval. In the semi-final match against England, Virat scored a delightful 50 off 40 balls. His knock consisted of four boundaries and one six. He struck the ball at a strike rate of 125.00.
On the second position in the tally is Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene with 1016 while in the third position is claimed by West Indies great Chris Gayle who has 965 runs to his name.
This was his fourth half-century of the ongoing edition of the tournament. He is currently the leading run scorer in the tournament so far. He has scored 296 runs in six innings at an average of 98.66. This also includes his instant-classic knock of 82* against Pakistan at Melbourne.
Virat Kohli also surpassed West Indies great Brian Lara to become the leading run-scorer among non-Australian players at the Adelaide Oval.
With this, he has taken his record at Adelaide to 957 runs in 11 matches across 15 innings at an average of 73.61. He has scored five centuries and four fifties at the venue, with the best score of 141.
Brian Lara, who has been overtaken by Virat, had scored 940 runs in 11 matches across 15 innings at an average of 67.14. Three centuries and three fifties have come out of his bat at the venue, with best score of 226.
The leading run-scorer at the venue is former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, who has scored 2,188 runs in 32 matches across 46 innings at an average of 53.36. Seven half-centuries and ten fifties came out of his bat, with the best individual score of 242.
