Kohli is close to making 3 Virat World records, will have to do this feat in the third ODI against Sri Lanka

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Tezzbuzz|07-08-2024

India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI: The third and final ODI match between India and Sri Lanka will be played on Wednesday (7 August) at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

This match will be played from 2.30 pm according to Indian time. In this match, India's star batsman Virat Kohli will have a chance to make some special world records. In the first ODI played in Colombo, Kohli scored 24 runs in 32 balls and in the second ODI, he scored 14 runs in 19 balls.

27000 International Runs

Kohli needs 78 runs to complete his 27000 runs in international cricket.

So far he has scored 26922 runs in 590 innings of 532 matches. He will have the opportunity to reach this figure fastest. Currently only three players have scored 27000 or more runs in international cricket, which includes Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara and Ricky Ponting.

Fastest to 14000 ODI runs

If Kohli scores 114 runs, he will make the record of completing 14000 runs in ODIs at the fastest pace.

Kohli has scored 13886 runs in 281 innings of 294 matches in this format. Only Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara have achieved this feat in ODIs.Most centuries in a single format

If Kohli scores a century in this match, he will jointly reach the first position in terms of scoring the most centuries in a single format in international cricket. Tendulkar has scored 51 centuries in Test cricket, while Kohli has 50 centuries in ODIs.

It is worth noting that the Sri Lankan team is currently leading the series 1-0. The first match ended in a tie and Sri Lanka won the second match with a huge margin. Tendulkar has reached the milestone in 350 innings, which is the fastest time to reach 14000 ODI runs. Kohli will have a chance to reach the 14000 run mark 67 innings before him.

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