IND vs NZ: Kohli scored a century in Indore ODI, broke the records of Sehwag and Ponting

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|19-01-2026

Key Points:

This century was the 54th century of Virat’s ODI career and 85th century of his international career. With this inning, Virat also left behind the big world records of Virender Sehwag and Ricky Ponting.

Delhi: India’s great batsman Virat Kohli once again created history at Holkar Stadium in Indore. Kohli, who came on the field after having the darshan of Baba Mahakal, announced his excellent form by scoring his first century of the year. In the third ODI played against New Zealand, he completed his century in 91 balls and made many big records in his name.

Sehwag and Ponting’s records broken

This century was the 54th century of Virat’s ODI career and 85th century of his international career. With this inning, Virat also left behind the big world records of Virender Sehwag and Ricky Ponting. Kohli has now become the batsman who has scored the most centuries in ODI cricket against New Zealand. Earlier, Sehwag and Ponting had scored 6 centuries each in ODI matches against the Kiwi team, whereas Virat has now reached the top of the list with 7 centuries.

Most centuries in ODI against New Zealand

Now Virat leads the list of most centuries in ODI cricket against New Zealand. He has scored 7 centuries in 36 matches. At the same time, Ponting scored 6 centuries in 51 matches and Sehwag scored 6 centuries in 23 matches.

Virat’s performance in the series

If we talk about the entire series, Kohli had missed a century in the first ODI. In that match played in Vadodara, he scored 93 runs in 91 balls with the help of 8 fours and 1 six. However, in the second ODI he failed to play a big innings and could score only 23 runs.

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