Virat Kohli played an unbeaten knock of 139 runs from 88 balls on Sunday (September 27) to help India chase down the target of 296 runs in 41.4 overs and secure a big win by 8 wickets over the West Indies in the first ODI of the ongoing three-match series.
During his stay at the crease in the second half of the fixture played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, Kohli hammered 10 fours and nine sixes and added 151 runs for the second wicket with captain Shubman Gill, who made 110 runs off 108 balls.
After Gill’s dismissal in the 34th over, Kohli joined hands with Ruturaj Gaikwad (13 runs off 19 balls) to seal the deal for the hosts and help them take a 1-0 lead.
In the match against the West Indies, during his 139-run
knock, Kohli broke multiple batting records.
Here’s a look:
Kohli became only the second player in the world on Sunday to score 15,000 runs in ODIs. He needed 59 runs in the series opener to join the 15,000-run club in one-dayers, and he achieved the feat in just 47 balls.
Most runs in ODIs
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | TIME SPAN | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1989-2012 | 463 | 18426 | 200* | 49 | 96 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 2008-2026 | 315 | 15080 | 183 | 55 | 79 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 2000-2015 | 404 | 14234 | 169 | 25 | 93 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 1995-2012 | 375 | 13704 | 164 | 30 | 82 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 1989-2011 | 445 | 13430 | 189 | 28 | 68 |
Kohli is also the fastest player in the world to score 15,000 runs in ODIs. Kohli needed 303 innings to complete 15,000 ODI runs, whereas Sachin Tendulkar achieved the same feat in 377 innings.
Fastest to 15000 runs in ODIs
- Kohli – 303 innings (15,950 balls)
- Tendulkar – 376 innings (17,528 balls)
Kohli scored his 55th ODI century for India on Sunday. He needed just 74 balls to reach the 100-run mark. The century by Kohli in the first ODI is his 10th in the one-day format overall and 13th in international cricket against the West Indies. He already tops the list of players with the most ODI hundreds against the Men in Maroon, and now he also equals Sunil Gavaskar’s record for the most international centuries against them (13).
Most 100s against West Indies (all formats combined)
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | TIME SPAN | MATCHES | RUNS | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | India | 1971-1986 | 38 | 3144 | 13 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 2009-2026 | 74 | 3989 | 13 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 1998-2011 | 66 | 4120 | 12 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 2005-2016 | 44 | 2724 | 11 |
| Joe Root | England | 2014-2025 | 43 | 2762 | 11 |
Kohli has a total of 60 centuries to his name in List A cricket, and it has helped him equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Tendulkar also finished his playing career with 60 centuries in List A matches.
Most 100s in List A matches
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | 100s |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 551 | 21,999 | 60 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 351 | 16,730 | 60 |
| Graham Gooch | England | 613 | 22,211 | 44 |
| Graeme Hick | England | 651 | 22,059 | 40 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 529 | 19,456 | 39 |
Virat is also the first player in the world to score 10 ODI centuries against two different teams. Apart from having 10 ODI centuries against the West Indies, he has scored 10 ODI centuries against Sri Lanka as well.
Most ODI 100s against one team
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | 100s | AGAINST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | India | 56 | 2652 | 10 | Sri Lanka |
| Virat Kohli | India | 44 | 2400 | 10 | West Indies |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 49 | 2609 | 9 | Australia |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 71 | 3077 | 9 | Australia |
| Virat Kohli | India | 53 | 2525 | 8 | Australia |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 84 | 3113 | 8 | Sri Lanka |
Kohli has slammed 42 international centuries in India. Sachin Tendulkar also scored 42 of his 100 international centuries in India. No player has scored more hundreds in one country than them.
Most international 100s in one country
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | 100s |
| Virat Kohli | India | 232 | 12,919 | 42 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 258 | 14,192 | 42 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 250 | 13,232 | 37 |
| Joe Root | England | 203 | 12,075 | 34 |
| David Warner | Australia | 158 | 9601 | 31 |
| Hashim Amla | South Africa | 153 | 9091 | 30 |
During his stay at the crease on Sunday, Kohli also broke Sachin’s record for the most ODI runs on home soil and then went on to become the first player in the world to score 7,000 runs in home ODIs.
Most runs in home ODIs
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | TIME SPAN | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | India | 2009-2026 | 131 | 7006 | 166* | 28 | 36 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1990-2011 | 164 | 6976 | 200* | 20 | 38 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 1995-2012 | 153 | 5406 | 134* | 13 | 32 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 2007-2026 | 104 | 5249 | 264 | 14 | 25 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 1996-2013 | 142 | 5178 | 139 | 6 | 40 |
The nine sixes by Kohli on Sunday helped him break Rohit Sharma’s record for hitting the most sixes for India against the West Indies in an ODI match. Rohit slammed eight sixes against the Windies during his 152-run knock in Guwahati on October 21, 2018.
Most sixes for India against West Indies in an ODI innings
| PLAYER | RUNS | BALLS | SIXES | VENUE | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 139* | 88 | 9 | Thiruvananthapuram | September 27, 2026 |
| Rohit Sharma | 152* | 117 | 8 | Guwahati | October 21, 2018 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 131 | 102 | 7 | Kingston | June 26, 2009 |
| Virender Sehwag | 219 | 149 | 7 | Indore | December 8, 2011 |
In addition to the batting records, Kohli also became India’s most-capped player in ODIs against the West Indies on Sunday (September 27). The former India captain has now played 44 one-dayers against the Men in Maroon, which is one more than Mohammad Azharuddin’s tally of 43 matches.
