Virat Kohli is poised to play a crucial role in Team India’s opening match of the 2023 ODI World Cup against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. As this is likely his final ODI World Cup appearance, Kohli’s performance will be closely watched. Kohli is important for the team’s success against Australia in the World Cup. He has a good history of playing well against Australia. In the World Cup, he has played three games and scored 107 runs at an average of 35.66.
Kohli faced Australia in his first ODI World Cup match during the 2011 quarter-final in Ahmedabad. In that game, he scored 24 runs off 33 balls and got out by hitting a full toss from David Hussey to midwicket. There were high expectations from Virat Kohli when India faced Australia in the 2015 World Cup semi-final in Sydney. India needed 329 runs to win, and fans were hoping for a big performance from Kohli.
However, he struggled and got out after scoring just 1 run from 13 balls. He tried to pull a short delivery from left-arm bowler Mitchell Johnson, but he only managed to get a top edge, which was caught by wicketkeeper Brad Haddin. Kohli’s highest score against Australia in the ODI World Cup came in the 2019 match at The Oval. This was the same game where he received praise for encouraging fans to applaud Steve Smith instead of booing him.
Regarding his performance in the match, Kohli made 82 runs from 77 balls, hitting four fours and two sixes. He formed a partnership of 93 runs for the second wicket with opener Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 117 runs from 109 balls. Additionally, Kohli added 81 runs for the third wicket with Hardik Pandya, who made 48 runs from 27 balls. As a result, India set a total of 352/5 on the scoreboard and secured a 36-run victory.
Virat Kohli’s performance against Australia in ODIs
Analyzing Virat Kohli’s performance against Australia in One Day Internationals (ODIs), he has participated in 47 matches against the Australian team. Across these matches, he has amassed a total of 2228 runs, maintaining an impressive average of 53.04, and has notched up eight centuries.
Kohli’s highest individual score of 123 runs was achieved in Ranchi in March 2019. Unfortunately, this remarkable innings was a losing effort, as India was bowled out for 281 while chasing a target of 314. His maiden ODI century against Australia took place in Visakhapatnam back in October 2010 when he scored 118 runs from 121 balls.
Kohli’s remarkable performances against Australia include centuries in two ODIs. He scored an unbeaten 100* from 52 balls in Jaipur in October 2013 and 115* from 66 balls in Nagpur in the same month.
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