Virat Kohli is in tremendous form. He will have a chance to create history in the second match of the three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand. Kohli will have a chance to leave behind Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid and Ajinkya Rahane. If King Kohli scores a half-century in Wednesday’s match, he will be the first Indian to score fifty plus six consecutive times in ODI.
Papua New Guinea
131/6
20.0 ov
zimbabwe
40/0
6.0 ov
Zimbabwe needs 92 runs from 84 balls at an average of 6.57 per over.
bangladesh
151/3
20.0 ov
Netherlands
98/4
14.4 ov
Netherlands need 54 runs in 32 balls at an average of 10.12 per over.
ireland
200/7
20.0 ov
Nepal
12/1
4.0 ov
Nepal needs 189 runs in 96 balls at an average of 11.81 per over.
Indians who have scored most number of fifty plus consecutive times in ODI
Last year, in the third and last match of the ODI series against Australia, Virat Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 74 runs in Sydney. Since then his bat has been on fire. Since then he has scored fifty plus in 5 consecutive ODIs. These include 2 centuries and three half-centuries. Apart from Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane have also played 5 consecutive fifty plus innings in ODI.
Kohli’s 5 consecutive fifty plus innings in ODI 5 times
However, Virat Kohli is the batsman who has achieved this feat most times in ODI. He has scored 5 consecutive fifty plus scores in ODI 5 times. He first achieved this feat in 2012-13. After that, in 2013, 2019, 2023 and 2025-25, he has played innings of 50 or more runs in 5 consecutive ODI innings. The record of most consecutive fifty plus innings in ODI is in the name of Pakistan’s Javed Miandad. He scored fifty plus in 9 consecutive innings in 1987, which included 2 centuries and 7 half-centuries.
Will the journey that started from Sydney continue in Rajkot also?
Talking about Virat Kohli’s recent 5 innings in ODI, he played an unbeaten inning of 74 runs against Australia in Sydney last year. After that, he scored 135 runs not out against South Africa in Ranchi, 102 runs in Raipur and 65 runs not out in Visakhapatnam. In the first match of the series against New Zealand in Vadodara, he played an inning of 93 runs.
Kohli’s fifty plus score in 7 consecutive innings in List A
In this way, 37 year old Virat Kohli has scored 469 runs in his last 5 ODI innings at an average of 156.33. During this period he has scored 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries. Meanwhile, he also played two matches for Delhi in the 50-50 format domestic tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy and scored 131 and 77 runs in them. In this way, so far he has played fifty plus innings in 7 consecutive innings in List A cricket.
