India captain Virat Kohli was in sublime touch in the 2nd T20I against England in Ahmedabad and in the process achieved yet another landmark in his illustrious career.
Kohli, who scored 73 off 49 deliveries, smashed five fours and 3 sixes during his match-winning knock.
During his knock, Kohli became the first in men’s cricket to cross 3000 runs in T20Is. New Zealand’s Martin Guptill and Rohit Sharma are second and third on the list behind Kohli. In women’s cricket, Suzie Bates (New Zealand) and Stafanie Taylor (West Indies) have the 3,000-run mark in T20Is.
Kohli, who has played 87 games and batted in 81 innings, scored his 26th half century against England and has an average of 50.86 with a strike rate of 138.35.
Kohli had started off the T20I series with a 0 in the previous game.
Along side Kohli, debutant Ishan Kishan played a blistering knock of 56 at the top of the order where he replaced Shikhar Dhawan.
Kohli and Kishan put on 94 in 9 overs for the second wicket after KL Rahul was dismissed for 0 in the chase of 165 against England.
India won the game by 7 wickets and more than 2 overs to spare. The five-match series now stands level at 1-1.
Brief scores:
England 164/6 in 20 overs (J Roy 46, D Malan 24, E Morgan 28, B Stokes 24, S Thakur 2/29, W sundar 2/29) lost to India 166/3 in 17.5 overs (I Kishan 56, V Kohli 73 not out, R Pant 26)
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