Kohli smashes century to keep India in the hunt
January 15, 2017  20:10
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India 229-4 (32 ovs) vs England 350-7 | Scorecard


Rashid, who went for 26 runs in his first three overs, comes back for a new spell. Kohli picks a single to inch closer to his century before Jadhav cuts a short ball which is half stopped at point to give him a couple.

He then pulls a short ball over midwicket for a four to raise the 150-run stand for just 116 balls.

Jadhav follows it up with a sensational inside-out lofted shot over the covers for a six as Rashid continues to leak runs, giving away 13 more runs in his fourth over.

What a treat for the home fans as Jadhav has overshadowed Kohli, scoring 85 from 52 balls in the partnership of 158 runs with Kohli content to play second fiddle with 71 from 63 balls in the fifth-wicket stand.

Kohli looking for the single to complete his century but Woakes has done well to keep him quiet. And finally Kohli gets it in grand style, smashing the pacer back over his head for a six to bring up his century from 93 balls, the 27th time he has gone past the hundred-run mark in ODIs and the 17th time in a run chase.

Has there ever been a better batsman in a run chase in ODIs in the history of the game?

Run chases are Kohli's specialities and once he gets some good support from the other end, there is no stopping him.

India were reeling at 63 for four at one stage but Kohli was not affected and once he saw Jadhav scoring freely from the other end, Kohli settled down and guided his partner through the middle overs while ensuring that India kept in touch with the scoring rate.

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