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On This Day: Virat Kohli’s ninth ODI century
By B Dixit - Feb 28, 2018 6:01 am
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Exactly six years ago, Virat Kohli scored his ninth ODI century against Sri Lanka at Hobart as India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in a dominating way. The innings came during the 11th match of the Commonwealth Bank Series after MS Dhoni, the then Indian captain, had won the toss and chose to field.

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Kohli helped India chase down 321 in 37 overs

On the back of individual centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan (160*) and Kumar Sangakkara (105), Sri Lanka scored 320-4 in 50 overs. With bowling figures of 9-0-43-1, Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the Indian bowlers.

To stay alive in the series, India had to win the match with a bigger margin. Citing the same thing in mind, Kohli took on the opposition bowlers from the word go. He ended up scoring 133* (86) with the help of 16 fours & two sixes as India scored 321-3 in 36.4 overs. Known for his ability to restrict the batsmen, Lasith Malinga went for 96 runs in 7.4 overs.

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