CONGRATULATIONS TEAM INDIA ON A BRILLIANT WIN IN THE WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL 2023! IN ONE STEP AWAY FROM LIFTING THAT MAGICAL TROPHY ๐ FOR THE THIRD TIME.!
PAST HISTORY OF INDIA CRICKET TEAM WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL
The Indian team has played inย sevenย World Cup semi-finals so far and won three of them. 1983: India had faced England in the 1983 ODI World Cup semi-final and had emerged victorious by six wickets to earn itself a spot in the final.
During the record-breaking innings, Kohli also bettered Tendulkarโs World Cup record of most runs in a single edition of the tournament. The Master Blaster had scored 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup. Tendulkar took to X (formerly, Twitter) to congratulate Kohli, saying: โI couldnโt be happier that an Indian broke my record.โ
Kohli hit his 50th ODI hundred against New Zealand in India’s semi-final encounter at the World Cup in Mumbai. Virat Kohli’s 50th ODI century came in Mumbai. He reached this landmark in the 42nd over off the bowling of Lockie Ferguson, hitting eight fours and one six on the way to three figures.
Indiaโs Virat Kohli in action during ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Semi Final between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Novemeber 15, 2023 | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI.
If I could paint the perfect picture,โ Kohli said, โI would want this to be the picture.โ
Kohli hit his landmark hundred in the Cricket World Cup semifinals against New Zealand on Wednesday, continuing his dominance of a tournament he is making his own.
Thereโve been unbeaten knocks of 103 against Bangladesh and 101 against South Africa but this innings of 117 was the most special, breaking a record many believed was there to stay.
