Virat Kohli scored 64 runs against Bangladesh in the Group 2 match of the ICC Men’s T20 world cup on his happy hunting ground- The Adelaide Oval, helping India to reach 184 runs.
With 8 fours and a six in his 44-ball innings, Kohli scored his third half-century of the ICC T20 World cup 2022 at Adelaide Cricket ground.
Virat Kohli and Adelaide Oval: A love story
Virat Kohli’s 3rd half-century came on Adelaide Oval has once again reminded the world about Kohli’s eternal love for the Adelaide pitch. Kohli has given remarkable performances on Adelaide field and his previous performances are a paragon to that fact.
He has scored a whopping 904 runs in his 14 innings with an average of 75.34. So far, He has scored five centuries and three half-centuries on the Adelaide Oval. Kohli scored the latest half-century against Bangladesh in India’s fourth ICC men’s T20 World Cup match.
Virat Kohli at the Adelaide Oval in international cricket:
14 Innings.
904 Runs.
75.34 Average.
5 Hundreds.
3 Fifties.– Virat loves Adelaide Oval, incredible!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 2, 2022
The former Skipper of the Indian men’s cricket team, M.S. Dhoni once complimented Virat’s performance in Adelaide cricket stadium as well. In 2016, he quoted “they’ll be naming a stand after Virat Kohli in Adelaide, the way he’s scoring runs at that ground”.
MS Dhoni in 2016 said, "they'll be naming a stand after Virat Kohli in Adelaide, the way he's scoring runs at that ground".
– MS knew how much Virat loves scoring at Adelaide!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 2, 2022
Kohli’s Previous Performances in Adelaide
Adelaide stadium is indubitably Kohli’s favorite stadium and he has often performed astoundingly on Adelaide pitch. Moreover, some events also establish a close-knitted connection between Kohli and Adelaide cricket ground.
Kohli hit his First test Century against Australia in 2012 on the Adelaide pitch.
Furthermore, Virat Kohli debuted as a Test Captain on the Adelaide cricket field with grand achievement as he hit 115 in the first inning and 141 in the second inning, scoring centuries in both innings.
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