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Virat Kohli Surpasses Mahela Jayawardene To Become The Highest Run-Scorer In T20 World Cup History

By IANS News November 03, 2022 • 13:38 PM View: 1188

Star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli on Wednesday became the all-time leading run-scorer in the men's T20 World Cup history during his team's Super 12 match against Bangladesh, here.

Kohli reached the milestone when he crossed 16 runs in the seventh over of India's innings, going past former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene's record tally of 1016 runs. The Indian batter now has 1065 runs with an average of 88.75 and a strike rate of more than 132.46 in T20 World Cups.

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