Kohli Equals Williamson’s Record With Consecutive T20I Fifties

Mumbai: Although Virat Kohli’s brilliant innings on Tuesday did not prove enough for India to win the third T20I against England, it helped the captain achieve a new individual achievement. Kohli played an unbeaten 77 against England, making a total of 156 runs.

It was the captain’s second consecutive half-century and with that, he levelled New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson’s record of the most fifties by a captain in T20 cricket. Both Kohli and Williamson now have 11 fifties as captain under the belt in the format.

In the previous match, with his innings of 73 *, Kohli became the first batsman to complete 3,000 runs in T20I. Kohli now has 3078 runs in 88 matches in the shortest format of the game.

In the third T20I, Jos Buttler and Johnny Bairstow guided England to an eight-wicket victory. Buttler and Bairstow remained unbeaten on 83 and 40 respectively.

Earlier, Kohli had played an unbeaten inning of 77 off just 46 balls to help India score 156/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

With the win in the third T20I, England has now gained a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Both teams will now meet in the fourth T20I on Thursday which will be played at the same venue.

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