Kohli passes Tendulkar for most runs in ODI chases

Virat Kohli finished unbeaten on 59 off 43 balls and went past Sachin Tendulkar as the leading run-scorer in ODI run chases, as India beat New Zealand by 5 wickets at Eden Park, Auckland, on Wednesday, 4 November. The rain-reduced chase was a DLS target of 143 in 32 overs.

India lead the five-match New Zealand vs India ODI Series 2026 1-0 after the first ODI.

The record

Kohli now has 8,741 runs in ODI chases, at an average of 66.21 and a strike rate of 95.03, with 30 centuries and 46 fifties. Tendulkar’s total of 8,720 came in 242 innings at an average of 42.33, with 17 centuries and 52 fifties.

Rohit Sharma is next behind the two on the list, Outlook India reported.

How the match went

New Zealand made 185 in 40.2 overs after batting first. Arshdeep Singh took 4 for 70 in his 10 overs, Gurnoor Brar finished with 3 for 44 and Anshul Kamboj took 2 for 22 from 10 overs, two of them maidens. Blair Tickner’s 34 off 23 balls and Tim Seifert’s 38 were the top scores for the hosts.

India lost Rohit Sharma for a duck in the first over of the reply, out for 0 off 6 balls. Kohli and Shubman Gill then steadied the innings with a stand of 113 for the second wicket, Gill remaining unbeaten on 36 off 51. India chased 143, finishing on 143/5 in 22.4 overs.

What’s next

Four matches remain in the series. India play the second ODI against New Zealand on Saturday, 7 November, at 7:30 AM IST in Wellington, followed by the third ODI on Tuesday, 10 November, also at 7:30 AM IST. The series runs until 15 November.