NB In List | IND vs AUS: 7 MAJOR RECORDS broken by Virat Kohli, KL Rahul & others in this World Cup match

The IND vs AUS World Cup match saw numerous records being broken. Let’s take a look at some of the most important stats:

Sports    09-Oct-2023
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The Men in Blue rode on knocks from Virat Kohli (85) and KL Rahul (97*) to see India through and collect their first points of the tournament. It defeated Australia by six wickets in their opening clash of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in Chennai on Sunday. 
 
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After restricting Australia to 199, India was in trouble early on in the chase. The team lost skipper Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, and Shreyas Iyer as the trio were dismissed without scoring. However, from 2 for 3 at one stage, Kohli and Rahul stepped up when it mattered the most. The duo forged a 165-run stand for the fourth wicket to eventually seal the win for India.
 

The match saw numerous records being broken. Let’s take a look at some of the most important stats:

 
1.
Virat Kohli holds the record for most catches by an Indian in the history of the ODI World Cup. This catch marked Kohli's 15th catch in his 28th World Cup game, surpassing the previous record held jointly with Anil Kumble, who had taken 14 catches for India.
 
 
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Virat Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become India’s top run-getter in ICC’s limited-overs tournaments. Kohli now has 2785 runs, whereas Sachin had 2719 runs.
 
 
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Virat Kohli also broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most runs in successful chases. Kohli has amassed 5,517 runs in 92 innings while Tendulkar accumulated 5,490 in 124.
 
 
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KL Rahul’s unbeaten 97 was the second highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper batter in a World Cup match. Rahul Dravid, India’s current head coach, holds this record having scored 145 against Sri Lanka in the 1999 World Cup.
 
 
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India’s score of 2 for 3 was the lowest score at the loss of the third wicket, where the team eventually went onto win an ODI. This was just the fourth time, when a team was three down during a low score and went onto win the game.
 
 
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Australia lost the opening match of ODI world Cup for the first time after 1996.
 
 
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Virat Kohli-KL Rahul's 165 runs partnership is the second highest for 4th (or) lower wicket partnership for India in ODI World Cup
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