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Virat Kohli's 35th Birthday, India Vs South Africa: Can ODI Titan Get Century No. 49 In 2023 Cricket World Cup Match? See Full List Of Tons

Virat Kohli needs one more century to equal Sachin Tendulkar's 49 ODI tons, and he has a chance to do that on his 35th birthday during India's ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 clash against South Africa. Here is the full list of Kohli's 50-over hundreds

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Virat Kohli bats against New Zealand in Dharamsala.
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It all began in Kolkata for Virat Kohli. Eden Gardens is where Kohli scored his first ODI century, and it is also where India will face South Africa in the 2023 ODI World Cup on Sunday, which happens to be Kohli's 35th birthday. The India batting lynchpin needs one more century to equal Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI tons, and after coming oh so close to the landmark twice in the last three games, Kohli will hope to be third time lucky. (Match BlogScorecard | Preview | Streaming)

Over the years, Kohli has become a limited-overs batting giant, breaking record after record in the 50-over format in particular. Beyond the records, though, it is his ability to single-handedly transform matches that is most cherished. India have lost just seven of the 48 ODIs where Kohli has scored a ton. This shows the impact of his knocks on the outcome of the match. 

The effect is even more pronounced when it comes to run-chases, as has been well documented over the years. The 'Chase Master' has scored 27 of his 48 ODI centuries when India has batted second, and averages 65.49 with an aggregate of 7,794 runs in 159 matches. His highest ODI score of 183 also came while chasing against arch-rivals Pakistan in Mirpur, during the 2012 Asia Cup. 

Here is the detailed list of each one of the 48 ODI hundreds Kohli has hit so far:

No.RunsAgainstPositionInningsStrike RateVenueDateResult
1107 Sri Lanka4293.85Eden Gardens, Kolkata24-Dec-09Won
2102 no Bangladesh32107.37Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka11-Jan-10Won
3118 Australia3297.52APCA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam20-Oct-10Won
4105 New Zealand31100.96Nehru Stadium, Guwahati28-Nov-10Won
5100 no Bangladesh41120.48Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka19-Feb-11Won
6107 England41115.05Sophia Gardens, Cardiff16-Sep-11Lost (D/L)
7117 no England42114.28Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi17-Oct-11Won
8117 West Indies4295.12APCA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam02-Dec-11Won
9133 no Sri Lanka42154.65Bellerive Oval, Hobart28-Feb-12Won
10108 Sri Lanka3190Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka13-Mar-12Won
11183 Pakistan32123.64Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka18-Mar-12Won
12106 Sri Lanka3193.8MRIC Stadium, Hambantota21-Jul-12Won
13128 no Sri Lanka32107.56R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo31-Jul-12Won
14102 West Indies31122.89Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain05-Jul-13Won (D/L)
15115 Zimbabwe32106.48Harare Sports Club, Harare24-Jul-13Won
16100 no Australia32192.3Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur16-Oct-13Won
17115 no Australia32174.24VCA Stadium, Nagpur30-Oct-13Won
18123 New Zealand32110.81McLean Park, Napier19-Jan-14Lost
19136 Bangladesh32111.47Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah26-Feb-14Won
20127 West Indies31111.4HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala17-Oct-14Won
21139 no Sri Lanka42110.31JSCA Stadium, Ranchi16-Nov-14Won
22107 Pakistan3184.9Adelaide Oval, Adelaide15-Feb-15Won
23138 South Africa3198.57M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai22-Oct-15Won
24117 Australia31100Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne17-Jan-16Lost
25106 Australia32115.21Manuka Oval, Canberra20-Jan-16Lost
26154 no New Zealand32114.92IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali23-Oct-16Won
27122 England32116.19Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune15-Jan-17Won
28111 no West Indies3296.52Sabina Park, Kingston06-Jul-17Won
29131 Sri Lanka31136.45R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo31-Aug-17Won
30110 no Sri Lanka3294.82R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo03-Sep-17Won
31121 New Zealand3196.8Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai22-Oct-17Lost
32113 New Zealand31106.6Green Park Stadium, Kanpur29-Oct-17Won
33112 South Africa3294.11Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban01-Feb-18Won
34160 no South Africa31100.62Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town07-Feb-18Won
35129 no South Africa32134.37SuperSport Park, Centurion16-Feb-18Won
36140 West Indies32130.84ACA Stadium, Guwahati21-Oct-18Won
37157 no West Indies31121.71ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam24-Oct-18Tied
38107 West Indies3289.91Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune27-Oct-18Lost
39104 Australia3292.85Adelaide Oval, Adelaide15-Jan-19Won
40116 Australia3196.67Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur05-Mar-19Won
41123 Australia32129.47JSCA Stadium, Ranchi08-Mar-19Lost
42120 West Indies3196Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain11-Aug-19Won
43114 no West Indies32115.15Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain14-Aug-19Won
44113 Bangladesh31124.17Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong10-Dec-22Won
45113 Sri Lanka31129.88ACA Stadium, Guwahati10-Jan-23Won
46166 no Sri Lanka31150.9Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram15-Jan-23Won
47122 no Pakistan31129.78R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo10-Sep-23Won
48103 no Bangladesh32106.18Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune19-Oct-23Won

During successful run chases in ODIs, Kohli is second to none. He has scored 23 centuries and 25 half-centuries in India's successful chases, and averages a godly 90.40 in 102 matches.

It remains to be seen whether India will bat first or second against South Africa on Sunday. Either way, a billion and more hearts will be aflutter in the anticipation of a special feat on a special day for a special cricketer.