Champions Trophy cricket 2025, India beats Pakistan as Virat Kohli smashes Sachin Tendulkar record

Cricket great Virat Kohli became the fastest batter and third man to reach 14,000 runs in one-day international cricket, before going on to hit a record-extending 51st century in the ODI format.

Kohli’s 100 not out led India to a six-wicket win over arch rival Pakistan in their Group A clash at the Champions Trophy, putting the tournament hosts at risk of a potential early exit.

Kohli started the day on 13,985 runs and was batting in his 287th innings.

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He powered the chase to finish on 100 not out — hitting the winning boundary — as India beat Pakistan by six wickets with 45 balls remaining.

“We lost Rohit (Sharma) early and my job was to control the middle overs against spin without taking too many risks," Kohli said.

"It allowed me to play my usual ODI game.”

India's Sachin Tendulkar was the previous quickest batter to reach 14,000 ODI runs, taking 350 innings.

Virat Kohli of India celebrates his century. Getty

Tendulkar still tops the overall ODI runs scored with 18,426 in 452 innings. Another retired batting great, Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara, finished his career with 14,234 runs in 380 innings.

Arch rivals India and Pakistan played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium despite Pakistan hosting the tournament because India is playing its league games – and potential knockout matches – in the United Arab Emirates.

India finished with 4-244 in 42.3 overs. Shreyas Iyer scored 56 off 67 balls as he and Kohli put on 114 runs off 128 balls for the third wicket.

Earlier, Kuldeep Yadav took 3-40 and Pakistan was bowled out for 241 in 49.4 overs after winning the toss and opting to bat.

Saud Shakeel top-scored with 62 off 76 and shared a 104-run stand with skipper Mohammad Rizwan (46).

India tops the group with four points and has virtually secured its semi final place. It will play New Zealand in its final league game in Dubai on March 2.

Pakistan flies back to take on Bangladesh on Thursday, with a painful exit looming from its home tournament.

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