Virat Kohli starred with an unbeaten 154 as India chased down 286 to take a 2-1 lead in the ODI series against New Zealand. The Delhi batsman scored his 26th century in the format which puts him fourth on the all-time list.
Kohli was ably supported by captain MS Dhoni who decided to promote himself to number four. Dhoni scored 80 as the duo put on a 151-run partnership for the third wicket.
Earlier in the day, New Zealand were bowled out for 285, reaching the total thanks mainly to a fabulous 84-run ninth wicket partnership between Jimmy Neesham and Matt Henry.
Neesham and Tom Latham registered half-centuries for the Blackcaps.
Here, we collect the top tweets from the match.
Take a bow @imVkohli 🙏Once again proves why he is so special🙏14 100's in successful run chase &more imp love the way he finishes the game👌
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 23, 2016
In One Day/T20 cricket I think @imVkohli is nearest thing to a Genius .. Never seen any player make it look so easy .. #INDvNZ
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) October 23, 2016
What a chaser is King Kohli.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 23, 2016
Truly incredible. Once in a generation chaser.#indvsnz
We are seeing one of the great limited overs players of all time. @imVkohli is that good today.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 23, 2016
Breathtaking strokeplay from Virat, master of the one day chase! #indvsnz
— Mark Ramprakash (@MarkRamprakash) October 23, 2016
Virat Kohli is not man of the match, he is the man that has no match.
— Hasna Zaroori Hai (@HasnaZarooriHai) October 23, 2016
Kohli is so incredible at these run chases that the fear is that one day it may seem mundane. #INDvNZ
— Dileep Premachandran (@SpiceBoxofEarth) October 23, 2016
Really nice of Kohli to first shake hands with Taylor, whose hands were crucial in this match.
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) October 23, 2016
Virat Kohli is playing role of an opener, a middle order batsman and a finisher's role for Team India these days.
— LOLendra Singh (@LOLendraSingh) October 23, 2016
Whatever be the result, Neesham and Henry should be men of the match. For facilitating this Kohli - MSD double delight masterclass. #INDvNZ
— Aashish Chandorkar (@c_aashish) October 23, 2016
Watching Virat Kohli chase is almost therapeutic.
— Sahil Rizwan (@SahilRiz) October 23, 2016
Recovering his true dominant self.. This knock is the strongest argument why Dhoni should bat at no.4 in ODIs. And by Dhoni himself. #IndvNZ
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) October 23, 2016
Dhoni and Kohli consolidating the innings, gradually raising the run-rate, chasing a big total.
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) October 23, 2016
The best, Indian cricket has to offer.
