India were 71-1 when he arrived in the middle after captain Rohit Sharma’s dismissal.
Kohli celebrated his 35th birthday by scoring his 49th century, which brought him level with Tendulkar, in the match against South Africa earlier this month.
The Delhi-born batter reached his fifty from 59 balls with four boundaries and a six, which came off Tim Southee.
Kohli reached his 50th ODI hundred in his 279th match, while Tendulkar required 452 to reach 49 centuries.
Rohit is third on the list of ODI century makers, with 31 from 253 innings.
Kohli made 12 on his India debut in 2008 when opening the innings as the side were bowled out by Sri Lanka for 146 ahead of an eight-wicket defeat in Dambulla.
Three years later, at the Wankhede Stadium, Kohli would lift the ICC Cricket World Cup, alongside Tendulkar, as India overcame co-hosts Sri Lanka by six wickets.
Kohli made his Test debut in 2011, scoring 4 and 15 against the West Indies in Jamaica, and has gone on to score 29 centuries in 111 matches.
He also has one century in 115 T20 internationals.
Kohli’s Centuries:
Virat Kohli records journey to 50 ODI centuries has been marked by consistent excellence across various conditions and against formidable opponents. Here is a comprehensive list of Virat Kohli’s ODI centuries:
| No. | Century | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 107 vs SL (2009) | Kolkata |
| 2 | 102* vs BAN (’10) | Dhaka |
| 3 | 118 vs AUS (’10) | Visakhapatnam |
| 4 | 105 vs NZ (’10) | Guwahati |
| 5 | 100* vs BAN (’11) | Dhaka |
| 6 | 107 vs ENG (’11) | Cardiff |
| 7 | 117* vs ENG (’11) | Delhi |
| 8 | 117 vs WI (’11) | Visakhapatnam |
| 9 | 133* vs SL (’12) | Hobart |
| 10 | 108 vs SL (’12) | Mirpur |
| 11 | 183 vs PAK (’12) | Mirpur |
| 12 | 106 vs SL (’12) | Hambantota |
| 13 | 128 vs SL (’12) | Colombo |
| 14 | 102 vs WI (’13) | Port of Spain |
| 15 | 115 vs ZIM (’13) | Harare |
| 16 | 100* vs AUS (’13) | Jaipur |
| 17 | 115 vs AUS (’13) | Nagpur |
| 18 | 123 vs NZ (’14) | Napier |
| 19 | 136 vs BAN (’14) | Fatullah |
| 20 | 127 vs WI (’14) | Dharamsala |
| 21 | 139* vs SL (’14) | Ranchi |
| 22 | 107 vs PAK (’15) | Adelaide |
| 23 | 138 vs SA (’15) | Chennai |
| 24 | 117 vs AUS (’16) | Melbourne |
| 25 | 106 vs AUS (’16) | Canberra |
| 26 | 154* vs NZ (’16) | Mohali |
| 27 | 122 vs ENG (’17) | Pune |
| 28 | 111* vs WI (’17) | Kingston |
| 29 | 131 vs SL (’17) | Colombo |
| 30 | 110* vs SL (’17) | Colombo |
| 31 | 121 vs NZ (’17) | Mumbai |
| 32 | 113 vs NZ (’17) | Kanpur |
| 33 | 112 VS SA (’18) | Durban |
| 34 | 160* vs SA (’18) | Cape Town |
| 35 | 129* v SA (’18) | Centurion |
| 36 | 140 vs WI (’18) | Guwahati |
| 37 | 157* vs WI (’18) | Visakhapatnam |
| 38 | 107 vs WI (’18) | Pune |
| 39 | 104 vs AUS (’19) | Adelaide |
| 40 | 116 vs AUS (’19) | Nagpur |
| 41 | 123 vs AUS (’19) | Ranchi |
| 42 | 120 vs WI (’19) | Port of Spain |
| 43 | 114* vs WI (’19) | Port of Spain |
| 44 | 113 vs BAN (’22) | Chattogram |
| 45 | 113 vs SL (’23) | Guwahati |
| 46 | 166* vs SL (’23) | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 47 | 122* vs PAK (’23) | Colombo |
| 48 | 103* vs BAN (’23) | Pune |
| 49 | 101* vs SA (’23) | Kolkata |
| 50 | 117* vs NZ (’23) | Mumbai |
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