Virat Kohli has broken the record of 701 runs, which was held by former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan and was scored in 10 games between 2013 and 2017. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is third on India's list of top scorers in the tournament with 665 runs in 13 games between 1998 and 2004.
The 36-year-old Kohli achieved this in pursuit of a 265-run target. This was his 17th Champions Trophy game for India. He also scored his 74th half-century in ODIs during the match. He also surpassed Sachin Tendulkar's record for ICC ODI tournament 50-plus scores by achieving this. Kohli now has 24 of these scores in 58 innings, surpassing Tendulkar, who had 23 in the same number of innings.
Kohli has been in majestic touch all through the tournament. He scored a match-winning century against arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai and has carried his dominance over to the knockout stages with a masterful innings, rising after the early losses of openers Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma.
Speaking of the match, Australia's captain Steve Smith led his side's batting effort with a solid 73, while Alex Carey contributed 61. However, India bowled out the reigning ODI world champions for 264 in 49.3 overs.
Kohli’s brilliance has been a defining factor in India’s campaign, proving instrumental in both the group stage and crucial knockout encounters.
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