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Virat Kohli Vs Australia In T20I Matches

Indian middle order star Virat Kohli has been in the limelight following his return to form at the recently concluded Asia Cup 2022. The 33-year-old struggled with the bat for over 2 years before going on to become the fourth Indian cricketer who has record a century in every format of the game.

The former Indian team captain announced his comeback to form with spectacular outings at the 6-nation tournament. After a decent performance against archrivals Pakistan in the campaign opener, Kohli went on to score back-to-back half centuries. He latter topped it up with his maiden T20I century, smashing 122* from 61 balls against Afghanistan.

The middle order batsman ended up scoring 276 runs from 5 innings while recording a jaw dropping strike rate of 147.59. He was the second highest run scorer at the Asia Cup with Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan scoring 281 in 6 innings.

Virat Kohli’s next assignment sees the batting icon square off against Australia at home with the 3 match T20I series kicking off on 20^th September. He is expected to carry on the form with fans looking at the 2011 World Cup winner to continue his exploits as the ICC T20 World Cup is just round the corner.

How will Virat Kohli fare against Australia?

Kohli has a solid record against the Aussie with the Delhi based star averaging 59.83. He is the leading run-scorer against them in the shortest format of the game, recording 718 runs from 19 T20Is while registering a strike rate of 146.23. He has also scored seven half-centuries, which is the most by any player against Australia in T20 Internationals.

Speaking about bilateral fixtures, Virat Kohli has the most T20I runs against the Aussies having amassed 598 runs from 16 T20I matches. He last played a T20I game against Australia in December 2020 and recorded 85 runs from 61 balls at the Sydney Cricket Ground. His scores in the previous six outing against Australia are 85, 40, 9, 72*, 24, and 61*.

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There is no doubt in Kohli’s caliber and its quite clear that the Indian middle order icon enjoys batting against Australia. His record against them is simply outstanding with Virat Kohli also keen on continuing his excellent record against them when India hosts Australia in Mohali for the first T20 on 20th September. Both the teams will later travel to Nagpur and play the second clash at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium with the final game of the bilateral series scheduled to be played in Hyderabad, on September 25.

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