Adelaide Oval will host the blockbuster T20 World Cup semi-final between India and England. Virat Kohli is in excellent form in the tournament so far, and he just loves batting at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide. Virat has some excellent numbers on this ground and he would just want to continue.
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The form of Virat Kohli has been a boon for the Indian team in this T20 World Cup. He single-handedly won the match for the Indian team against Pakistan at the MCG, which set the tone for the Indian team in the tournament. In a rain-interrupted match against Bangladesh, Virat scored yet another half-century.
The English team will need to stop Virat from scoring big runs in the semi-final if they want to win against India. If Virat strikes his form, there are very few bowling attacks in the world that can stop him from scoring runs.
Virat Kohli in Adelaide records
Virat Kohli recently said that he feels at home in Adelaide, and his records at the Adelaide Oval prove the same as well. He has played a three T20Is at the Adelaide Oval, and he has scored half-centuries in all three of them. Virat has been dismissed just once here in T20Is.
In this T20 World Cup, he scored 64* in 44 balls against Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval, whereas he scored 90* in 55 balls against Australia in 2016. So, it is safe to say that Adelaide is Virat’s hunting ground. He scored 50 runs against England in the T20 World Cup semi final. Not just T20s, Virat possesses an excellent record in Adelaide in ODIs and Tests as well.
In ODIs, Virat has scored 244 runs in 4 innings at 61.00 with the help of a couple of centuries, whereas in tests, he has scored 509 runs in 4 matches with the help of 3 centuries and one half-century.
King Kohli vs Adil Rashid head to head records in T20 international
It is evident that Virat has struggled against leg-spinners in the past and his battle against England’s off-spinner Adil Rashid can be an interesting one to watch out for. In T20Is, Kohli has scored 72 runs in 68 balls against Adil Rashid at a S/R of 105.88, and Rashid has dismissed him twice. So in T20Is, Rashid has certainly controlled Virat.
Virat and Rashid have not played against each other in the IPL. The English team would want to use Rashid against Virat in Adelaide as the Indian run machine is in terrific form at the moment.
