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Daryl Mitchell Breaks 44-Year-Old World Record, Becomes First Player In History Alongside Ab de Villiers To...

Daryl Mitchell created history on Sunday (January 18) at the Holkar Stadium in Indore as he all but confirmed his spot as the world's new number-one ODI batter with his second century in a row during the ongoing three-match series against India during the third match. The star New Zealand batter continued his brilliant form after making a knock of 84 in the series opener at Vadodara before an unbeaten match-winning knock of 131 in the second game at Rajkot. Mitchell has now scored five 50+ scores in a row against India on Indian soil, out of which four have been centuries.

Daryl Mitchell Breaks 44-Year-Old World Record, Becomes First Player In History Alongside Ab de Villiers To...

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Key Highlights

  • Before his heroics in this series, the Kiwi batting star had made a century in both matches New Zealand had played against India in the 2023 World Cup.
  • This included a knock of 130 in Dharamshala in the league stage before a knock of 134 in the semi-final at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.
  • Daryl Mitchell Creates History Mitchell's tally of four centuries against India in India is the second-best in history.
  • Only South African cricket star Ab de Villiers (ABD) has managed to reach the three-figure mark on more occasions in India while playing against the Men in Blue.
  • In the previous game, Mitchell had broken Nathan Astle's record for the centuries by a New Zealand player against India on Indian soil.
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