Vizag ODI ends in a tie as Kohli’s record-breaking innings is cancelled out by Hope’s ton

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Shai Hope hits a boundary on the last ball of the over as the match ends in a tie. Windies needed 5 runs to win from the last over but he could muster only a boundary towards third man. Shai Hope remains not out for 123* and played a starring role, along with Shimron Hetmyer, who was dismissed for 94. Kuldeep was the star of the day for the hosts as he picked up three wickets. Earlier, India ended their innings at 321/6 in 50 overs. Virat Kohli was once again the star of the show for the hosts as he remained unbeaten on 157. Ambati Rayudu also contributed with a well-made 73. As for the visitors, Ashley Nurse and Obed McCoy scalped two wickets each. Also, during the course of his unbeaten innings, Kohli became the fastest to 10,000 runs in ODI cricket by breaking the record of Sachin Tendulkar. While Tendulkar had done it in 259 innings, Kohli reached there in his 205th innings.

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