This story is from September 12, 2023
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit unbeaten centuries as India posted a mammoth 356/2 against Pakistan in a rain-hit Super Four match of the Asia Cup on Monday.
India resumed on 147/2 in Colombo after rain ended play early on Sunday and pushed the 50-over game into a reserve day.
Rain again delayed the start but no overs were lost and Rahul (111) and Kohli (122 off 94) put on an unbeaten stand of 233 runs.
The stand between Kohli and Rahul is now the highest partnership in the history of the ODI Asia Cup. The duo surpassed Mohd. Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed's 224-run stand against India in 2012.
The stand is now also the highest partnership for India vs Pakistan in ODIs for any wicket. Navjot Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar held the previous record of 231 that came in 1996 for the second wicket.
Rahul, who returned from an injury lay-off, raised his bat to celebrate his hundred and was hugged by Kohli, who soon brought up his own ton after surpassing 13,000 ODI runs.
Kohli and Rahul resumed cautiously on their overnight scores of eight and 17 before they took to the Pakistan attack with 100 runs in 102 balls.
Rahul smashed 12 fours and two sixes, including whipping Shadab Khan over mid-wicket, in his 106-ball knock.
Kohli (9 fours, 3 sixes) finished the innings with a six down the ground against a bowling attack that lacked sting.