Top 3 knocks of Virat Kohli in T20 World Cup

Virat Kohli's record at Men's T20 World Cups is built on high-pressure chases rather than a single explosive hundred. Across multiple editions, he produced enthralling knocks that repeatedly dragged India over the line when the target looked beyond reach.

He retired from T20Is after the 2024 T20 World Cup final, finishing as the all-time leading run-scorer in the tournament's history with 1,292 runs across 33 innings in 35 matches. His 15 fifty-plus scores are the most by any batter in T20 World Cup history, and he is the only player to win the Player of the Tournament award twice, in 2014 and 2016.

3. 72* vs South Africa, 2014 World T20 semi-final

In the semi-final of the 2014 T20 World Cup in Dhaka, India faced a target of 173 against South Africa on a sluggish wicket. Kohli anchored and then accelerated, hitting five fours and two sixes on his way to an unbeaten 72 off 44 balls to guide India into the final.

The innings confirmed his standing as a tournament-level performer capable of controlling a chase rather than merely surviving one. He finished the 2014 edition with a then-tournament-record 319 runs, earning the Player of the Tournament award for the first time.