King Kohli dethrones the 'Little Master'

Fiftieth ton passes Tendulkar's record and sends India through to final

MUMBAI — Virat Kohli scored a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred before Mohammed Shami took a sensational seven-wicket haul as India sealed a place in the World Cup final with a 70-run win over New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Kohli made 117 to surpass the record he had shared with India great Sachin Tendulkar, aka the Little Master. Shreyas Iyer added a rapid 105 in a total of 397-4 that also featured Shubman Gill's 80 not out after he retired hurt on 79.

Shami then took a 7-57 as New Zealand, the losing finalist at the last two World Cups and conqueror of India in a 2019 semifinal, was dismissed for 327.