On December 24, 2025, in a historic display of batting prowess, Virat Kohli He marked his long-awaited return to domestic cricket by breaking the 58th Century List. Opposite represents Delhi Andhra Pradesh in the year Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025-26 In Bengaluru, Kohli proved why he remains the gold standard of the 50-over format.
Virat Kohli smashes stunning century on Vijay Hazare comeback as Delhi win over Andhra Pradesh
Kohli made a spectacular comeback to the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a masterful knock of 131 runs off 101 balls. His dominant innings, which included 14 boundaries and three sixes, laid the foundation for Delhi’s 299-run chase. Kohli’s presence at the crease was nothing short of a spectacle with his crisp batting and calculated aggression lighting up the venue in Bengaluru.
After losing his opening partner, Priyansh Arya (74), Kohli anchored the innings Nitish Rana50 out of 66 balls, who played a solid supporting role. Kohli’s century took the game to a different level, showing his ability to shift gears with ease. The chase was within Delhi’s grasp as they cruised towards the target at an impressive pace of 8.33 runs. Kohli’s performance was a perfect blend of patience and aggression, ensuring Delhi’s commanding position in the ongoing tournament. His confidence on the field bodes well for both his form and Delhi’s campaign in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26.
Kohli reaches the milestone of 16,000 runs in List A cricket after Sachin Tendulkar
Kohli, making his first appearance in the tournament after 15 years, entered the match with just one run. 16,000 run milestone in cricket list. He achieved this feat in the first race of the Delhi chase, then became the second Indian Sachin Tendulkar and the ninth player overall to break the mark. Notably, Kohli reached 16,000 runs in just 330 innings, which is 61 innings faster than Tendulkar.
Chasing a competitive target of 299 at the BCCI Center of Excellence, Kohli closed the innings with trademark precision. He started aggressively exploiting the field restrictions before shifting gears in the deep after opener Arya’s dismissal. Kohli reached his half-century off just 39 balls and reached his hundred off 83 deliveries. His innings was supported by a 113-run partnership with Arya and a more durable century stand with Nitish Rana. This 58th ton moves him just two centuries behind Tendulkar’s all-time record of 60 List A hundreds, with 53 of Kohli’s centuries scored in international matches.
Here’s how the fans reacted:
Part 28 of Vijay Hazare match between Del and Andhra. Virat Kohli is currently batting at 107 off 85 balls with just over 22 overs!
— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) December 24, 2025
Another day. Another 100 for Kohli (107*)
3 hundreds with 2 50+ scores in last 5 recorded cricket matches. After a few ducks, the imperative form, followed by obituaries.
— archit (@InswinginMenace) December 24, 2025
Virat Kohli also completes his 💯 #VijayHazareTrophy. Other names like Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma join the list of hundreds scorers today. Bihar alone had 3, including Ghani, who scored the fastest hundred. #cricket
— Sankar (@stocksportlove) December 24, 2025
Virat Kohli follows Rohit Sharma with a century #VijayHazareTrophy After Sachin Tendulkar (60) he made a comeback after 15 years with his 58th Century list. Kohli also completed 1000 runs for Delhi in the List A format with his 5th century for the team in 17 innings.
— Lalith Kalidas (@lal__kal) December 24, 2025
Both Kohli and Rohit are batting right now but we fans can’t watch them live and then people talk about caring about domestic cricket.
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) December 24, 2025
Total century number for Virat Kohli is 103 🐐
– 83 international centuries
– 8 IPL centuries
– 12 local centuries pic.twitter.com/ZDeqNCHDMy— Kevin (@imkevin149) December 24, 2025
Virat Kohli smashed the century in just 83 balls 👑
Follow the master at work pic.twitter.com/k7YYStIb3E— RCBIANS OFFICIAL (@RcbianOfficial) December 24, 2025
58th century 😭♥️ 11 fours for 3 sixes and a Strike Rate of over 130.
This version of Virat Kohli is more dangerous than his 2016 version. 🥶 pic.twitter.com/vkYw8twjrw
— 👑 (@Goatlified) December 24, 2025
Virat Kohli can score every day, he is in that form. pic.twitter.com/FZkJ5xS3GE
— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) December 24, 2025
Virat Kohli completes 16,000 runs in List A cricket ⚡#ViratKohli #VijayHazareTrophy @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/IM0KXAjBin
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) December 24, 2025
