It had taken him 277 innings to score 49 hundreds at this level compared tothe 438 required by fellow India 2011 World Cup-winner Tendulkar. Together with Shreyas Iyer (77) he shared a third-wicket partnership of 134after India captain Rohit had won the toss. India, fresh from dismissing Sri Lanka for just 55 during a 302-run rout ofthe 1996 champions, sparked another collapse as South Africa were dismissed for83. Like India, South Africa had also already made sure of their semi-finalspot. - Tendulkar tribute -Tendulkar led the tributes to Kohli, the retired India great writing on X,formerly Twitter: "Well played Virat.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha November 05, 2023 16:21 UTC