Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the most runs in an IPL season. Kohli had scored 973 runs in the 2016 IPL. Till now no player has been able to come close to this record of Kohli. Now seeing Kohli’s excellent form in IPL 2024, it seems that he himself can break this record.
In IPL 2024, Kohli has scored 708 runs while batting in 14 innings of 14 matches at an average of 64.36 and strike rate of 155.60. During this period, he has scored 1 century and 5 half-centuries. Kohli has hit 59 fours and 37 sixes.
If Bengaluru reaches the final, Kohli will have three more innings to bat. In the next three innings, Kohli will need to score 266 runs to break the record of 973 runs. Looking at the excellent form Kohli is showing in the season, it can be said that he will easily score 266 runs in three innings. Now it will be interesting to see whether Kohli is able to break his record or not.
Bengaluru qualified for playoffs by winning 6 consecutive matches
In the first half of the IPL, it seemed that Bengaluru would become the first team to be eliminated from IPL 2024. Bengaluru had won only 1 match in the first 8 matches. But after this the team made a brilliant comeback and won the next 6 matches consecutively and secured a place in the playoffs. RCB, captained by Faf du Plessis, secured the playoff spot by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the last league match.
Bengaluru will play eliminator against Rajasthan
Bengaluru is present at number four in the top-4. The first qualifier match is played between the first and second placed teams making it to the playoff, the winning team gets a direct ticket to the finals. At the same time, the losing team also has a second chance to reach the final by playing the second qualifier. Apart from this, an eliminator match is played between the third and fourth ranked teams. The team that wins the eliminator match plays the second qualifier, while the losing team is out of the tournament.
