Bengaluru: Indian cricket team’s star batsman Virat Kohli has achieved another special achievement in the 18th season of the Indian Premier League. With this, Virat has left behind former Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Kohli has achieved this feat in the 42nd match of IPL 2025, where the match is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Virat Kohli’s name registered special achievement
After losing the toss in this match, RCB team came to bat first. Virat Kohli started the innings with Phil Salt and added 61 runs in 6.4 overs for the first wicket. After this, Virat shared a 95-run partnership in 51 balls for the second wicket with Devdutt Padikkal. During this, Virat Kohli also scored his 60th half-century in the IPL. This is his fifth half-century of this season.
Virat Kohli left Babar Azam behind
With this half-century, he achieved a special position. Now Virat Kohli has left Babar Azam behind and become the player to score the most 50+ scores while batting first in T20 cricket. Before him, this record was registered in the name of Babar, who had 61 fifty plus scores. Now Virat Kohli has scored fifty or more 62 times in T20.
Virat played a brilliant innings of 70 runs
In this match, Virat Kohli completed his half-century with the help of 8 fours in 32 balls. In this match, he played a brilliant innings of 70 runs with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes in 82 balls. Apart from him, Devdutt Padikkal played an innings of 50 runs with 4 fours and 3 sixes in 27 balls for the team. For RCB, Fit Salt contributed 26 runs and Tim David contributed 23 runs, due to which the team’s score reached 205 for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. For Rajasthan Royals, Sandeep Sharma took 2 wickets while Jofra Archer and Wanindu Hasaranga took 1-1 wickets.
Players who scored the most 50+ runs while batting first in T20
62 – Virat Kohli (India)
61 – Babar Azam (Pakistan)
57 – Chris Gayle (West Indies)
55 – David Warner (Australia)
52 – Jos Buttler (England)
52 – Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
