Kohli made 3 big records by scoring 54th fifty, left Dhawan behind
- Virat Kohli is in great form in IPL 2024
- Scored unbeaten 70 runs on 44 balls against Gujarat
- Kohli made a partnership of 166 runs with Will Jacques
RCB's star batsman Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings in IPL 2024. He scored unbeaten 70 runs in 44 balls against Gujarat Titans. He hit 6 fours and 3 sixes. This is the 54th half-century of Kohli's IPL career. He made an unbroken partnership of 166 runs for the second wicket with Will Jacques and led RCB to victory by 9 wickets. RCB achieved the target of 201 runs in 16 overs.
Kohli made three strong records with his half-century innings. He has reached second place in the list of players who have scored the most fifty plus scores during run chases in IPL. He has played 24 fifty plus innings while chasing the target. Kohli has left behind Shikhar Dhawan, who has 23 half-centuries to his name.
Highest 50 plus score while chasing in IPL
- 35 David Warner
- 24 Virat Kohli
- 23 Shikhar Dhawan
- 22 KL Rahul
- 20 Gautam Gambhir
Most 500 runs in an IPL season
Kohli jointly ranks first in the list of players who have scored more than 500 runs in a single season of IPL. He has done this 7 times. Apart from Kohli, David Warner has also scored more than 500 runs 7 times.
- 7 – David Warner
- 7- Virat Kohli
- 5- KL Rahul
- 5- Shikhar Dhawan
- 3 – Chris Gayle
- 3- Suresh Raina
- 3 – Quinton de Kock
Players who scored most runs in IPL chase
Kohli has made another record in his name. He became the first player to complete 3500 runs in an IPL chase. After this is Warner (3284). Rohit (2926), popularly known as 'Hitman', is in third place.
- 3540 – Virat Kohli
- 3284 – David Warner
- 2926 – Rohit Sharma
- 2843 – Shikhar Dhawan
- 2382 – Robin Uthappa
Playoff hopes are alive
RCB remains in the race for the playoffs after the win against GT. RCB currently has 6 points from 10 matches and is placed tenth in the points table. While Gujarat is at number seven. He has faced his sixth defeat.