An opening game of an IPL season. A loud M Chinnaswamy Stadium and a tricky chase ahead of him. And guess what Virat Kohli does? He did what he does more often than not. Dominate. The IPL veteran who now plays just one international format came and once again conquered to thrill the RCB fans, now as defending champions.
What a sight it was for Bengaluru, which has seen this script play time and time again. But every time, it feels surreal. Every time Virat Kohli punches a pacer down the ground, you drop your jaw in imagination. Every time he flicks one for a six, you stand up and applaud. Despite not being a natural six-hitter, Kohli bosses the T20 format. That’s what he did in the opening game between RCB and SRH, taking his team to the fastest 200+ chase in IPL history.
Virat Kohli’s innings progression
- After 10 balls: 18 runs
- After 20 balls: 30 runs
- After 27 balls: 45 runs
- After 33 balls: 50 runs
- After 38 balls: 69 runs
Devdutt Padikkal played a blinder up top to help Kohli. But that’s the mastery of the former RCB captain, who knew who was hitting the ball better. He didn’t try too hard and when he got settled, SRH bowlers were whacked. With his unbeaten 69, Kohli, unsurprisingly, made a slew of records. We have compiled all the records and milestones he achieved below.
List of records Virat Kohli broke in RCB vs SRH game
Most T20 runs by an Asia batter
| Player | M | Runs | HS | Ave. | SR | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gayle | 463 | 14562 | 175* | 36.22 | 144.75 | 22/88 |
| Kieron Pollard | 735 | 14482 | 104 | 31.62 | 150.96 | 1/67 |
| Alex Hales | 528 | 14449 | 119* | 29.91 | 144.51 | 7/92 |
| David Warner | 433 | 14063 | 135* | 37.10 | 140.68 | 10/115 |
| Jos Buttler | 493 | 13845 | 124 | 34.96 | 146.16 | 8/98 |
| Virat Kohli | 415 | 13612 | 122* | 42.14 | 134.85 | 9/106 |
| Shoaib Malik | 557 | 13571 | 95* | 35.99 | 127.24 | 0/83 |
Most runs in IPL chases
- 4000 – Virat Kohli
- 3285 – David Warner
- 3238 – Rohit Sharma
- 2843 – Shikhar Dhawan
- 2832 – Robin Uthappa
Kohli vs SRH
Kohli’s always on fire against SRH! He’s now got 7 fifty-plus scores against them in the IPL, the most by any batter, surpassing Faf du Plessis and Sanju Samson. Kohli’s also smashed 874 runs against SRH, the most by any player in the league.
Best average by a pair while chasing in IPL
| Partners | Inns | Runs | High | Average | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal | 13 | 789 | 181* | 71.72 | 3/3 |
| F du Plessis, Virat Kohli | 15 | 880 | 172 | 58.66 | 3/2 |
| Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav | 15 | 693 | 143* | 53.30 | 1/7 |
| Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul | 20 | 1063 | 120 | 53.15 | 3/8 |
| Jonny Bairstow, David Warner | 15 | 779 | 131 | 51.93 | 2/6 |
Indian opener with most sixes in IPL
Here’s your data cleaned and structured into a proper table:
| Player | Inns | Runs | HS | SR | 100s | 50s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 129 | 5078 | 113* | 139.62 | 8 | 40 | 182 |
| KL Rahul | 103 | 4418 | 132* | 138.14 | 5 | 36 | 179 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 202 | 6362 | 106* | 128.11 | 2 | 47 | 143 |
| Rohit Sharma | 117 | 3166 | 105* | 133.75 | 1 | 19 | 140 |
| Shubman Gill | 97 | 3603 | 129 | 139.75 | 4 | 25 | 112 |
