NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru‘s talisman Virat Kohli added another record to his illustrious IPL career on Sunday, becoming the player with the most fifty-plus scores in the tournament’s history.
Kohli’s masterful 73 not out off 54 balls against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur marked his 59th IPL half-century and his 67th score of fifty or more, edging past David Warner’s tally of 66.
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Kohli now stands alone atop the all-time list, with 59 fifties and 8 hundreds, compared to Warner’s 62 fifties and 4 centuries.
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Most 50+ scores in IPL
67 – Virat Kohli (8 x 100s)
66 – David Warner (4 x 100s)
53 – Shikhar Dhawan (2 x 100s)
45 – Rohit Sharma (2 x 100s)
43 – KL Rahul (4 x 100s)
43 – AB de Villiers (3 x 100s)
Chasing a modest target of 158, RCB lost Phil Salt early to Arshdeep Singh. But Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal steadied the ship with a commanding 103-run stand for the second wicket. Padikkal was in blistering form, smashing 61 off just 35 deliveries, including five fours and four sixes.
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Kohli played the anchor role to perfection, bringing up his record-breaking fifty in the 15th over before shifting gears. He added a brisk 34-run partnership with skipper Rajat Patidar (12), keeping the chase firmly on track.
Jitesh Sharma finished things off in style, launching a six off Nehal Wadhera in the 19th over as RCB sealed a seven-wicket win with seven balls to spare. The victory pushed RCB to third place in the points table with 10 points from 8 matches.
Earlier, spinners Krunal Pandya (2/25) and Suyash Sharma (2/26) stifled Punjab Kings in the middle overs, restricting them to a below-par 157/6 in their 20 overs.
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