IPL 2024: Virat Kohli overtakes Shikhar Dhawan, becomes second player to hit maximum half-centuries

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Written By Saurav Mukherjee

Kohli besides equaled David Warner's grounds of astir 500-plus runs successful IPL seasons, that is 7 times.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a changeable  during the lucifer  against Gujarat Titans successful  the Indian Premier League 2024, astatine  Narendra Modi Stadium successful  Ahmedabad connected  Sunday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)Premium Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a changeable during the lucifer against Gujarat Titans successful the Indian Premier League 2024, astatine Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad connected Sunday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) prima subordinate Virat Kohli is cognize to interruption aged records and marque caller ones. On Sunday, Kohli surpassed existent Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shikhar Dhawan to go the 2nd subordinate to deed the astir half-centuries successful a run-chase successful the Indian Premier League (IPL) history.

He achieved this feat portion playing against Gujarat Titans (GT) and scored an unbeaten 70 runs from 44 balls astatine a monolithic onslaught complaint of 159.09. He hammered 6 fours and 3 overhead boundaries against GT.

Looking astatine the stats, portion chasing the target, David Warner stands successful the apical spot with 35 half-centuries, Kohli stands astatine the 2nd spot with 24 half-centuries and Dhawan holds the 3rd spot with 23 fifty-plus scores.

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Apart from this, chasing 201 runs, Kohli acceptable a concern with Will Jacks of 133 runs, which is the highest concern scored against Gujarat Titans successful the past of the IPL.

Earlier, Rajasthan Royals' Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag's 130-run concern holds 2nd spot connected the highest concern scored against the Gujarat Titans.

Among others, Kohli equaled David Warner's grounds of astir 500-plus runs successful IPL seasons, that is 7 times.

Kohli successful IPL 2024:

Kohli has played 10 matches for RCB successful IPL 2024 and scored 500 runs astatine an mean of 71.43 and a onslaught complaint of 147.49. His highest successful the tourney is an unbeaten 113, portion helium has deed 46 boundaries and 20 sixes.

IPL 2024 RCB vs GT:

Batting first, GT scored 200 runs aft losing 3 wickets, portion RCB chaced successful conscionable 16 overs, with Kohli Virat Kohli (70) and Will Jacks (100) handed RCB their 3rd triumph of the season.

With bureau inputs.

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Published: 28 Apr 2024, 10:01 PM IST

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