Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter Virat Kohli played yet another match-winning innings on Sunday, April 20, guiding his team to a fifth straight away win in the Indian Premier League 2025. Kohli anchored RCB’s innings against Punjab Kings at Mullanpur, taking his team over the line with 7 wickets and 7 balls remaining.
Kohli scored 73 off 54 balls, notching up his fourth fifty of the season. This was the batter’s 67th fifty-plus score in the IPL, helping him overtake David Warner’s exceptional record for the most fifty-plus scores in the history of the Indian Premier League.
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Kohli has scored 59 fifties and 8 hundreds in the IPL. He is the highest run-scorer in the history of the tournament, with 8,321 runs from 260 games. Kohli has played in the IPL since its inception and has represented only one franchise throughout his career.
Batters with most fifty-plus scores in IPL
Kohli has been in superb form in the IPL 2025 season. Kohli has played 8 games and has scored 322 runs already this season. The batter averages 64.40 so far at a strike rate of 140.00. More importantly, Kohli’s form has translated into RCB’s success, with the team winning 5 out of its first 8 games. All of their wins have come away from home.
Most Runs in IPL 2025
Virat Kohli is steadily climbing the Orange Cap list with strong performances. He is currently at the 3rd spot with 322 runs. Kohli stands behind Lucknow Super Giants’ Nicholas Pooran (368) and Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan (365) this season. Jos Buttler (315) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (307) are the other two names in the top 5 of the Orange Cap race.
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