IPL 2025: Virat Kohli breaks a big record equals Rohit Sharma as well

IPL 2025: In the match played against Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Virat Kohli has made a new record by playing an unbeaten half-century innings. He played an unbeaten innings of 73 runs with the help of 7 fours and 1 six in 54 balls in the 37th match of the Indian Premier League 2025. With the help of this half-century, Virat Kohli became the batsman to play the most innings of 50 or more runs in IPL history.

He broke the record of Australia's David Warner. Apart from this, he has also equaled a record of Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma.

Most 50-plus scores in IPL

While during his 15-year journey in IPL, Australian opener David Warner, played 184 matches for Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. During this, he scored innings of more than 50 runs 66 times. While Virat Kohli has scored more than 50 runs 67 times in 260 IPL matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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This includes 8 centuries

At number three is Shikhar Dhawan who has done this 53 times. Talking about half-centuries in T20, he has scored 13208 runs in 390 innings of 407 matches, which includes 101 half-centuries. While he has scored 9 centuries. He has also left David Warner behind in terms of half-centuries. David Warner has 100 half-centuries in T20.

Virat equaled Rohit

Virat Kohli led RCB to victory by playing an unbeaten half-century against Punjab Kings. For his brilliant innings, he was chosen as the Player of the Match. Virat Kohli was successful in winning the Player of the Match award for the 19th time in IPL. With this, he equaled Rohit Sharma in terms of Indian players winning the most Player of the Match awards in IPL.

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Virat Kohli breaks a big record

He has also surpassed Mahendra Singh Dhoni (18). Now Kohli has a great opportunity to leave Rohit Sharma behind and become the first Indian and the third player in the world to win 20 or more Player of the Match awards in IPL.

Summary

So far only 2 players have been chosen as Player of the Match 20 or more times in IPL. He has won this award 25 times. After this comes Chris Gayle. Gayle has won the Player of the Match award in IPL 22 times.