Royal Challengers Bangalore, who’ve been in sensational kind all through this IPL season, have now secured a spot in Qualifier 1. Main from the entrance, Virat Kohli as soon as once more performed an important function with a match-winning knock of 54 off 27 balls towards Lucknow Tremendous Giants. However this wasn’t simply one other half-century—Kohli created historical past by reaching three main milestones in a single match.
Essentially the most exceptional of them: Kohli grew to become the primary cricketer in T20 historical past to cross 9000 runs for a single franchise. His tally contains 8606 runs within the IPL and 424 runs within the now-defunct Champions League T20, totaling 9030 runs in 271 innings for RCB. For context, the subsequent finest is Rohit Sharma with 6060 runs for the Mumbai Indians.
In that very same match, Kohli surpassed David Warner to turn into the participant with probably the most half-centuries in IPL historical past—his 54 was his 63rd fifty, yet one more than Warner’s 62. Kohli already has eight fifties this season, matching his 2023 efficiency and approaching his report of 11 from 2016.
So as to add to the historic night time, Kohli additionally prolonged his report of scoring 600+ runs in an IPL season for the fifth time (2013, 2016, 2023, 2024, and now 2025). No different participant has achieved this as typically—KL Rahul has performed it 4 occasions, whereas Chris Gayle and David Warner have managed it 3 times every.
With this win, RCB is not only using excessive on the factors desk but additionally carrying large momentum into the playoffs—with King Kohli main the cost.
