Virat Kohli scored his sixth fifty in the Indian Premier League 2025, his 62nd in the cash-rich tournament, and also reclaimed the Orange Cap from Sai Sudharsan. He amassed 62 runs off 33 balls, packed with 5 fours and 5 sixes. The 36-year-old batted aggressively from the start against Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In 11 matches, the right-handed batter has accumulated 505 runs at an average of 63.12 and a strike rate of 143.46. He scripted five records.
1. Most runs against a rival franchise
Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the most runs against a rival franchise in the IPL. He has posted 1146 runs against CSK, going past David Warner’s record of 1134 runs against Punjab Kings.
2. Four consecutive fifties for RCB
Virat Kohli has hit four consecutive fifties for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2025. Earlier, the legendary cricketer had smashed four successive half-centuries in 2016.
3. Most fifties against Chennai Super Kings
With his tenth fifty against Chennai Super Kings, Virat went past Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, and Rohit Sharma, who have managed nine such scores against the five-time champions.
4. Most T20 sixes at a venue
Virat Kohli has hit 152 sixes at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the most by a batter at one venue. He broke Chris Gayle’s milestone of 151 maximums.
5. More than 300 sixes for a team in T20 cricket
Virat Kohli, who hit five sixes against Chennai Super Kings, surpassed the 300-maximum mark for a team in T20 cricket. He has clobbered 304 sixes for RCB. Chris Gayle is in the second spot with 263 sixes for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Rohit Sharma with 262 sixes for Mumbai Indians is third.