Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli etched his name in the record books by becoming the first cricketer ever to amass 9,000 T20 runs for a single franchise. The landmark was achieved during RCB’s final league stage encounter against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Lucknow on Tuesday.Kohli, RCB’s all-time leading run-scorer, has accumulated these runs by combining his performances in both the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the now-defunct Champions League T20 (CLT20). Ahead of the match, Kohli had registered 8,976 runs across 279 matches and 270 innings, averaging 39.54 with a strike rate of 133.49. His tally included eight centuries and 64 half-centuries, with a top score of 113*.In IPL alone, Kohli is the leading run-scorer in the tournament’s history, with 8,552 runs from 264 matches and 256 innings. He averages 39.59 and has notched up eight hundreds and 62 fifties, also with a best of 113*.During his CLT20 appearances, Kohli scored 424 runs in 15 matches at an average of 38.54 and a strike rate of 150.35, including two fifties. His highest score in the tournament was 84*.
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This season, Kohli has been in sublime form, leading RCB’s scoring charts with 548 runs in 12 innings. He is averaging 60.88 with a strike rate of 145.35, including seven fifties and a highest score of 73*. Currently, he stands sixth in the overall run-scorers list for IPL 2025.If RCB manage a win against LSG, they will seal a top-two finish and set up a Qualifier 1 clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS), ensuring two opportunities to reach the IPL final.
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