New Delhi: Virat Kohli deepened his name in cricketing history on Sunday by becoming the first Indian to score on Sunday. 100 half -centuries In T20 cricket, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Star achieved milestones during an unbeaten knock of 62 runs in 45 balls against Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
It marked the third fifty in Kohli’s ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season and took its overall Tally in the 100 fifty and took 9 hundreds in 405 T20 matches. Now behind David Warner of Australia, most of the T20 half-century seated second place in the all-time list, which has 108 fifties and 8 centuries out of 400 games.
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Kohli brought his landmark in style, in which Vanindu Hasranga was launched on ropes in the 15th over of Run Chase.
Chasing 174, Kohli led the front, sewing with a bang 92-rran opening partnership Phil SaltWhich scored 65 runs off just 33 balls. He then shared a stand of 83 runs with Devdutt Padikkal (28 to 40), with RCB with a nine -wicket win with 15 balls.
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals posted a competitive 173/4, which was made for 75 runs in the fluent 47 delivery of Yashasvi Jaiswal. However, his total proved to be insufficient against the RCB top order.
With this milestone, Kohli not only confirmed his position as a modern day legend, but also demonstrated his permanent class in the format. Pakistan’s Babar Azam (90 fifties), Chris Gayle (88), and Jose Butler (86) Elite T20 follow Kohli in the list of fifty manufacturers.
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