Virat Kohli once again delivered on the big stage, bouncing back from two consecutive ducks with a crucial half-century against Kolkata Knight Riders while rewriting the IPL record books in Raipur. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru star became the first player in IPL history to score 400 or more runs in 12 different seasons, extending his dominance over some of the league’s biggest batting legends.
Most IPL seasons with 400+ runs:
- 12 — Virat Kohli
- 9 — David Warner /
Suresh Raina - 9 — Shikhar Dhawan /
Rohit Sharma - 8 — KL Rahul
- 7 — Shubman Gill
- 6 —
AB de Villiers
Kohli also added another major milestone to his glittering career by becoming the most-capped player in IPL history. The RCB icon featured in his 279th IPL match, going past MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who were previously tied with him on 278 appearances. Coming into the contest after back-to-back ducks, Kohli answered his critics immediately with another composed knock in a high-pressure chase. He also continued his superb record against KKR. Kohli’s last five scores vs KKR: 54 83* 18 59* 51* Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders posted 192 for four in the rain-delayed clash after Angkrish Raghuvanshi produced a career-best 71 off 46 balls with seven fours and three sixes. The youngster rebuilt the innings after early wickets and stitched together important partnerships with Cameron Green (32) and Rinku Singh, who remained unbeaten on 49 off 29 balls. RCB had struck early through Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood after Finn Allen and Ajinkya Rahane threatened a quick start. However, Raghuvanshi’s aggressive strokeplay and Rinku’s late flourish helped KKR reach a competitive total.
