Virat Kohli samshes a 31-ball fifty in opposition to Punjab Kings
Virat Kohli is now the primary Indian and third batter internationally to attain this feat in T20 cricket
Ace batter Virat Kohli scripted historical past on Monday night time as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) chased 177 in opposition to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match no. 6 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The former RCB skipper smashed a half-century, citing his 100th fifty-plus rating in the shortest format of the sport. In reality, he’s now the primary Indian and third batter internationally to attain this feat in T20 cricket.
It was additionally the primary half-century for Kohli in IPL 2024, notching it up in simply 31 deliveries. He is positioned third on the listing of batters with probably the most 50-plus scores in T20 cricket. ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle is on the highest of the charts with 110 fifty-plus scores and 14562 runs, adopted by veteran Australia batter David Warner (109 fifty-plus scores and 12094 runs).
| Player’s Name | Matches | Mos 50-plus scores |
| Chris Gayle | 463 | 110 |
| David Warner | 371 | 109 |
| Virat Kohli | 377 | 100 |
| Babar Azam | 290 | 98 |
| Jos Buttler | 404 | 86 |
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Earlier in the primary innings, Kohli took his 173rd catch to ascend to the highest of the listing of Indians with probably the most catches in T20 cricket. He took the catch of Jonny Bairstow as his milestone dismissal, surpassing former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Suresh Raina.
India Fielder with Most Catches in T20s:
173 – Virat Kohli
172 – Suresh Raina
167 – Rohit Sharma
146 – Manish Pandey
136 – Suryakumar Yadav
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Pacer Mohammed Siraj and Glenn Maxwell grabbed two wickets every for Royal Challengers Bengaluru however Punjab Kings nonetheless managed a preventing 176 for six. Siraj (2/26) accounted for Jonny Bairstow and Jitesh Sharma, whereas Maxwell (2/29) removed the harmful Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh.
PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan supplied the early momentum with a advantageous 37-ball 45, whereas Sam Curran (23) and Jitesh Sharma (27) spurred the run-rate on the again finish.
Dhawan shared a 55-run partnership with Prabhsimran Singh (25) because the duo overcame the early lack of Jonny Bairstow to information the staff to 72/2 earlier than Curran and Jitesh got here up with one other half-century stand to give the guests a aggressive complete.
