Virat Kohli surpasses Chris Gayle and Shikhar Dhawan, equals Dhoni with his 77-run knock vs PBKS in IPL 2024

Virat Kohli donned the orange cap on the finish of the sixth match due to his 77-run knock towards Punjab Kings. He had mustered solely 21 runs off 20 deliveries in the season opener towards Chennai Super Kings however regarded in higher contact throughout his time in the center. This was additionally his one hundredth fifty-plus rating in the shortest format of the sport changing into the third participant to take action. Interestingly, he surpassed three gamers in three extra totally different information record with his knock.

This turned out to be twenty third fifty-plus rating for Kohli in his IPL profession whereas chasing going previous Shikhar Dhawan. David Warner is on prime in this facet 35 such scores in the second innings in the historical past of cash-rich league. KL Rahul is on the fourth place having crossed the 50-run mark 21 occasions in IPL.

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Kohli crossed the 70-run mark for the twenty seventh time in IPL which can also be an all-time document as he went previous Chris Gayle in this facet. The Universe Boss scored greater than 70 runs in an innings 26 occasions in the league whereas David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul are subsequent in this record.

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Kohli additionally gained the participant of the match award for his match-winning knock towards PBKS. It was his seventeenth award in IPL and levelled MS Dhoni in this facet who has additionally gained it 17 occasions thus far. AB de Villiers is on prime in this record with 25 man of the person of the match awards whereas Gayle is subsequent with 22 awards to his title.

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