Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (AP Photo) Virat Kohli once again performed on the big stage, bouncing back from two consecutive ducks with a decisive half-century against Kolkata Knight Riders to rewrite IPL records 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 greatest batting legends.
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Krunal Pandya opens the match winning game and RCB’s playoff run 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 was featuring in his 279th IPL match as he went past MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma who had previously tied with him on 278 matches. Kohli entered the contest after back-to-back ducks and immediately answered his critics with another composed knock in a high-pressure chase. He continued his great record against KKR as well. Kohli’s last five scores vs KKR: 54 83* 18 59* 51* Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders were posted 192 for four in the rain-delayed encounter after Angkrish Raghuvanshi produced a career-best 71 off 46 balls with seven fours and three sixes. The youngster rebuilt the innings after the early wickets and put together an important partnership with Cameron Green (32) and Rinku Singh who remained unbeaten on 49 off 29 balls. RCB struck early through Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood after Finn Allen and Ajinkya Rahane threatened to get off to a quick start. However, Raghuvanshi’s aggressive stroke play and Rinku’s late flourish helped KKR post a competitive total.
