During Saturday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Virat Kohli made history by becoming the first player to amass more than 7,500 runs.
In the Indian Premier League 2024, 35-year-old Kohli, who is regarded as one of the best players in RCB history, has been performing remarkably well. He scored three tonnes in the last seven innings of the tournament as a result of his brilliant century during the game. Along with Faf du Plessis, the team’s former captain showed off his comeback to prominence by amassing 125 runs in a decisive win.
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In his 242nd inning of the Indian Premier League, he amassed 7,500 runs, making him the highest run scorer in the history of the competition. The number two player on the list is another Indian, Shikhar Dhawan. With 221 games played, he has 6755 runs scored.
Most runs in IPL history
Player | Runs | innings |
---|---|---|
Virat Kohli | 7575 runs | 242 innings |
Shikhar Dhawan | 6755 runs | 220 innings |
David Warner | 6545 runs | 180 innings |
Rohit Sharma | 6280 runs | 246 innings |
Suresh Raina | 5528 runs | 208 innings |
Following his comeback from parental leave, Virat Kohli leads the league in runs scored with over 250, ranking him as the premier player.
By the time this article was written, Virat Kohli had already helped the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to their innings’ end with 113 runs, 72 balls, and 16 boundaries, helping them reach their target of 184 runs.
Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Saurav Chauhan, Reece Topley, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal
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