Virat Kohli creates historical past, breaks massive T20 franchise record | Cricket News – Times of India

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli etched his identify within the record books by turning into the primary cricketer ever to amass 9,000 T20 runs for a single franchise. The landmark was achieved throughout RCB’s remaining league stage encounter in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Lucknow on Tuesday.Kohli, RCB’s all-time main run-scorer, has amassed these runs by combining his performances in each the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the now-defunct Champions League T20 (CLT20). Ahead of the match, Kohli had registered 8,976 runs throughout 279 matches and 270 innings, averaging 39.54 with a strike charge of 133.49. His tally included eight centuries and 64 half-centuries, with a high rating of 113*.In IPL alone, Kohli is the main run-scorer within the match’s historical past, with 8,552 runs from 264 matches and 256 innings. He averages 39.59 and has notched up eight tons of and 62 fifties, additionally with a greatest of 113*.During his CLT20 appearances, Kohli scored 424 runs in 15 matches at a median of 38.54 and a strike charge of 150.35, together with two fifties. His highest rating within the match was 84*.

This season, Kohli has been in elegant type, main RCB’s scoring charts with 548 runs in 12 innings. He is averaging 60.88 with a strike charge of 145.35, together with seven fifties and a highest rating of 73*. Currently, he stands sixth within the general run-scorers listing for IPL 2025.If RCB handle a win in opposition to LSG, they are going to seal a high-two end and arrange a Qualifier 1 conflict in opposition to Punjab Kings (PBKS), making certain two alternatives to achieve the IPL remaining.