So far, 5 players have scored more than 600 runs in the 2025 IPL. One of them is Virat Kohli. He has scored 602 runs. He is in 5th place in the list of batters. But no one has scored more runs than him for his own team Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Even after Kohli, England’s Phil Salt has scored the most runs for RCB. His total runs are 331. He is at number 25 in the list of highest run scorers. Which means it is quite clear. Royal Challengers are still looking at Virat’s bat for runs. And that may be a danger for his team in the qualifiers.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Punjab Kings in the first qualifier of the IPL on Thursday at Mullanpur. If they win this match, the final will be sure for Bangalore. But before that match, Kohli’s runs with the bat are their concern. Kohli has never been able to win the team by scoring more than 30 runs in the IPL playoffs before.
Kohli has scored more than 30 runs in the IPL playoffs 5 times so far. His team lost all 5 of those times. Kohli scored 70 runs in the qualifier against Chennai in 2011. And in the final, he scored 35 runs. His team lost both times.
In 2016, he scored 54 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In 2021, he scored 39 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders and in 2024, he played an innings of 33 runs against Rajasthan. Kohli was also defeated in these three matches. Apart from this, Kohli had to lose 5 more play-offs. However, he scored less than 15 runs in those times.
It remains to be seen where Kohli, who is at the peak of his form, stops in this match. And whether the statistical trend continues in 2025 or not is also a big question.
