Virat Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 59 runs in the match against KKR.
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in the first match of IPL 2025. Virat Kohli and Phil Salt’s contribution with the bat and Krunal Pandya’s contribution with the ball were very important in RCB’s victory. Batting first, Kolkata scored 174 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. In response, RCB easily won the match thanks to Virat Kohli’s half-century innings.
Virat Kohli scored 59 runs in 36 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes in his 400th T20 match. This is Virat Kohli’s 98th half-century innings in T20 cricket. This is Virat Kohli’s 56th fifty in IPL. David Warner holds the record for scoring the most half-centuries in IPL. He has scored 62 half-centuries. He can break this record of Warner this season.
With this half-century innings, Virat Kohli became the third batsman to score more than a thousand runs against Kolkata Knight Riders. He left Suresh Raina behind. Raina had scored 966 runs in 28 matches. Virat Kohli now has 1018 runs in 36 matches. Warner and Rohit’s names are at the top of this list. David Warner has scored 1093 runs in 28 matches against KKR, while Rohit has 1070 runs in 34 matches.
Most runs against KKR in IPL
David Warner – 1093 runs in 28 matches
Rohit Sharma – 1070 runs in 34 matches
Virat Kohli – 1018 runs in 36 matches
Suresh Raina – 966 runs in 28 matches
RCB got a smashing win
Talking about the match, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made a bang in IPL 2025. RCB defeated defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 7 wickets in the first match of the 18th season. With this, RCB’s three years of misery has ended. In fact, RCB has got victory against KKR in IPL after three years.
