Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli performed brilliantly against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Tuesday and achieved a big feat. He became the first batsman to touch the 9000 run mark while playing for a single team in T20.

Kohli created history

King Kohli scored 9004* runs in T20 as soon as he scored 24 runs in this match. Kohli started his IPL career with RCB in 2008, and since then he has been a part of this team. His bat roared fiercely at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow and he became the first batsman to touch the 9000 run mark. Against Lucknow, he hit his eighth half-century of the season in 27 balls. He was dismissed after scoring 54 runs in 30 balls with the help of 10 fours.

Batsmen who scored the most runs for a single team in T20

Batter Runs Team
Virat Kohli 9004* Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rohit Sharma 6060 Mumbai Indians
James Vince 5934 Hampshire
Suresh Raina 5528 Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni 5314 Chennai Super Kings

Basketballers who scored the most half-centuries in IPL
With this, Kohli became the batsman who scored the most half-centuries in IPL. As soon as he scored a fifty against Lucknow, he surpassed David Warner in this matter. Earlier, Kohli and Warner were jointly at the top. Both these batsmen had the record of scoring 62 half-centuries in IPL. However, now Kohli has 63 half-centuries to his name. Rohit Sharma is in third place and has scored 46 half-centuries in the IPL. This is Kohli's third successful season in terms of playing the most half-century innings in a season. He scored 11 fifties in 2016 and eight in 2023.

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