RCB vs KXIP: Banglore takes over Punjab as Kohli breaks yet another record
Royal Challengers Banglore have not had the best of the times playing the IPL 11. They have consistently found themselves trapped in the bottom half of the table. The dismal performance has bought the team on the brink of elimination and RCB are playing the game on the edge.
However, the match yesterday was a different one. KXIP were against RCB and the team led by Kohli did not disappoint its fans.
In the process, the superhuman skipper,Virat Kohli has broken yet another record. RCB won the match by a huge margin of 10 wickets against KXIP. Virat Kohli hit 48 runs and played a crucial role in taking his team to the victory. Also, he reached the feat of scoring 500 or more runs in five seasons.Virat has converted himself into a run machine, literally.
He is followed by Hyderabad ex-skipper David Warner who has hit 500 or more runs in 4 seasons. On the third spot are placed Chris Gayle, Gautam Gambhir and Suresh Raina.
500+ runs for Virat Kohli in IPL
557 - in 2011
634 - in 2013
505 - in 2015
973 - in 2016
514* - in 2018
The only batsman to score 500+ runs in 5 IPL seasons.
The Royal Challengers Banglore have kept their hopes alive in the ongoing IPL by registering the win against KXIP. However, RCB still stand at the 7th spot followed only by the Delhi Daredevils who have been already eliminated from the IPL 2018.
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