IPL 2021: Virat Kohli created history, became the first batsman to score 6000 runs in IPL
IPL 2021: In the 16th match of IPL 2021, Royal Challengers captain Virat Kohli created history against Rajasthan Royals. Actually, he has become the first batsman to score 6000 runs in IPL.
IPL 2021: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has created history against Rajasthan Royals in the 16th match of IPL 2021. Actually, he has become the first batsman to score 6000 runs in IPL. He achieved this feat in the 188th innings of his IPL career.
Kohli completed his 6000 runs in the IPL by scoring a half-century against the Rajasthan Royals. He made this record after hitting Chris Morris with a four. Prior to this match, Kohli had 5,946 runs in his name. In such a situation, as soon as he reached the score of 54 runs, he named this record in his name.
Kohli now has 6021 runs in 196 matches at an average of 38.35 and a strike rate of 130.69 in the IPL. Kohli’s highest score in this league is 113 runs. He has so far scored five centuries and 40 half-centuries in the tournament.
RCB won by 10 wickets
Significantly, in this match played at Wankhede in Mumbai, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets. Rajasthan had scored 177 for 9 wickets in 20 overs in the first play. In response, Royal Challengers Bangalore easily chased down the target without losing any wickets in just 16.3 overs. This is RCB’s fourth consecutive win in this season. This is the first time in the history of IPL that RCB has won their first four consecutive matches.
For RCB, Devdutt Padikal and Virat Kohli shared a record opening partnership of 181 runs. For RCB, this is the biggest partnership for the first wicket. Padikal scored an unbeaten 101 off 52 balls. During this time, 11 fours and six sixes came out of his bat. This is the first century of pedicals in the IPL. With this, he has become the third uncapped player to score a century in the IPL.
At the same time, Virat Kohli played an innings of 72 runs in 47 balls. During this innings, he hit six fours and three sixes. During this, Kohli also completed his 6000 runs in IPL. He has become the first batsman to do so in the IPL.
