How has Virat Kohli fared against KKR in IPL?
What's the story
The much-awaited opener of IPL 2025 will see Royal Challengers Bengaluru face Kolkata Knight Riders on March 22 at Eden Gardens.
It will be a rematch from the 2008 IPL opener, where the two giants produced a thrilling game.
Once again, the spotlight will be on Virat Kohli, who recently won the ICC Champions Trophy with Team India.
Have a look at his IPL record against KKR.
Performance
Impressive IPL record against KKR
Kohli's record against KKR is phenomenal as he has played 34 matches and scored a whopping 962 runs.
His batting average and strike-rate against the Knight Riders are 38.48 and 132.14 respectively.
The ex-Indian captain has one century and five half-centuries to his name in these matches, with his highest score being a century off just 58 balls.
Information
Third-most runs against KKR in IPL
Kohli has the third-most runs for a player against KKR in the IPL. He is only behind David Warner (1,093) and Rohit Sharma (1,070) on this elite list. Only one other batter has more than 900 runs in this regard.
Highlight
Kohli's standout performance against KKR
Kohli's only century against KKR came at Eden Gardens in 2019, where he scored 100 off 58 balls.
The brilliant knock helped the Royal Challengers post a staggering 213 against KKR. They later won the match by 10 runs.
In IPL 2024, Kohli scored an unbeaten 83 and 18 in two encounters against KKR, ending up on the losing side on both occasions.
Rivalries
Key battles for Kohli against KKR
In the upcoming clash, Kohli will go up against his long-time nemesis Sunil Narine. The West Indian spinner has had a lot of success against RCB's star batsman, dismissing him four times in 16 innings.
Besides, it will be interesting to see how Kohli tackles mystery spinner and his India teammate Varun Chakravarthy. He has fallen to spinner once in seven innings (strike-rate of 102.56).