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Virat Kohli, the former RCB captain, has been making waves in IPL 2024, leading the tournament as the top run-scorer with 708 runs from 14 matches.
He's the second player to hit 700 fours in the tournament and holds the record for the most runs and tons in IPL history.
In his 33rd game against CSK, he scored an impressive 47, bringing his total runs against the team to 1,053, the second-most by any player.

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Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer of the season (Photo credit: X/@IPL)

Virat Kohli becomes second player with this IPL milestone: Details

By Gaurav Tripathi

May 18, 2024

09:27 pm

What's the story

Yet another day and yet another milestone for Royal Challengers Bengaluru ace Virat Kohli. The batting talisman on Saturday became the second batter to accomplish 700 fours in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kohli accomplished the milestone with his first boundary against Chennai Super Kings in Match 68 of the 2024 IPL in Bengaluru. Here we look at his stats.

Milestone 

Kohli joins Dhawan on this list

Kohli became just the second batter after Shikhar Dhawan (768) to complete 700 fours in the tournament. David Warner (663) is the only other batter with 600-plus fours. Notably, the RCB star also owns the third-most sixes in IPL (271). His tally of 59 fours is the second-most in the ongoing tournament. Against CSK, Kohli has hammered 76 fours and 42 sixes.

Kohli vs CSK 

Second-most runs versus CSK

Playing his 33rd IPL game against CSK, Kohli has raced to 1,053 runs at an average of 37.60 The tally includes nine fifties with his highest score being 90*. Only Dhawan (1,057) boasts more runs against the five-time champions. No other batter has 1,000-plus runs in this regard. Meanwhile, Kohli has tallied 300-plus IPL runs versus CSK in Bengaluru (50s: 3).

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Leading run-getter of the season

Kohli has enjoyed a dream run in IPL 2024 as he is currently the leading run-getter of the tournament. The former RCB captain has tallied 708 runs from 14 matches this season, averaging 64.36. His strike rate reads 155.60. In addition to a ton, Kohli has five fifties. Notably, the 35-year-old has smashed 37 sixes in the season.

Career 

Highest run-scorer in IPL; most tons

Kohli made his IPL debut in the inaugural season in 2008. He is the highest run-scorer in the cash-rich league with 7,971 runs at 38.69. The 35-year-old leads the runs tally by miles as Dhawan is the next-best batter (6,769). Kohli also owns the most IPL tons (8), while his tally includes 55 half-centuries.

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Kohli scores 47 versus CSK

Kohli hit an entertaining 47 versus CSK. His innings consisted of three fours and four sixes (SR: 162.07). Mitchell Santner dismissed the star batter in the 10th over.