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Virat Kohli became the first player in history to score 6000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during Royal Challengers Bangalore’s ten-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.
Kohli scored his first half-century of the season, as he hit six fours and three sixes en route to his 47-ball 72. Coming into the match, Kohli needed to score 51 runs to get to the milestone. He currently has 6021 runs in the IPL and leads the tournament's run charts.
The 32-year-old, who had played his first IPL match against KKR in 2008, extended his all-time run-scoring record over other batsmen in the cash-rich league by getting to 6021 runs in 196 matches. He has five hundreds and 40 fifties.
Suresh Raina, who is next in the list behind Kohli, was one of the first to congratulate him on his feat.
Virat Kohli's IPL record:
- 6021 runs - first in all-time list
- Five centuries - second in all-time list
- 518 fours - third in all-time list
- 40 fifties - third in all-time list
- 204 sixes - fifth in all-time list
- 196 matches - fifth in all-time list
The India captain is also the leading run-scorer in men’s T20 internationals, having racked up 3159 runs in 90 matches. He also leads the batting charts among Indian batsmen in overall T20s, with 9870 runs in the format.
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