Virat Kohli- Royal Challenge Bengaluru is All-Time Leading Run-Scorer in IPL and Former Champions League T20
Published: May 27, 2025, 10:09 AM
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Legendary Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli is just 24 runs away from becoming the first-ever player to score 9,000 T20 runs for a single franchise. During his team's final IPL league stage match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Tuesday in Lucknow, Virat may reach this milestone. If RCB wins the match, they can confirm a top-two finish and a clash with Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Qualifier one, which will give them a double shot at the IPL final.
VIRAT KOHLI: Virat is RCB's highest-ever run-getter in history, combining statistics from IPL and now-defunct Champions League T20. He has scored 8,970 runs at an average of 39.54 and a strike rate of 133.49 over 279 matches and 270 innings. He has scored eight centuries and 64 fifties. His highest mark is 113*. He is the highest run-getter in IPL history, with 8,552 runs in 264 matches and 256 innings at an average of 39.59, with eight centuries and 62 fifties. His best score is 113*.
In 15 matches for RCB in CLT20, he has made 424 runs at an average of 38.54 and a strike rate of 150.35, with two half-centuries. His best score is 84*. He has the most runs for the franchise in the competition. Virat has been sensational this season, top-scoring for the franchise with 548 runs in 12 innings at an average of 60.88 and a strike rate of 145.35. He has scored seven fifty, the highest of which is a 73*. He is the sixth-highest run-getter in the tournament currently.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, Liam Livingstone, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Blessing Muzarabani