Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli achieved a massive feat in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The right-hander became the first-ever batter from the franchise to slam over 300 sixes for the team in the shortest format of the game.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli achieved the feat in the ongoing game against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The game between the two heavyweights is taking place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday (3rd May).
Virat Kohli looked in superb touch and played another magical innings for his team in the IPL 2025. Opening the batting, the right-hander took his team off to a flying start with the bat and made sure that he put pressure on the opposition right from the start.
Virat Kohli timed the ball to perfection and batted with an aggressive mindset. He slammed another half-century in the tournament and, along with Jacob Bethell (55), added 97 runs for the opening partnership that made Chennai Super Kings look clueless.
Virat Kohli goes past 300th six by decimating Khaleel Ahmed
Virat Kohli slammed his 300th six when he hit Khaleel Ahmed for two maximums in 3rd over of the innings. He stands at the top of the list, while Chris Gayle is second with 263 maximums for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
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Most sixes for a team in T20s
301* - Virat Kohli for RCB
263 - Chris Gayle for RCB
262 - Rohit Sharma for MI
258 - Kieron Pollard for MI
257 - MS Dhoni for CSK
Virat Kohli records most sixes at a single venue in T20 cricket for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Not only this, but Virat Kohli also broke the massive record of Chris Gayle. The India National Cricket Team batter now has the most sixes at a single venue in T20 cricket. The right-hander now has over 152 sixes at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Most sixes at a single venue in T20 cricket:
Virat Kohli - 152* at Bengaluru.
Chris Gayle - 151 at Bengaluru.
Virat Kohli ended with an innings of 62 runs off 33 balls. The right-hander had a strike rate of over 187 and also hit five boundaries and five sixes during his stay. His powerful start set a great platform for the team as they posted a big total on the board. With this, he also became the leading run-getter in IPL 2025 and became the second batter this season to go past 500 runs.
With the kind of outing that he has been having in the league, it's fair to say he will easily go past 600 runs.
In the end, Romario Shepherd (52*) slammed a 14-ball fifty that powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a total of 213 runs. Apart from Kohli and Shepherd, Bethell also hit a vital half-century.
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