{"id":22248,"date":"2025-04-24T21:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=591328"},"modified":"2025-04-24T21:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:30:19","slug":"ipl-2025-virat-kohli-surpasses-babar-azam-to-top-this-iconic-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2025-virat-kohli-surpasses-babar-azam-to-top-this-iconic-record\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2025: Virat Kohli surpasses Babar Azam to top this iconic record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"334\">Virat Kohli etched his name in T20 cricket history once again by surpassing Babar Azam to claim the record for the most 50-plus scores while batting first in the format. Kohli achieved this milestone during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Rajasthan Royals clash in Match 42 of the IPL 2025 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"339\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"415\">Virat Kohli surpasses Babar Azam: Most 50+ scores batting first in T20s<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"545\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"437\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"437\">62 \u2013 Virat Kohli<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"457\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"457\">61 \u2013 Babar Azam<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"478\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"478\">57 \u2013 Chris Gayle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"500\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"500\">55 \u2013 David Warner<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"521\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"521\">52 \u2013 Jos Buttler<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"545\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"545\">52 \u2013 Faf du Plessis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"720\">Kohli brought up his 70 off just 42 balls, peppered with 8 fours and 2 sixes, striking at a brisk 166.67. He was eventually dismissed by Jofra Archer, caught by Nitish Rana.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"725\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"771\">RCB vs RR \u2013 Match Summary (First Innings)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"827\"><strong data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"787\">RCB Score:<\/strong> 162\/3 in 16.3 overs<br data-start=\"807\" data-end=\"810\" \/><strong data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"825\">Top Scores:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"910\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"853\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"853\">Virat Kohli \u2013 70 (42)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"884\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"884\">Devdutt Padikkal \u2013 50 (27)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"910\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"910\">Philip Salt \u2013 26 (23)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"942\"><strong data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"940\">Bowling Highlights (RR):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1032\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"974\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"974\">Wanindu Hasaranga: 3-0-20-1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"1005\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"1005\">Sandeep Sharma: 2.3-0-25-1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1032\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1032\">Jofra Archer: 3-0-25-1<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1226\">RCB\u2019s aggressive start was anchored by Kohli\u2019s fluent knock and a powerful half-century by Padikkal, who smashed 3 sixes and 4 fours. Salt gave them early momentum before falling to Hasaranga.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1231\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1254\">Partnership Update<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1421\">The Padikkal-Kohli duo stitched a strong 87-run partnership, laying a dominant foundation. However, both fell in quick succession, allowing RR to claw back slightly.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1426\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"1428\" data-end=\"1441\">Playing XI<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1474\">Royal Challengers Bengaluru<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1663\"><strong data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1490\">Playing XI:<\/strong> Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1685\">Rajasthan Royals<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1883\"><strong data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1701\">Playing XI:<\/strong> Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"1888\" \/>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1890\" data-end=\"2065\">With the stage set, all eyes are now on Rajasthan Royals\u2019 chase as they aim to overhaul a target north of 160. Will Kohli\u2019s record-setting innings inspire a Bengaluru victory?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virat Kohli etched his name in T20 cricket history once again by surpassing Babar Azam to claim the record for\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":42515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3923],"class_list":["post-22248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl","tag-virat-kohli"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}