Virat Kohli Slams 1st 50 At Home In IPL 2025 For RCB vs RR, Surpasses Babar Azam For Historic Feat

Star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) The drummer Virat Kohli exceeded the drummer of Pakistan Babar Azam, recording the largest number of half-centurys while hit first in the T20. Virat achieved this unique feat during the conflict of the Indian League (IPL) of his team against the Royals Rajasthan (RR) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.

During the match, Virat scored 70 in 42 balls, with eight limits and two six. His races occurred at a strike rate of 166.67. He reached his first half-century at home this season in four rounds, after having managed only 30 points in three rounds earlier at home. It is the 62nd fifty of Virat while hitting the first in the T20, moving Babar, which has 61.

Virat lost his counter against Jofra Archer for the first time in T20, marking 103 in 11 rounds and 80 balls, at a strike rate of 128.75 against the Pacer. He broke 12 ovens and three six against the Pace in England in the shortest format of the match.

The veteran climbed in the second place in the orange race, with 392 points in nine matches at an average of 65.33, a striking rate of 144.11, with five half-centuries. His best score is 73 *.

Coming to the match, RR chose to play the first after winning the draw. A position of 61 points between Phil Salt (26 in 23 balls, with four limits) and Virat launched things for RCB. Later, a 95 -point stand followed between Virat, which made 70 in 42 balls, with eight four and two and Devdutt Padikkal (50 in 27 balls, with four limits and three). Despite a few quick counters later, Tim David’s cameos (23 * in 15 balls, with two four and one six) and Jiteh Sharma (20 * in 10 balls, with four limits) propelled the RCB to 205/5 in 20 Overs.

Sandeep Sharma (2/45) was the best bowling player for RR, while Jofra Archer also delivered an impressive four years of 1/33.