RCB vs DC: Virat Kohli achieves rare World Record after his half-century vs DC 

RCB vs DC: The 20th match of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League took place between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Both teams lost their last few games and needed to end the losing streak. DC skipper David Warner won the toss and elected to bowl first. But his decision didn’t go well. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis gave their team a good start, adding 42 runs off 28 balls for the opening wicket.

The RCB skipper got out after scoring 22 off 16. Then, Virat added another 47 runs with Mahipal Lomror (26 off 18). The former RCB skipper completed the 47th half-century of his glorious IPL career during that partnership. Although he couldn’t carry on for a long time, he got out just after completing his fifty. He made a 34-ball 50, including one maximum and six boundaries in his inning.

RCB vs DC: Virat Kohli achieves special milestone at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

Notably, it was the third half-century for the former RCB skipper in four games in the IPL 2023. He is now the third-highest run-getter in the ongoing competition with 214 runs in four innings at an extraordinary average and strike rate of 71.33 and 147.59. Adding to that, Virat has also completed 2500 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in his IPL career. With this, he is now the only batter to complete 2500 or more runs at one single venue in the IPL.

Virat reached the milestone when he completed his 11th run in his inning against DC. Furthermore, it was his 25th score of 50 or more in an inning at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, and he became the batter with the most 50 or more scores at one venue in the shorter format (international and domestic). Earlier, England’s Alex Hales held this record with 24 scores of 50 or more in Nottingham at Trent Bridge.

Virat helped RCB reach a total of 174/6 in the first inning. Chasing the target, DC had a horrible start and lost its top three wickets for just two runs on the board. Manish Pandey scored a fighting half-century for them. He made 50 off 38. Delhi ended at 151/9 and lost the game by 23 runs. It was the fifth straight loss for DC, and they are almost out of the competition.