Royal Challengers Bengaluru stalwart Virat Kohli continued his red-hot form by smashing another fifty in the ongoing IPL 2024 game against Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday. Kohli recorded three brilliant sixes to reach his 52nd IPL fifty and surpassed MS Dhoni in a major record.
Kohli now boasts 240 sixes in his 241 IPL innings to surpass Dhoni in the list of players with the most IPL sixes. Kohli is now only behind Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma and AB de Villiers in the most IPL sixes list.
Most sixes in IPL history:
- Chris Gayle - 357 sixes in 142 matches
- Rohit Sharma - 261 sixes in 245 matches
- AB de Villiers - 251 sixes in 184 matches
- Virat Kohli - 241* sixes in 240 matches
- MS Dhoni - 239 sixes in 252 matches
Kohli also became the all-time leading six-hitter for RCB after smashing his third six off the game at M Chinnaswamy. He surpassed AB de Villiers (238 sixes for RCB) and broke Chris Gayle's record (239 sixes for RCB) to achieve this big feat for the Bengaluru-based franchise.
The 35-year-old batter now also holds the record for most sixes for a single IPL team and also set the record for the most IPL runs at any venue.
Kohli's record-breaking streak continued when he took an easy catch to dismiss Venkatesh Iyer in the game. Kohli equalled the former Chennai veteran Suresh Raina's record for most sixes in IPL history, 109, to add another milestone to his glorious career.
Meanwhile, Kohli top-scored with 83* off 59 balls to help his team post 182 against Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday. But it was not enough for the hosts as brilliant knocks from top-order batters Sunil Narine and Venkatesh Iyer helped KKR chase the target with seven wickets and 19 balls remaining.
