Virat Kohli became the first Indian to complete 12 thousand runs in T20, missed breaking this record of Chris Gayle
The first match of IPL 2024 was played between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chepauk. In this match, RCB captain Faf Duplessis won the toss and decided to bat first. Virat created history by scoring six runs in this match. He became the first batsman for India to complete 12 thousand runs in T20 cricket. At the same time, he stood second in terms of completing 12 thousand fastest. He missed breaking Chris Gayle’s record.
Virat completed 12 thousand runs in T20 cricket after scoring six runs against Chennai. He became the first batsman from India and sixth in the world to do so. Before him, Gayle, Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik, West Indies’ Kieron Pollard, England’s Alex Hales, Australia’s David Warner have done this. At the same time, Virat has taken the second least number of innings to achieve this feat. He has done this in 360 innings. At the same time, Gayle is number one in this matter. Gayle had completed 12 thousand runs in T20 cricket in just 345 innings.
Batsmen who scored more than 12,000 runs in T20 cricket
▪️14562 – Chris Gayle
▪️13360- Shoaib Malik
▪️12900 – Kieron Pollard
▪️12319 – Alex Helms
▪️12065 – David Warner
▪️12015-Virat Kohli
How many innings to reach 12000 runs in T20
▪️345 innings: Chris Gayle
▪️360 innings: Virat Kohli
▪️368 innings: David Warner
▪️432 innings: Alex Hales
▪️451 innings: Shoaib Malik
▪️550 innings: Kieron Pollard
Apart from this, after scoring 15 runs, Virat also completed thousand runs against Chennai Super Kings. Virat is at the top among the highest run scorers between these two teams. Virat is at sixth place in terms of scoring more than a thousand runs against any one team in IPL. Warner has scored more than a thousand runs against Punjab and Kolkata. At the same time, Shikhar Dhawan has scored more than a thousand runs against Chennai and Rohit has scored more than a thousand runs against Kolkata. Before Chennai, Virat had scored more than a thousand runs against Delhi.
More than 1,000 runs against any opponent in IPL
▪️1105 – David Warner vs Punjab Kings
▪️1075 – David Warner vs Kolkata Knight Riders
▪️1057 – Shikhar Dhawan vs Chennai Super Kings
▪️1040 – Rohit Sharma vs Kolkata Knight Riders
▪️1030 – Virat Kohli vs Delhi Capitals
▪️1006 – Virat Kohli vs Chennai Super Kings
However, after a good start, the Bengaluru team faltered in this match. Virat was out after scoring 21 runs in 20 balls with the help of a six. At one time Bengaluru’s score was 41 runs without any wicket and then by the time it reached 78 runs, the team lost five wickets. Virat was caught out by Mustafizur Rahman. Rahane took an excellent catch along with Rachin Ravindra.
