Kohli equals Gayle's rare record after breaching 700-run mark this IPL season

6 months ago 29

NEW DELHI:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

's star opener

Virat Kohli

on Saturday equalled another RCB legend

Chris Gayle

's record for scoring most 700-plus runs in an IPL season.
Kohli achieved the feat in the must-win clash against Chennai Super Kings at the Chinnaswamy with his cracking 29-ball 47-run knock.
This is now the second instance, Kohli has scored 700-plus runs in an IPL season -- 973 runs scored in 2016 season.

Gayle had previously scored 733 runs in the 2012 edition and 708 in the following season.

This is now also the 10th instance of a batter aggregating 700-plus runs in a season.
On his way to a cracking 47-run knock, Kohli hit three fours and 4 colossal sixes.
Kohli now has 37 sixes in

IPL 2024

-- second most after 38 maximums which he fired in the 2016 edition of the league.
Kohli was dismissed by Mitchell Santner after Daryl Mitchell took a sharp catch at the long-on fence in the 10th over.

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