Star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli surpassed Pakistan batter Babar Azam, registering the highest number of half-centuries while batting first in T20s. Virat achieved this unique feat during his side’s Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, During the match, Virat scored 70 in 42 balls, with eight boundaries and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 166.67. He reached his first half-century at home this season in four innings, after managing just 30 runs in three earlier innings at home. This is Virat’s 62nd fifty while batting first in T20s, outdoing Babar, who has 61.
Virat lost his wicket to Jofra Archer for the first time in T20s, scoring 103 in 11 innings and 80 balls, at a strike rate of 128.75 against the pacer. He has smashed 12 fours and three sixes against the England pacer in the shortest format of the game
