Virat Kohli achieves major milestone in T20 cricket

Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli etched his name in the record books once again, becoming the first Asian and overall second cricketer to score 100 half-centuries in T20 cricket.

The right-hander batter reached the milestone in his 405th T20, scoring 62* off 45 balls, leading his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Benglaluru to a comfortable victory against Rajistan Royals.

Virat Kohli reached the milestone in style with a six off Wanindu Hasaranga to complete his third fifty of the season in 39 balls while chasing 174.

The other batter with more half-centuries than Virat Kohli is David Warner, topping the list with 108 fifties in 400 matches.

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Most Half-Centuries in T20 Career:

• David Warner – 108 fifties (400 matches)
• Virat Kohli – 100 fifties (405 matches)
• Babar Azam – 90 fifties (311 matches)
• Chris Gayle – 88 fifties (463 matches)
• Jos Buttler – 86 fifties (440 matches)

Earlier this week, Virat Kohli became the first Indian batter to score over 13,000 runs in T20 cricket during a match against the Mumbai Indians in the IPL.

With this remarkable achievement, the former captain of India joined an elite group, becoming the fifth player overall to reach this milestone, following Chris Gayle, Alex Hales, Shoaib Malik, and Kieron Pollard.

It is pertinent to mention that the 36-year-old has represented the Indian team in 125 T20Is, amassing 4188 runs with a staggering average of 48.69.

The run-machine scored 38 fifties and one century in his T20I career before retiring after the Men in Blue’s T20 World Cup triumph in 2024.

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