Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to register half-century of fifties in IPL

Virat Kohli became the first India batter to register scores of 50-plus on 50 occasions in the IPL during a match against Mumbai Indians at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore in action. | Photo Credit: Ron Gaunt

Virat Kohli became the first Indian batter to register scores of 50 or more on 50 occasions in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during a match against Mumbai Indians at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Kohli brought up his 45th IPL fifty off 38 balls. He also has five centuries to his name in the league. The Royal Challengers Bangalore batter went past Shikhar Dhawan, who has 49 scores of 50-plus in the IPL (47 half-centuries and two centuries).

David Warner, who is currently leading Delhi Capitals, leads the list of players with most scores of 50 or more in the IPL. Warner has breached the 50-run mark 60 times (56 half-centuries and four centuries) in the IPL. Kohli is second on the list while Dhawan comes third.

BATTERS WITH MOST SCORES OF 50+ IN IPL

Batters	Matches	50+	50s/100s	Runs	Strike Rate
David Warner	163	60	56/4	5937	140.42
Virat Kohli	224	50	45/5	6692	129.38
Shikhar Dhawan	207	49	47/2	4971	126.41
AB de Villiers	184	43	40/3	3403	151.68
Rohit Sharma	228	41	40/1	4536	129.62