Virat Kohli On Cusp Of Breaking 5 Different Records In RCB vs CSK Clash

Virat Kohli will step out on the M Chinnaswamy on Saturday with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) aiming for IPL 2025 high spot and playoff qualification. RCB tackle Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), who’re already out of the playoff competition however shall be taking part in for pleasure as they’ve by no means misplaced each league matches to their opponents in a season. When each side met earlier this season, RCB beat CSK at Chepauk for the primary time because the inaugral season. RCB’s 50-run victory that day set the tone for what has been a superb season for a crew which has by no means lifted the IPL.

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RCB sit third within the factors desk with 14 factors in 10 matches, solely behind Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans on Internet Run-Charge. Kohli has been instrumental thus far, and he is without doubt one of the main run-scorers this season with 447 runs. In opposition to CSK, Kohli may have the prospect to interrupt not one, not two, however 5 totally different file.

Here is an inventory of information Virat Kohli might break within the match in opposition to CSK:

8500: Virat Kohli is 53 runs away from 8500 runs in IPL.

9500: Virat Kohli is 10 runs away from 9500 runs in India in T20s

750: Virat Kohli is 6 fours away from 750 fours in IPL

300: Virat Kohli is 1 six away from 300 sixes for RCB. (IPL + CLT20)

50: Virat Kohli is 7 sixes away from 50 sixes in opposition to CSK in IPL

The final time RCB confronted CSK in Bengaluru was in IPL 2024 they usually gained by 27 runs in an exciting recreation to enter the playoffs.

Rain would possibly play spoilsport because the match is underneath rain menace. Over the previous two days, Bengaluru has skilled incessant rain, and the pattern might proceed on the match day as effectively. Based on the Indian Meteorological Division (IMD), “Rain or thundershowers would occur towards afternoon or evening.”

(With ANI Inputs)