With a half-century against Punjab Kings in the ongoing IPL 2025, Virat Kohli became the player with the most 50+ scores in the history of the cash-rich league. He was tied with David Warner 66 each until scoring a classy knock at Mullanpur. Apart from that, Kohli now also holds the record of joint joint-second-most half-centuries in T20 cricket. Warner tops the list with 116 to his name, while Kohli joined Chris Gayle at 110.
Most 50+ score in IPL
| Player | Most 50+ scores |
| Virat Kohli | 67 |
| David Warner | 66 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 53 |
| Rohit Sharma | 45 |
| KL Rahul | 43 |
Most half-centuries in T20 cricket
| Player | Most half-centuries in T20 cricket |
| David Warner | 116 |
| Chris Gayle | 110 |
| Virat Kohli | 110 |
| Babar Azam | 101 |
| Jos Buttler | 94 |
Meanwhile, RCB defeated Punjab Kings by seven wickets. The hosts struggled with the bat in the first innings, losing wickets at regular intervals and that put pressure on them. The openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh started well, but it wasn’t enough as they were reduced to 76/4 at one stage. Towards the end, Shashank Singh and Marco Jansen stitched an important partnership to help the team post 157 runs on the board.
In the second innings, RCB lost Phil Salt early, but Kohli kept the momentum going. Batting at number three, Devdutt Padikal was great as well, scoring 61 runs off 35 balls. The 24-year-old released the pressure on Kohli and set the platform. The star India batter in the end scored an unbeaten 73 runs off 54 balls and won the game for RCB. Courtesy of their impactful knocks, the Rajat Patidar-led side won their fifth match of the season and are currently third on the IPL points table. Punjab, on the other hand, suffered another defeat at home and are fourth with 10 points - the same as Bengaluru but have a weaker NRR.