RCB vs LSG IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Star Virat Kohli Achieves This Record

Virat Kohli, the ace batter and former skipper for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), on Tuesday added another feather to his hat as he became the first Indian player to play 100 T20 matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Virat Kohli is followed by Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni, who have played 80 and 69 matches at their Wakhede Stadium in Mumbai and MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, respectively.

Virat Kohli, also known as a record-breaking and making machine, has several records in his bag including the most prestigious half-century of centuries record, which he made surpassing the God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 tons.

Today, RCB faced KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants at the M Chinnaswamy where fans witnessed a neck-and-neck contest between both sides. Chasing a target of 182 runs, Virat Kohli opened the inning for RCB and showed some good hands. He scored 22 runs off 16 balls laced with 2 boundaries and 1 six. However, the latter failed to convert a good start to a long inning and fell against youngster M Siddharth's swinging delivery.

In the first inning, LSG's Quinton de Kock and Nicholas Pooran greatly entertained the fans with their powerful hammering. de Kock struck 81 runs off 56 balls at a strike rate of 144. His inning was studded with 8 rolling boundaries and 6 towering sixes. While Caribbean star, Pooran scored 40 runs off 21 balls with 5 power sixers and a four.