Virat Kohli turns into most profitable fielder in IPL historical past.
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Virat Kohli takes the No. 1 place within the elite record on Saturday (April 6).
- He broke Suresh Raina’s file of taking probably the most catches within the IPL.
- Kohli has accomplished 110 catches in 242 IPL matches performed to this point.
Virat Kohli created historical past on Saturday (April 6) throughout the IPL 2024 match performed between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals. Within the match performed at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Kohli broke Suresh Raina’s world file of 109 catches within the IPL to turn out to be probably the most profitable fielder within the historical past of the competitors.
The 35-year-old Kohli, who scored 113 runs from 72 balls within the match, achieved the feat by taking Riyan Parag’s catch on the fourth ball of the sixteenth over, which was bowled by Mohammed Siraj. It was his a hundred and tenth catch within the IPL, which has now helped him go previous Raina’s tally of 109 catches in 205 IPL matches.
Solely three cricketers to this point have managed to take 100 or extra catches within the IPL, and out of these three, two have already retired. Kohli’s closest competitor is former Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma, who has accomplished 99 catches in 246 IPL matches performed to this point.
Most catches in IPL
| POSITION | PLAYER | TEAM(S) | MATCHES | CATCHES |
| 1. | Virat Kohli | RCB | 242 | 110 |
| 2. | Suresh Raina | CSK, Gujarat Lions | 205 | 109 |
| 3. | Kieron Pollard | MI | 189 | 103 |
| 4. | Rohit Sharma | Deccan Chargers, MI | 246 | 99 |
| =5. | Shikhar Dhawan | DC, MI, SRH, PBKS | 221 | 98 |
| =5. | Ravindra Jadeja | RR, KTK, CSK, Gujarat Lions | 230 | 98 |
Kohli shines with bat
Within the match in opposition to the Rajasthan Royals, Kohli impressed everybody along with his batting and scored 113 runs. Throughout his keep on the crease, he confronted 72 balls and hammered 12 fours and 4 sixes. The previous RCB skipper added 125 runs for the primary wicket with Faf du Plessis (44) and helped RCB put up a complete of 183 runs on the board for the lack of three wickets in 20 overs.
The whole, nonetheless, didn’t show to be sufficient ultimately, and using on Jos Buttler’s 100 within the a hundredth IPL match, the hosts reached the goal of 184 runs in 19.1 overs to win the match by six wickets.
Throughout his record-extending eighth century within the IPL for RCB, Kohli additionally accomplished 7500 runs within the IPL and 8000 runs in T20s for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He has 8003 runs to his title in 257 matches performed to this point for the Bengaluru-based franchise.
Kohli, who’s main the Orange Cap race within the IPL 2024, now additionally holds the file for scoring most runs within the IPL in opposition to the Rajasthan Royals. In 30 matches performed in opposition to the inaugural version winners, the right-handed batter has 731 runs to his title. Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan is second on the record with 679 runs.
