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Kohli Goes Past Babar And Gayle Record With Record Fifty
Follow UsWith this fifty, Kohli has 62 fifty-plus scores batting first and 111 fifty-plus scores overall
Virat Kohli, who has been in brilliant form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, hit yet another fifty, his 60th in his IPL career, to break the records of Pakistan’s Babar Azam and his fellow teammate from Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), West Indian Chris Gayle, in one go.
With this fifty, the 36-year-old now has 62 fifty-plus scores batting first, beating Babar’s record of 61 fifties batting first in the shortest format.
Most 50+ scores while batting first in T20s
62 - Virat Kohli*
61 - Babar Azam
57 - Chris Gayle
55 - David Warner
Kohli now has 111 fifty-plus scores in T20 cricket, which is the second most behind Australia’s David Warner. He went past Gayle’s record of 110 fifty-plus scores in T20S.
Most 50+ scores in T20s
117 - David Warner
111 - Virat Kohli*
110 - Chris Gayle
101 - Babar Azam
RCB might not be winning at Chinnaswamy, but Kohli is definitely having a good time at one of his favourite grounds as he now has the most fifties at a single venue in T20 cricket.
Most 50s at a venue in T20s
26 - Virat Kohli in Bengaluru*
25 - Alex Hales in Nottingham
24 - James Vince in Southampton
23 - Tamim Iqbal in Mirpur (edited)