This is M Chinnaswamy’s 100th T20 match on the field, and Virat Kohli scored a historical century.
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When he took the field in Bengaluru on Tuesday against the Lucknow Super Giants, run machine Virat Kohli completed his 100th T20 encounter of the career.
Bangalore.
Today in Bengaluru, Premier League player Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will play his 100th T20 match. With his inclusion in the playing XI at the Tuesday toss against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Virat became the first player to play 100 matches on this field. Having played 100 T20 matches on one field, he is now the first Indian player to do so.
This is M Chinnaswamy’s 100th T20 match on the field, and Virat Kohli scored a historical century.
The greatest total of any batter on this field in T20 runs scored is 3276, which Kohli has amassed in 99 games played here prior to this one. His strike rate is 141.75 and he has scored runs at an average of 39.25 here.
He has scored 4 centuries and 25 half-centuries in this format on this ground, making it one of his lucky venues. This field is also the site of his greatest IPL score of 113 (50) runs, which he achieved in 2016 against Kings XI Punjab (now the Punjab Kings).
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This match would see Kohli reach the milestone of 7500 runs scored in this league if he scores 56 runs. He will now raise this total of runs to a new height since he is the league’s highest run scorer. He’s followed by his fellow countryman Shikhar Dhawan (6754*). With 181 runs scored thus far this season, Kohli is tied for the highest runs scored in this league with other players. He has scored the same number of runs as Riyan Parag.