Virat Kohli became the first batsman in IPL history to score 8000 runs in the IPL as he achieved the feat during his 33-run knock against the Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator on Wednesday, May 22 in Ahmedabad. Kohli needed 29 runs to reach the landmark and he did it with a boundary against Sandeep Sharma. Kohli now has 8,004 runs to his name and is head and shoulders above anyone else on the list of leading run-getters in the IPL.
Kohli during his 33-run knock, also reached 740 runs for the season, which is the fifth highest for a batter in an IPL season as he went past Kane Williamson‘s tally of 735 runs in the 2018 edition as captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Most runs in IPL
8,004 runs – Virat Kohli (RCB) in 244 innings
6,769 runs – Shikhar Dhawan (Deccan, DC, PBKS, SRH, MI) in 221 innings
6,628 runs – Rohit Sharma (Deccan/MI) in 252 innings
6,565 runs – David Warner (SRH/DC) in 184 innings
5,528 runs – Suresh Raina (CSK/GL) in 200 innings
Most runs by a batter in an IPL season
973 – Virat Kohli (RCB) in 16 innings
890 – Shubman Gill (GT) in 17 innings
863 – Jos Buttler (RR) in 17 innings
848 – David Warner (SRH) in 17 innings
741 – Virat Kohli (RCB) in 15 innings
735 – Kane Williamson (SRH) in 17 innings
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