{"id":280986,"date":"2025-04-13T14:43:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T14:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/virat-kohli-joins-t20-elite-becomes-first-indian-to-slam-100-half-centuries-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T14:43:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T14:43:33","slug":"virat-kohli-joins-t20-elite-becomes-first-indian-to-slam-100-half-centuries-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/virat-kohli-joins-t20-elite-becomes-first-indian-to-slam-100-half-centuries-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli joins T20 elite, becomes first Indian to slam 100 half-centuries | Cricket News – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli<\/a> etched his name deeper into cricketing history on Sunday by becoming the first Indian to score 100 half-centuries in T20 cricket. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star achieved the milestone during his unbeaten knock of 62 off 45 balls against Rajasthan Royals<\/a> at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
This marked Kohli\u2019s third fifty of the ongoing Indian Premier League<\/a> (IPL) 2025 season and took his overall tally to 100 fifties and 9 hundreds in 405 T20 matches. He now sits second on the all-time list of most T20 half-centuries, behind only Australia\u2019s David Warner<\/a>, who has 108 fifties and 8 centuries from 400 games.
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Kohli brought up his landmark in style, launching Wanindu Hasaranga over the ropes in the 15th over of the run chase.
Chasing 174, Kohli led from the front, stitching a blistering 92-run opening partnership with Phil Salt, who smashed 65 off just 33 balls. He then shared an unbeaten 83-run stand with Devdutt Padikkal (40 off 28), guiding RCB to a thumping nine-wicket win with 15 balls remaining.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Rajasthan Royals posted a competitive 173\/4, built on Yashasvi Jaiswal<\/a>\u2019s fluent 75 off 47 deliveries. However, their total proved insufficient against a relentless RCB top order.
With this milestone, Kohli not only reaffirmed his status as a modern-day legend but also demonstrated his enduring class in the format. Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam (90 fifties), Chris Gayle (88), and Jos Buttler (86) follow Kohli on the elite T20 fifty-makers list.<\/p>\n


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