Virat Kohli performance and records in IPL finals, and how many he has played

RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 Final: The final of IPL 2025 will be between RCB and Punjab Kings (RCB vs PBKS). Both teams will try to win the title for the first time. Fans are eagerly waiting for this match. Let us tell you that RCB has reached the final for the fourth time, while Punjab Kings are in the final for the second time. Once again all eyes will be on Virat Kohli in the final match.

So before the match, let us know how is Virat Kohli's performance and record in the finals of IPL

Virat Kohli's IPL Final performance: A detailed analysis

Virat Kohli has played the finals three times in his IPL career, all of them for Royal Challengers Bangalore. These finals were:

• 2009 vs Deccan Chargers
• 2011 vs Chennai Super Kings
• 2016 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

RCB lost all three finals, so Kohli's wait to win the IPL title is still on.

Virat Kohli's performance in IPL finals, and stats

Virat Kohli performance and records in IPL finals: Virat Kohli has scored a total of 96 runs in all three of his IPL finals. He has an average of 32 and a strike rate of around 128. This is a little less than his usual IPL performance, where his average and strike rate have been much better.

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Let's look at his performance in each final

IPL 2009 Final vs Deccan Chargers

• This was Virat Kohli's first IPL final, when he was just 20 years old.
• In this match, he scored just 7 runs in 8 balls and was stumped off Andrew Symonds.
• RCB lost the match by 6 runs.

IPL 2011 Final vs Chennai Super Kings

• Kohli batted at number 3 in this final.
• He scored 35 runs in 32 balls, but was trapped LBW by Suresh Raina.
• RCB lost to Chennai Super Kings by a huge margin of 58 runs.

IPL 2016 Final vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

• This was the most spectacular season of Virat Kohli's IPL career where he scored 973 runs.
• In this final, while chasing the target of 209 runs, Kohli scored a half-century of 54 runs in 35 balls.
• It was a great innings but unfortunately RCB lost the match by 8 runs and missed out on the title.

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Season	Final	Vs Team	Runs	Balls	Strike Rate	Result
2009	1st	Deccan Chargers	7	8	87.50	RCB lost (by 6 runs)
2011	2nd	Chennai Super Kings	35	32	109.37	RCB lost (by 58 runs)
2016	3rd	Sunrisers Hyderabad	54	35	154.28	RCB lost (by 8 runs)

Virat Kohli's IPL 2025 performance

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Virat Kohli is batting brilliantly this season. Kohli has scored 614 runs in 14 matches. This season, Kohli has been successful in scoring 8 half-centuries, which is the most by any batsman in IPL 2025. Now Kohli's fans are expecting a great performance from him in the final, it remains to be seen whether Kohli will be able to win the title for his team by playing a great innings in the final.

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