By Kaif - May 28, 2025 04:58 PM
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The excitement of IPL 2025 is at its peak and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have once again made it to the playoffs. After a wait of 17 years, RCB fans are hoping that this time the team will create history by winning the title. In this journey of RCB, the contribution of their most important player, Virat Kohli, has always been important. However, Virat's stats in the playoffs look a bit different from his league stage form. Let's take a look at Virat Kohli's records in the IPL playoffs.
Virat Kohli, popularly known as 'King Kohli', is one of the most successful batsmen in IPL history. He has scored a lot of runs in the league stage and has made many records to his name. But, when it comes to the playoffs, his stats tell a different story.
Virat Kohli performance and records in IPL playoffs: Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the most runs in the playoffs for RCB. He has scored 341 runs in 15 innings at an average of 26.23 and a strike rate of 121.78.
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Virat Kohli is in great form in IPL 2025. He has scored 602 runs in the league stage, including 8 half-centuries. He helped RCB make it to Qualifier 1 by playing a stormy innings of 54 runs off 30 balls in the last league match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). During this innings, Kohli also completed 9000 T20 runs for RCB, becoming the first batsman to achieve this milestone for a single franchise.
This shows that Virat Kohli is in great rhythm at the moment and he is all set to score runs for the team. However, the pressure of the playoffs is completely different, and past records show that he needs to improve his performance here.
RCB have made it to the playoffs for the 10th time in 17 years of IPL. They have reached the finals three times (2009, 2011, 2016), but missed out on winning the title each time. In 2016, when Virat Kohli was the captain, RCB reached the finals but lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kohli performed brilliantly that season, but could not lead the team to victory in the final.
Virat Kohli has proved many times in his career that he is a big match player. His experience and calm nature will be important for RCB under the pressure of the playoffs. If RCB is to win the title this time, Virat Kohli will not only have to score runs with his bat, but also help the team handle the pressure by uniting them.
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RCB have finished second in the league stage and will now face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1. This match is very important as the winning team will directly advance to the final. Virat Kohli will be expected to continue his excellent form in this big match and take the team to the final.
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