Virat Kohli Needs 38 Runs Against KKR In IPL 2025 To Become 1st Batter In The World To… – News18

Virat Kohli will be in action for Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday (March 22) in the IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders, which is scheduled to take place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. During the first match of IPL 2025, Kohli, who is the all-time leading run scorer in IPL, will have a chance to create history and become the first batter in the world to score 1000 runs in the IPL against four teams. Kohli, who has 8004 runs to his name in 252 IPL matches played so far, has amassed a total of 1053 runs against CSK, 1057 runs against Delhi Capitals and 1030 runs against Punjab Kings.
If he manages to score at least 38 runs against KKR on Saturday, then he will also complete 1000 runs in the IPL against Knight Riders as well. As of now, he has 962 runs to his name in 34 matches played so far against the Kolkata-based franchise.
The overall record of scoring most runs in IPL against KKR is held by former Australian batter David Warner. The former left-handed batter scored 1093 runs in 28 IPL matches for Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. He is followed by Rohit Sharma, who has 1070 runs to his name in 34 IPL matches against KKR for Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians.
Virat Kohli’s record in IPL against teams
A total of at least 38 runs on Saturday will help Kohli become the third batter to cross the 1000-run mark in the IPL against KKR and the first batter to score at least 1000 runs against four teams in the IPL.
Most runs in IPL against KKR

Former India batter Shikhar Dhawan and current India captain Rohit Sharma have scored 1000 runs against two teams in the IPL, and Warner also has 1000 runs to his name against Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
1000 runs against one team in IPL
Virat Kohli (RCB) – 1057 vs DC, 1053 vs CSK, 1030 vs PBKS
David Warner (DC, SRH) – 1093 vs KKR, 1134 vs PBKS
Rohit Sharma (DCH, MI) – 1070 vs KKR, 1034 vs DC
Shikhar Dhawan (DC/DCH/MI/PBKS/SRH) – 1057 vs CSK
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The first match of IPL 2025 will be Kohli’s 400th T20 match, and he will become only the third Indian after Rohit (448) and Dinesh Karthik (412) to play 400 matches in the shortest format of the game.
If during the match between RCB and KKR on Saturday, Kohli manages to score at least 114 runs, then he will become the first Indian and overall fifth batter in the world to score 13,000 runs in T20s.
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