Virat Kohli breaks David Warner's record of most fifty-plus scores in IPL

The star Indian and RCB batter Virat Kohli continues his purple patch with the bat in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, as he scored yet another half-century against PBKS today in match number 37 of the season at New Chandigarh’s Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium. Kohli, after today’s half-century, now holds the record for the most fifty-plus scores in the IPL (67), surpassing David Warner's record of 66 such scores.

 

Shikhar Dhawan (53), Rohit Sharma (45) and KL Rahul (43) are the next three in the list.

 

Players with most fifty-plus scores in the IPL

 

Rank	Player	Inns	Runs	HS	100	50	50+
1	Virat Kohli	252	8253	113*	8	59	67
2	David Warner	184	6565	126	4	62	66
3	Shikhar Dhawan	221	6769	106*	2	51	53
4	Rohit Sharma	258	6710	109*	2	43	45
5	KL Rahul	129	4949	132*	4	39	43
6	AB de Villiers	170	5162	133*	3	40	43
7	Suresh Raina	200	5528	100*	1	39	40
8	Faf du Plessis	141	4652	96	–	38	38
9	Chris Gayle	141	4965	175*	6	31	37
10	Gautam Gambhir	152	4217	93	–	36	36

Kohli holds most 100s record

 

Apart from his most fifty-plus scores record, Kohli also holds the most centuries record in the IPL, with a total of 8 centuries to his name. Second-placed Jos Buttler (6 centuries) came close to equalling his record on Saturday but remained not out on 97, as Kohli continues to lead the chart.

 

Most centuries in the IPL

 

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	100s
Virat Kohli (RCB)	2008–2025	260*	252	8
Jos Buttler (GT/MI/RR)	2016–2025	114	113	7
Chris Gayle (KKR/KXIP/PBKS/RCB)	2009–2021	142	141	6
Shubman Gill (GT/KKR)	2018–2025	110	107	4
KL Rahul (Multiple)	2013–2025	138	129	4
Shane Watson (CSK/RCB/RR)	2008–2020	145	141	4
David Warner (DC/SRH)	2009–2024	184	184	4
AB de Villiers (DC/RCB)	2008–2021	184	170	3
Sanju Samson (DC/RR)	2013–2025	175	170	3
Hashim Amla (KXIP)	2016–2017	16	16	2

 

Kohli eyes another milestone

 

Having already claimed the records for most fifty-plus scores and most centuries in the IPL, Kohli will now be eyeing the record for most half-centuries in the tournament this season. At the moment, Kohli has 59 half-centuries to his name—three fewer than table leader David Warner, who has 62 IPL half-centuries.

  Most half centuries in IPL 

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	50s
David Warner (DC/SRH)	2009–2024	184	184	62
Virat Kohli (RCB)	2008–2025	260*	252	59
Shikhar Dhawan (Multiple)	2008–2024	222	221	51
Rohit Sharma (DCH/MI)	2008–2025	263	258	43
KL Rahul (Multiple)	2013–2025	138	129	39
AB de Villiers (DC/RCB)	2008–2021	184	170	40
Suresh Raina (CSK/GL)	2008–2021	205	200	39
Faf du Plessis (Multiple)	2012–2025	148	141	38
Chris Gayle (Multiple)	2009–2021	142	141	31
Gautam Gambhir (DC/KKR)	2008–2018	154	152	36
Ajinkya Rahane (Multiple)	2008–2025	192	178	32