Virat Kohli equals David Warner's record of most half-centuries in the IPL

Along with his half-century record, Kohli also holds the record for most centuries in the IPL, with a total of eight centuries under his belt

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The star Indian and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter continued his purple patch with the bat in match number 52 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, as he scored his seventh half-century of the season in 29 balls. With this half-century, Kohli, who started the season with 55 IPL half-centuries to his name, has equalled David Warner’s record for the most half-centuries in IPL history — 62.

 

Shikhar Dhawan (51 half-centuries) and Rohit Sharma (46 half-centuries) occupy the third and fourth spots on the list.

 

Most half-centuries in IPL

 

Rank	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	100	50
1	V Kohli (RCB)	2008–2025	263	254	8447	113*	8	62
2	DA Warner (DC/SRH)	2009–2024	184	184	6565	126	4	62
3	S Dhawan	2008–2024	222	221	6769	106*	2	51
4	RG Sharma	2008–2025	267	262	6921	109*	2	46
5	KL Rahul	2013–2025	141	132	5054	132*	4	40
6	AB de Villiers	2008–2021	184	170	5162	133*	3	40
7	SK Raina	2008–2021	205	200	5528	100*	1	39
8	F du Plessis	2012–2025	150	143	4736	96	0	39
9	CH Gayle	2009–2021	142	141	4965	175*	6	31
10	G Gambhir	2008–2018	154	152	4217	93	0	36
11	AM Rahane	2008–2025	195	180	4939	105*	2	33
12	JC Buttler	2016–2025	117	116	4052	124	7	24
13	Shubman Gill	2018–2025	113	110	3681	129	4	25
14	SA Yadav	2012–2025	161	146	4069	103*	2	27
15	SV Samson	2013–2025	175	170	4643	119	3	26

 

Leading the most centuries list

 

Along with his half-century record, Kohli also holds the record for the most centuries in the IPL, with a total of eight. Jos Buttler (7 centuries), Chris Gayle (6 centuries), and Shubman Gill (4 centuries) are the next three on the list.

 

Most centuries in IPL

 

Rank	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	SR	100
1	V Kohli (RCB)	2008–2025	263	255	8447	113*	132	8
2	JC Buttler (MI/RR/GT)	2016–2025	117	116	4052	124	150	7
3	CH Gayle (KKR/RCB/PBKS)	2009–2021	142	141	4965	175*	149	6
4	Shubman Gill (KKR/GT)	2018–2025	113	110	3681	129	139	4
5	KL Rahul (LSG/PBKS/RCB)	2013–2025	141	132	5054	132*	135	4
6	SR Watson (RR/RCB/CSK)	2008–2020	145	141	3874	117*	138	4
7	DA Warner (DC/SRH)	2009–2024	184	184	6565	126	140	4
8	AB de Villiers (DC/RCB)	2008–2021	184	170	5162	133*	152	3
9	SV Samson (DC/RR)	2013–2025	175	170	4643	119	139	3
10	HM Amla (KXIP)	2016–2017	16	16	577	104*	142	2
11	BA Stokes (RPS/RR/CSK)	2017–2023	45	44	935	107*	134	2
12	JM Bairstow (SRH/PBKS)	2019–2024	50	50	1589	114	144	2
13	YBK Jaiswal (RR)	2020–2025	64	63	2046	124	151	2
14	RD Gaikwad (CSK)	2020–2025	71	70	2502	108*	137	2
15	AC Gilchrist (DCH/KXIP)	2008–2013	80	80	2069	109*	138	2