IPL 2025: Kohli becomes first Indian batter to score 100 T20 fifties

Kohli also equalled David Warner's record of most 50-plus scores in IPL history

Star Indian and RCB batter Virat Kohli continued his habit of creating new records during match number 28 of IPL 2025 against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Batting in the second innings of the match, Kohli scored a brilliant half-century off 39 balls and registered his 100th T20 half-century. Kohli is now only the second batter after Australian batter David Warner (108 half-centuries) to cross the three-digit mark of T20 fifties, and the first Indian to do so.

 

Most half-centuries in T20 cricket:

 

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Fifties
1	DA Warner	400	399	108
2	Virat Kohli	405	388	100
3	Babar Azam	311	300	90
4	CH Gayle	463	455	88
5	JC Buttler	440	415	86
6	AD Hales	494	490	85
7	Shoaib Malik	556	514	83
8	F du Plessis	407	386	79
9	RG Sharma	452	439	78
10	AJ Finch	387	380	77
11	JM Vince	420	408	73
12	S Dhawan	334	331	70
13	AB de Villiers	340	320	69
14	Q de Kock	385	373	69
15	C Munro	435	416	68
16	Mohammad Rizwan	277	246	68
17	KL Rahul	229	216	67
18	DJ Malan	361	354	67
19	JJ Roy	389	382	65
20	MJ Guptill	351	340	59

 

Equals Warner’s IPL record

 

Kohli’s half-century against RR in Jaipur was his 58th IPL fifty, which means it was his 66th 50-plus total in the IPL, as he also has eight centuries to his name. He is now equal to David Warner in this record, who also has 66 fifty-plus scores in the IPL, with the help of four centuries and 62 half-centuries.

 

Most 50-plus totals in IPL

 

Rank	Player	Span	Matches	Innings	Runs	100s	50s	50+ Scores
1	David Warner	2009–2024	184	184	6565	4	62	66
2	Virat Kohli	2008–2025	258	250	8240	8	58	66
3	Shikhar Dhawan	2008–2024	222	221	6769	2	51	53
4	Rohit Sharma	2008–2025	261	256	6666	2	43	45
5	KL Rahul	2013–2025	135	126	4868	4	39	43
6	AB de Villiers	2008–2021	184	170	5162	3	40	43
7	Suresh Raina	2008–2021	205	200	5528	1	39	40
8	Faf du Plessis	2012–2025	148	141	4652	0	38	38
9	Chris Gayle	2009–2021	142	141	4965	6	31	37
10	Gautam Gambhir	2008–2018	154	152	4217	0	36	36