IPL 2025: Virat Kohli equals David Warner's record for most half-centuries in the IPL

By Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek has a Master's in Journalism and has written more than 50,000 articles. He currently works as a cricket content writer at Khel Now.

Published at :May 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM

Modified at :May 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM

(Courtesy : BCCI)

Virat Kohli slammed a fifty during RCB’s home game against CSK.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are clashing with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match No. 52 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The RCB vs CSK match is currently underway at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

CSK skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl first in the clash. RCB openers Virat Kohli and Jacob Bethell fired CSK bowlers all over the park, etching a massive 97-run stand for the first wicket. While Bethel got out for 55 runs off 33 balls, Kohli slammed 62 runs off 33 deliveries before losing his wicket. The right-handed batsman was dismissed by CSK pacer Khaleel Ahmed in the 12th over.

Virat Kohli equals David Warner’s record with fifty in RCB vs CSK clash

Notably, Kohli slammed his seventh half-century in IPL 2025. With his half-century in the game, he equalled former David Warner’s record for most half-centuries in the IPL. Kohli now has 62 half-centuries in his kitty, equal to that of Warner. He has only played for RCB since the debut edition in 2008.

Warner also accounts for 62 fifties in the tournament, however, he played for two teams Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Delhi Capitals (DC). Warner went unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction. Following Kohli and Warner are Shikhar Dhawan (51), Rohit Sharma (46) and AB de Villiers (40).

Top 5 batsmen with most half-centuries (scores between 50-99) in the IPL:

Virat Kohli – 62
David Warner – 62
Shikhar Dhawan – 51
Rohit Sharma – 46
AB de Villiers – 40

Meanwhile, Kohli has been a phenomenal performer in IPL 2025. He has slammed 505 runs after 11 games, including the ongoing RCB vs CSK clash. He has also captured the Orange Cap once again. He has a stunning batting average of 63.13 and a strike rate of 143.46 in the ongoing season.

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Vikas Singh Derek

Vikas Singh Derek is a core cricket-lover since childhood and has always followed the sport both in his personal and professional life. He started his school life by watching cricket at home with family. Later, he played cricket on the field at local clubs during college. After his Master's in Journalism from Mumbai, he followed his passion by covering cricket news across various digital media. Since 2015, he has been an aspiring sports journalist and cricket content writer with over 50K+ articles.