Virat Kohli went past Robin Uthappa's tally of 660, which was achieved in 2014 by the Kolkata Knight Riders' wicketkeeper-batsman, on Saturday May 14,2016 in the Match 44 of 2016 IPL against Gujarat Lions at Bangalore's M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Virat Kohli's run of scores in the tournament read: 75, 79, 33, 80, 100*, 14, 52, 108*, 20, seven and now 109(55 Balls(4x5 and 6x8) which is Virat Kohli's second against Gujarat Lions.
Virat Kohli's unbeaten century against them on April 24,2016 was his first in T20 cricket.
Now Virat Kohli has three centuries in the span of a few weeks.
RCB, who need to win all of their remaining matches to stay in contention for the IPL playoffs, posted a mammoth 248/3 in 20 overs, with AB de Villiers unbeaten on 129 off 52 balls.
The second-wicket partnership between Virat Kohli 109(55 Balls(4x5 and 6x8)and AB de Villiers 129*(52 Balls 4x10 and 6x12)was 229 in 16 overs
AB de Villiers took only 43 balls to reach century which is the 5th fastest century in IPL. Fastest century is in 30 balls by Gayle vs PWI in 2013
AB de Villiers became the latest to join the list who have completed 3000+ Runs in IPL - 3rd overseas batsman after Gayle and Warner.
Statistical Highlights of Match 44 RCB Vs Gl Saturday May 14,2016
248 - The second-highest total for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. They also have the highest score in Twenty20s, which is 263/5 achieved against Sahara Pune Warriors in the 2013 edition.
3 - The number of centuries scored by AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli in the IPL.
1 - The first time that a player has scored three centuries in one edition of the Indian Premier League. Virat Kohli has become the first batsman to achieve this feat.
1 - The first time that two batsmen have scored a century in one innings. De Villiers and Kohli achieved this in the match against Gujarat Lions.
112 - The number of runs scored by de Villies in fours and sixes in his knock of 129*. He smashed 10 fours and 12 sixes in his blistering innings.
5 - The fifth fastest century in the IPL was smashed by de Villiers. He took just 43 balls to notch up his ton. Chris Gayle, Yusuf Pathan, David Miller and Adam Gilchrist are the other batsmen ahead of de Villiers.
229 - The partnership between de Villiers and Kohli, which is the highest in Twenty20 matches. The previous highest was also by Kohli and de Villiers, which was 215 against Mumbai Indians in the 2015 edition.
4 - Number of century partnerships by Kohli and de Villiers in this edition of the IPL. They have the three highest stands in this edition of the tournament.
Note
The record for most runs in an IPL season remains the 733 that Chris Gayle and Michael Hussey achieved in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli's RCB team-mate, also scored 708 in 2013, which is the third most for a season
In the 2013 edition, Virat Kohli had made 634 in 16 games, his previous personal best.
Only three other batsmen have crossed 600 runs in an IPL season - Sachin Tendulkar (618 in 2010), Shaun Marsh (616 in 2008) and Gayle (608 in 2011).
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