In the 41st match of the IPL 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru is facing Sunrisers Hyderabad. In this match, RCB is batting first and Virat Kohli achieved a significant milestone by scoring 4000 runs as an opener for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2024 season.
Before the start of the match, Kohli required only 10 runs to reach the milestone of 4000 runs, achieving it in the first over of the match by scoring 8 runs against Abhishek Sharma.
Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan currently holds the record for the most runs as an IPL opener. He has 6362 runs to his name in 202 innings. After him, David Warner holds the second spot. The Australian opener has 5909 runs in 162 innings.
On the third spot, Universal Boss Chris Gayle is established with 4480 runs in 122 innings. Virat Kohli is ranked fourth on the list of IPL openers with the most runs.
In this match, Virat Kohli scored 51 runs off 43 balls with the help of four fours and one six. He went to the pavilion in 14.5 overs while trying to hit a six against Jaydev Unadkat.
