Virat Kohli needed just 32 runs to surpass Suresh Raina and become the highest run-getter in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL). It was Mumbai Indians (MI) who hosted Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Wankhede with both the teams looking for a win. Rohit Sharma lost the toss — the fourth time in a row — and Virat Kohli had no hesitation in opting to bowl first. Umesh Yadav gave RCB a dream start, picking up two wickets with the first two balls of the game, which is when we felt it was going to be a low scoring match. But Rohit Sharma had other ideas, he scored 94 off 52 balls, slingshooting MI’s score to 213.
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Before the start of the match, Virat Kohli needed just 32 runs to go past the ever-so-consistent Raina. Suresh Raina’s luck wore off after he sustained a calf injury and had to miss out on playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Meanwhile, RCB started the chase and it was heart-warming to see the captain leading from the front, opening with Quinton de Kock. Quinton was out when the score was 40.
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Currently, as we speak, Virat Kohli now has 4559* runs and is still unbeaten. Suresh Raina, who has been part of 158 IPL matches, has 4558 runs.
Most Runs In IPL
_Virat Kohli 4559*
_Suresh Raina 4558
_Rohit Sharma 4345
_Gautam Gambhir 4210
_David Warner 4014Topping The List Like A Boss Without Even Scoring Against Mediocre RCB Bowling Attack. #ViratKohli. __#MIvRCB #MIvsRCB #RCBvMI
— AMIT DESWAL (@AMITDESWAL777) April 17, 2018
Congratulations @imVkohli for highest run scorer in all #ipl #runmachine #VivoIPL2018 #VIVOIPL #MIvRCB #rcb
— arunesh_singh (@arunesh39556522) April 17, 2018
RCB are in dire need of Virat Kohli sticking around and see them home. RCB are 76 for 4 in 10 overs.
