How Has Virat Kohli Performed For RCB in IPL Playoffs?


Virat Kohli in IPL 2024 (AP Photo)
Virat Kohli in IPL 2024 (AP Photo)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru made the impossible happen when they reached IPL playoffs by defeating the 5-time champions, Chennai Super Kings. From 0.3% chance of qualifying to actually living the dream, the team won six games on the trot and left all their critiques stunned. But the biggest challenge of all is here and it requires one player, Virat Kohli to give it his all.

Virat Kohli is the Orange Cap holder this season having amassed 708 runs from 14 innings with an impressive strike rate of  155.60. The ex-RCB skipper has played in 14 innings in IPL playoffs and knockout games, where he has scored 308 runs at an average of 25.66 and a strike rate of 120.31. 

Virat Kohli in IPL playoffs

MATCHES
YEAR
7(8) vs RR, Qualifier 2 2022
25(22) vs LSG, Eliminator2022
39(33) vs KKR, Eliminator 2021
6(7) vs SRH, Eliminator 2020
54(35) vs SRH, Final 2016
0(2) vs GL, Qualifier 1 2016
12(9) vs CSK, Qualifier 2 2015
12(18) vs RR, Eliminator2015
35(32) vs CSK, Final2011
8(12) vs MI, Qualifier 22012
70*(44) vs CSK, Qualifier 12011
9(7) vs MI, Semifinal2009
7(8) vs Deccan Chargers, Final 2009


RCB have had the perfect 'resurgence story', they dragged themselves from the 'literally' the bottom. They would hope to keep that fire in them burning and continue to dominate in order to make it to the finals.

While Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad to make it to the IPL 2024 Final. RCB will cross swords with RR in the do-or-die Eliminator at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 22 May