Virat Kohli has been in terrific form for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) this season and is in the reckoning to win the Orange Cap.
Tonight, Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns with RCB in hopes of not just winning this game to keep their playoff hopes alive, but also to avenge the eight-wicket loss against RCB earlier this season.
MI won the toss and opted to bowl first. Aussie left-arm quick Jason Behrendorff dismissed Kohli in the first over for a score of just 1.
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How has Virat Kohli fared in IPL 2023?
Kohli has been in very good touch in this year's IPL, consistently converting his starts to fifties. He has scored 419 runs in 10 games so far.
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 50s | 100s | Best |
| 11 | 420 | 42.00 | 133.76 | 6 | 0 | 82 |
How many runs did Virat Kohli score for RCB in IPL 2022?
IPL 2022 was one of Kohli's worst seasons in IPL history as he could score just 341 runs in 16 matches at a pretty poor strike rate for T20.
RCB did qualify for the playoffs but it wasn't enough as they failed to reach the final.
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 50s | 100s | Best |
| 16 | 341 | 22.73 | 115.99 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
How many runs has Virat Kohli scored in IPL history?
Kohli is the highest run-getter in the history of IPL and the only player to surpass the 7000-run mark, which he achieved in RCB's previous game against Delhi Capitals (DC).
He has also played all his games for RCB.
| Year | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 50s | 100s | Best |
| 2008 | 13 | 165 | 15.00 | 105.09 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2009 | 16 | 246 | 22.36 | 112.32 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 2010 | 16 | 307 | 27.90 | 144.81 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| 2011 | 16 | 557 | 46.41 | 121.08 | 4 | 0 | 71 |
| 2012 | 16 | 364 | 28.00 | 111.65 | 2 | 0 | 73* |
| 2013 | 16 | 634 | 45.28 | 138.73 | 6 | 0 | 99 |
| 2014 | 14 | 359 | 27.61 | 122.10 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| 2015 | 16 | 505 | 45.90 | 130.82 | 3 | 0 | 82* |
| 2016 | 16 | 973 | 81.08 | 152.03 | 7 | 4 | 113 |
| 2017 | 10 | 308 | 30.80 | 122.22 | 4 | 0 | 64 |
| 2018 | 14 | 530 | 48.18 | 139.10 | 4 | 0 | 92* |
| 2019 | 14 | 464 | 33.14 | 141.16 | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| 2020 | 15 | 466 | 42.36 | 121.35 | 3 | 0 | 90* |
| 2021 | 15 | 405 | 28.92 | 119.46 | 3 | 0 | 72* |
| 2022 | 16 | 341 | 22.73 | 115.99 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| 2023 | 11 | 420 | 42.00 | 133.76 | 6 | 0 | 82* |
| Total | 234 | 7044 | 36.50 | 129.41 | 50 | 5 | 113 |