Record alert! Virat Kohli eclipses Babar Azam

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Virat Kohli and Babar Azam (Image credit: BCCI/IPL)

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Phil Salt came retired each guns blazing, dismantling the Mumbai Indians bowling onslaught to manus Royal Challengers Bengaluru a flying commencement astatine the Wankhede Stadium connected Sunday.The duo stitched a commanding 120-run opening partnership, laying a beardown instauration for RCB. Salt led the complaint with a blistering 78 disconnected 36 balls, portion Kohli played the anchor relation successful the stand. The concern besides became RCB’s second-highest opening basal against Mumbai Indians successful IPL history, down the 148-run effort by Kohli and Faf du Plessis successful Bengaluru successful 2023.During the knock, Kohli achieved different important milestone, registering his 47th period concern successful T20 cricket - the astir by immoderate batter successful the format. In doing so, helium went past Babar Azam, who has 46, and moved up of different greats similar Chris Gayle (46), David Warner (45) and Faf du Plessis (40).Kohli yet departed for a well-made 50, dismissed by Hardik Pandya aft providing the cleanable platform.A pillar of RCB since the inaugural IPL play successful 2008, Kohli erstwhile again underlined his worth astatine the top. The franchise, meanwhile, are the defending champions, having clinched the IPL 2025 rubric with a triumph implicit Punjab Kings successful the final.