PBKS vs RCB / Virat Kohli equalled Rohit Sharma with his explosive innings, leaving Dhoni behind

PBKS vs RCB: The 37th match of the Indian Premier League 2025 brought a special thrill for cricket lovers, where Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings by 7 wickets in a one-sided manner. In this match, the brilliance of RCB's star batsmen Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal spread color on the field and gave the team a spectacular victory.

RCB's strong comeback

Punjab Kings, batting first, gave RCB a target of 159 runs. In response, RCB achieved this target with 7 balls to spare, losing only 3 wickets. While Virat Kohli scored 73 runs in 54 balls, Devdutt Padikkal also hit an important half-century and laid the foundation for victory.

Kohli's amazing performance, became Player of the Match

This innings of Virat Kohli not only guaranteed the team's victory, but he also won the Player of the Match title. With this award, Kohli equaled Rohit Sharma by becoming the Player of the Match for the 19th time in IPL. With this, he has left MS Dhoni and David Warner behind in this list.

Players who have won the most Player of the Match in IPL

• AB de Villiers – 25
• Chris Gayle – 22
• Virat Kohli – 19
• Rohit Sharma – 19
• David Warner – 18
• MS Dhoni – 18

Now Virat Kohli has a great opportunity to create history. If he wins the next Player of the Match award, he will become the first Indian player to receive this honor 20 times in IPL history.

Virat also on top in 50+ scores

With a half-century in this match, Virat Kohli achieved another big feat. He left behind David Warner (66 times) by scoring 50 or more runs for the 67th time in IPL and secured the top position in this matter.

Batsmen who scored 50+ runs the most number of times in IPL

• Virat Kohli – 67
• David Warner – 66
• Shikhar Dhawan – 53