New Delhi: Virat Kohlis impressive 62 runs off 33 balls led the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a close victory against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. This was his fourth consecutive half-century and seventh overall in IPL 2025 setting a new tournament record. Irfan Pathan defended Kohli on social media countering previous criticism of his batting approach by emphasizing his ability to both stabilize the innings and play aggressively as needed. He can anchor the innings like he did last game with a strike rate close to 100. He can go aggressive like today with a strike rate of 187. He is true champion in white ball cricket. He is Virat Kohli! Pathan posted on X. Virat Kohlis aggressive 62-run innings including five fours and five sixes significantly impacted the match and added to his impressive record. This was his fourth consecutive score of 50 or more for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. Virat Kohli surpassed 300 sixes for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) reaching a total of 304 after hitting five more in his recent match. Virat Kohli achieved his second half-century against Chennai Super Kings for the Royal Challengers Bangalore mirroring a similar accomplishment in 2016. His impressive 62 runs represent his tenth score of 50 or more against Chennai surpassing the previous record of nine held jointly by Shikhar Dhawan Rohit Sharma and David Warner. Virat Kohlis strong performance against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL has increased his career total against them to 1146 runs surpassing David Warners 1134 runs against Punjab Kings making it the most runs any player has scored against a single IPL team. Bengalurus strong total of 213/5 largely due to Virats excellent batting performance proved just two runs too many for CSK despite a near-century by Ayush Mhatre (94 runs from 48 balls).