Bengaluru: Defending champions RCB won the opening match of IPL 2026 with ease. Virat scored 69 runs in this match as Bengaluru won by 6 wickets. This score not only made it a winner but also made Virat earn 10 records in a single match.
Virat Kohli’s 10 records
- During the RCB vs. SRH match, Virat Kohli became the first batsman to complete 4000 runs in an IPL run chase.
- Virat Kohli became the first batsman to score the most fifty-plus scores (7) against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Virat Kohli broke David Warner’s record for the highest IPL score. He finished as RCB’s leading run-scorer with an unbeaten 69 against SRH.
- Virat Kohli also holds the record for the most fifty-plus scores in an IPL victory. He has broken David Warner’s record in this regard, having achieved this feat 41 times. In the RCB vs SRH match, Virat Kohli scored fifty-plus for the 42nd time in a winning match.
- After the RCB vs. SRH match, Virat Kohli also became the player to score the most unbeaten 50 runs in the IPL with 24. He has surpassed the combined record of 23 runs by AB de Villiers and Shikhar Dhawan.
- Virat Kohli now holds the record for the most fifty-plus scores in a successful run chase (21). He has broken Warner’s and Dhawan’s combined record.
- Virat Kohli has become the Indian opener to hit the most sixes in the IPL with 182. He has broken KL Rahul’s record of 179 sixes.
- Virat Kohli has broken Sanju Samson’s record to become the highest run scorer against SRH in the IPL with 874 runs.
- Virat Kohli has now set the record for the highest score for a team in the IPL. His strike rate is 150+ 31 times. He has surpassed Rohit Sharma in this regard.
- Virat Kohli’s number of fifty-plus scores in the IPL is now 72. He achieved this feat in his 260th innings.
