Virat Kohli opened the innings for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their IPL 2026 match against the Chennai Super Kings at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. During the game, the 36-year-old achieved a major milestone, breaking a long-standing record held by Rohit Sharma.
What was Rohit's record?
Rohit had scored 1161 runs in 36 IPL matches against Kolkata Knight Riders, which was the most runs by a player against a single team in the league. Kohli has now gone past that mark, taking his total to 1162 runs in 36 matches against CSK.
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Kohli needed just 16 runs in this match to break the record, and he got there in the fourth over of the innings, off a delivery from Matt Henry.
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | MATCHES | RUNS | AGAINST |
| Virat Kohli (India) | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 36* | 1163* | Chennai Super Kings |
| Rohit Sharma (India) | Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians | 36 | 1161 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Virat Kohli (India) | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 36 | 1159 | Punjab Kings |
| David Warner (Australia) | Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 26 | 1134 | Punjab Kings |
| Virat Kohli (India) | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 31 | 1130 | Delhi Capitals |
| David Warner (Australia) | Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 28 | 1093 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Rohit Sharma (India) | Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians | 38 | 1092 | Delhi Capitals |
| Shikhar Dhawan (India) | Deccan Chargers, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 29 | 1057 | Chennai Super Kings |
| Virat Kohli (India) | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 35 | 1021 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| KL Rahul (India | Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 21 | 977 | Mumbai Indians |
Interestingly, Kohli had already gone past Rohit’s record earlier in the game when it comes to overall T20s. He needed just two runs to do that and reached the mark in the very first over of the innings.
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Apart from these IPL matches, Kohli has also played one Champions League T20 game against CSK, where he scored 14 runs.
This milestone adds another achievement to Kohli’s long and successful career with RCB, a team he has been part of since the inagural season of the IPL.