By Devadyuti Das | Updated: March 30, 2026 8:50 AM IST
In these collection of pictures, we find out all about the massive record achieved by Virat Kohli in the IPL 2026 opening match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday.
Virat Kohli is first-ever batter score over 4000 runs while chasing in IPL. Kohli has scored 4027 runs at an average of 41.51 in 125 innings.
Virat Kohli has scored 2 hundreds and 28 fifties while chasing in IPL and has a strike-rate of 134.9.
Virat Kohli was retained for Rs 21 crore by Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of IPL 2026 season. Kohli scored 69 not out in 38 balls while chasing 202 to win vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026 opening match.
Rohit Sharma has scored 3394 runs while chasing in IPL with 1 hundred and 22 fifties.
Rohit Sharma scored only his 2nd fifty in 19 years in the his first game of IPL season. The other instance was also against KKR, when he scored an unbeaten 98 in 2015.
Former Australia opener David Warner scored 3285 runs while chasing in IPL with 1 hundred and 34 fifties.
Shikhar Dhawan scored 2843 runs while chasing totals in IPL with 1 hundred and 22 fifties.
Former India and CSK batter Robin Uthappa managed to score 2832 runs in IPL chases with 15 fifties to his name.