Virat Kohli Shatters IPL Record for Most Runs Against a Single Opponent

Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener Virat Kohli established a new Indian Premier League batting record on Sunday, becoming the highest run-scorer against a single franchise. During his 28-run innings against the Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Kohli elevated his career total against CSK to 1,174 runs.

Entering the match needing just two runs to surpass Rohit Sharma’s mark of 1,161 runs against the Kolkata Knight Riders, Kohli secured the record in the first over. He was eventually dismissed for 28 off 18 deliveries by Anshul Kamboj, leaving RCB at 37 for 1 in 4.3 overs. For official player statistics and historical match data, refer to ESPNcricinfo.

Most Runs Against a Single IPL Franchise

Achieving sustained high run totals against specific teams requires longevity and regular head-to-head match selections. Kohli holds the distinction of scoring over 1,000 runs against four different IPL franchises: Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Match Details and Lineups

Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The match featured updated squads tracked by the official IPL website.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

• Playing XI: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy
• Impact Substitutes: Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Rasikh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chouhan, Venkatesh Iyer

Chennai Super Kings

• Playing XI: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed
• Impact Substitutes: Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapneet Singh