What Dhoni-Rohit could not do, Virat Kohli did it! Made 3 big records in a single match

Virat Kohli Completes 500 Runs in IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bangalore's run-machine Virat Kohli is breaking one record after another in IPL 2026. King Kohli once again showed his class batting in the match played against Punjab Kings at the Dharamshala ground on Sunday (May 17). Kohli played a brilliant innings of 58 runs in 37 balls, hitting 4 fours and 3 soaring sixes, while completely destroying the Punjab bowlers.

1. The only 'Sikander' to score more than 500 runs in 9 seasons of IPL

Virat Kohli has completed his 500 runs in IPL 2026 during this innings. This is the ninth time in the history of IPL that Kohli has scored 500 or more runs in a single season. David Warner and KL Rahul are also far behind Kohli in this race.

Batsmen who have scored 500+ runs most times in a single season of IPL:

Virat Kohli- 9 seasons

David Warner- 7 seasons

KL Rahul- 7 seasons

Shikhar Dhawan- 5 seasons

2. Most runs against a single team

Virat Kohli has become the batsman who has scored the most runs against a specific opponent team in IPL. He has scored the most runs against Punjab Kings so far, 1215 runs, which is the highest score in the history of IPL against any team. In this case too, King Kohli himself rules the top-2.

1215 runs:* Virat Kohli vs Punjab Kings

1174 runs: Virat Kohli vs Chennai Super Kings

1172 runs: Virat Kohli vs Delhi Capitals

1161 runs: Rohit Sharma vs Kolkata Knight Riders

1134 runs: David Warner vs Punjab Kings

1126 runs: Virat Kohli vs Kolkata Knight Riders

3. New history created with Padikkal

During the match, King Kohli shared a strong partnership of 76 runs for the second wicket with Devdutt Padikkal. This is the sixth time this season that the pair has shared a partnership of 50 or more runs. This is an incredible record for a non-opening pair in a single season of IPL and they are now very close to the all-time record of AB de Villiers and Kohli set in 2016.

Most 50+ partnerships by a non-opening pair in an IPL season:

7 times: Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, 2016 (13 innings)

6 times: Michael Hussey and Suresh Raina, 2013 (12 innings)

6 times: Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma, 2025 (10 innings)

6 times: Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal, 2026 (9 innings)

It is worth noting that this was the 67th half-century of Virat Kohli's IPL career. Apart from this, King Kohli has also scored 9 centuries in the IPL, which is the most in the history of the league.

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Question 3: What new record did Virat Kohli set against Punjab Kings in IPL 2026?

Answer: Virat Kohli has created an amazing record of completing more than 500 runs in a single IPL season for the 9th time in his career by playing an innings of 58 runs against Punjab.

Question 4: Who holds the record for scoring the most runs in IPL against a single team?

Answer: This record is in the name of Virat Kohli, who has scored the most 1215 runs against Punjab Kings so far.

Question 5: How many centuries and half-centuries does Virat Kohli have in total in IPL?

Answer: Virat Kohli has scored the most 9 centuries and 67 half-centuries in IPL history.

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