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RCB vs PBKS : ‘King’ Kohli’s new record, first player in the world to achieve ‘this’ feat

Samira Vishwas | May 18, 2026 11:24 AM CST

King Kohli created history
Reached 500 for the 9th time
Kohli’s storming batting against Kings

In IPL 2026, Virat Kohli’s bat is very good. Kohli is setting many records back to back in the IPL. The 61st match of the season is being played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kohli has set another new record by batting brilliantly in this match. RCB’s star batsman Virat Kohli has created history by hitting a six in the match against Punjab. Kohli became the first batsman in IPL history to score 5500 runs as an opener for a single franchise. Till date, no batsman has achieved this feat while playing for a single franchise in the IPL.

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King Kohli created history

Virat Kohli has scored more than 500 runs in 9 seasons of IPL. Virat Kohli now holds the record for most 500-plus runs in Indian Premier League seasons. The list is followed by David Warner and KL Rahul, both of whom have scored more than 500 runs seven times.

Virat Kohli has scored 542 runs in 13 innings in IPL 2026. During this period he has scored one century and four half-centuries. He has batted at a strike rate of 164.74 so far in IPL 2026. He once again got his team off to a strong start with a brilliant half-century against Punjab Kings on Sunday. He completed this half-century in just 31 balls with the help of three fours and as many sixes.

Reached 500 for the 9th time

IPL 2011 – 557 runs
IPL 2013 – 634 runs
IPL 2015 – 505 runs
IPL 2016 – 973 runs
IPL 2018 – 530 runs
IPL 2023 – 639 runs
IPL 2024 – 741 runs
IPL 2025 – 657 runs
IPL 2026, – 542+runs, so far

500+ runs in a season after the age of 35

Virat Kohli- 3
Sachin Tendulkar- 2
Faf du Plessis-2

Kohli’s storming batting against Kings

Kohli has always batted brilliantly against Punjab Kings. During this match, he completed 1217 runs in his IPL career against Punjab, which is the record for most runs against a single team. Apart from Punjab, Virat has also scored 1174 against Chennai Super Kings and 1172 against Delhi Capitals.

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