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Virat Kohli IPL 2026 Final: In the IPL 2026 final, Virat Kohli once again proved that he has no competition in big matches. Even at the age of 37, he batted brilliantly against Gujarat Titans and scored unbeaten 75 runs in 42 balls and played an important role in making RCB the champion for the second consecutive time.

Created pressure with fastest fifty

Chasing the target of 156 runs, Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer gave a strong start to RCB. Iyer was out after scoring 32 runs, but Kohli remained at the crease till the end. He completed his half-century in just 25 balls, which was the fastest fifty of his IPL career.

This also became the joint second fastest half-century in the history of IPL final. In his innings he hit 9 fours and 3 sixes and made the match one-sided.

Record of 600+ runs in four consecutive seasons

Virat Kohli’s performance in IPL 2026 was excellent throughout the season. He scored 675 runs in 16 matches and his strike rate was 165. With this, he became the first batsman in IPL history to score more than 600 runs in four consecutive seasons. No player had been able to do this before. Kohli achieved another historic feat by scoring 600+ runs in 2013, 2016, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Received ‘Player of the Match’ award in the final

Virat Kohli was chosen ‘Player of the Match’ for his match-winning innings against Gujarat Titans. By winning this award at the age of 37 years and 207 days, he became the second oldest player to receive the POTM Award in the IPL final. Only Anil Kumble is ahead of him in this list, who won this honor in 2009 at the age of 38 years and 219 days.

Rohit Sharma left behind

This honor received in the final was the 22nd Player of the Match award of Virat Kohli’s IPL career. With this, he left behind Rohit Sharma (21 awards) and took the record of the most successful Indian POTM winner in IPL history. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul are also included in this list, but Kohli has now reached the top.

Close to AB de Villiers in overall list

If we talk about the players who have won the most Player of the Match awards in IPL history including Indian and foreign players, then Virat Kohli has now reached the joint second place. He and Chris Gayle have 22 awards each. In this list, only AB de Villiers is ahead of him with 25 awards. This inning played in the final of IPL 2026 was not just a trophy-winning inning, but also became another historic chapter in Kohli’s illustrious career.

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