Raipur: IPL(IPL 2026) KKRRCB entered the field against In that match, Virat Kohli (Virat Kohli) floated in excitement by scoring only one run. Sourav was ecstatic with a run off the last ball of the first over against Dube. But what is the reason for this sudden euphoria?
In fact, Kohli could not open the account in the last two matches. Kohli was dismissed for two balls against Lucknow Super Giants, and in the next match against Mumbai Indians, the ‘King’ was dismissed in the first ball. If he scored zero in this match, Virat would have scored a hat trick of zero. However, he opened the account by flicking Sourav Dub’s ball to the leg side in the last ball of the first over against KKR. And then he was elated after avoiding a hat-trick of zero on this day Kohli.
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Incidentally, this match was also historic for Kohli. Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the record for playing the most matches in IPL history till now with 278 matches. However, Kohli made that achievement in his own name as soon as he entered the field in this match. 279th behind Dhoni’s feat of playing 278 matches IPL Kohli came down to play the match. And with this, the history of all time was written. Dhoni did not play a single match this season. He is playing regularly for RCB there Kohli. On that occasion, he left Mahi behind and went ahead.
But Virat Kohli made this record match memorable. He scored the ninth century of his IPL career. Virat Kohli left the field after winning RCB by scoring an unbeaten 105 off 60 balls. Chasing runs in the IPL, Kohli scored the maximum three centuries jointly with Butler. Kohli is also only the second batsman along with Buttler to score multiple centuries against multiple IPL franchises.
He created more history with his innings in this match. Kohli crossed the 14,000 T20 run mark in this match. Kohli became the fastest batsman to surpass Chris Gayle (423) on the day. Kohli is joint third in terms of hundreds (10) in T20Is. And thanks to his century, RCB won the match and reached the top of the league table