Virat Kohli sets unmatched record; becomes first player to score 9,000 runs in IPL

In the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, match no.39 between the Delhi Capitals (DC) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).RCB won the game by 9 wickets courtesy of RCB’s sensational bowling display. Virat Kohli created a milestone in the match while chasing a target of mere 75 runs in the second innings.

Virat Kohli became the first batter to score 9,000 IPL runs in the history of the game. He achieved the record in the final ball of the power play as he took a single off the final ball against Mukesh Kumar. Kohli needed just 11 runs to achieve the phenomenal milestone on the night.

Virat Kohli etches another milestone

Virat Kohli has been in sensational form in the IPL 2026. He has been scoring runs in every match for the franchise, as he has played all 19 seasons for RCB since the beginning of 2008. He is the only player to score 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, and now 9,000 runs for a single franchise.

Virat Kohli remains the leading run-scorer of the IPL with 9012*, and he is also in contention for the Orange Cap, listed fourth in the list with 351* runs in the tournament in 8 innings, with an average of 58.50 and a brilliant strike rate of 162.50. Kohli on the night remained unbeaten with a score of 23 runs off 15 balls.

Virat Kohli has most sixes for a single franchise

A few days prior, he became the first batter in the IPL to hit 800 fours. The 37-year-old batter achieved the milestone during his knock of 81 runs in the RCB vs GT clash. He now has 808 boundaries in 275 IPL appearances, more than any other batter in tournament history.

In the same RCB vs GT match, Kohli also became only the third batter to hit 300 sixes in IPL history, after Chris Gayle (357 sixes) and Rohit Sharma (310* sixes). Kohli now has 305* maximums to his name. He has been one of the greats of the format and for the franchise as well.

DC batters had no answer to Bhuvi and Hazlewood

Coming to the match, RCB won the toss and elected to bowl first. They played the same team over their last win against GT. However, the home side DC made three changes with Kyle Jamieson, Dushmantha Chameera, and Sahil Parakh coming in.

After being invited to bat first, DC lost Sahi Parakh in the first over. The duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood made the DC batters look ordinary as they lost six wickets for just eight runs in the match, which is the lowest ever total to 5+ wickets under 10 runs.

From there, they never recovered and were bowled out for the score of 75 runs courtesy of 30 runs from Abishek Porel, who came in as an impact player in the match. RCB chased down the target of 76 runs in 6.3 overs with 9 wickets in hand.

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