In the 19th season of IPL 2026, the 11th match of the league stage is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After losing the toss, defending champions RCB decided to bat first.
In this match, all eyes were on Virat Kohli, who had started the season in excellent form. However, in this match against CSK, he could not play a big innings and was out after scoring 28 runs off 18 balls.
Even though Kohli couldn’t show much magic with the bat, he still set a special record, surpassing Rohit Sharma.
Virat Kohli Reclaims Number 1 Spot
In the history of IPL, Virat Kohli’s bat has been prolific against almost every team. In this vein, he has once again claimed a special record. Kohli has now become the batsman with the most runs against a single team in the history of the league.
This record was previously held by him, but this season, Rohit Sharma had surpassed him by scoring a half-century against Kolkata Knight Riders. However, in the match against Chennai Super Kings, Kohli turned the tables again and re-occupied the number-1 spot.
Kohli now has a total of 1188 runs registered against Chennai Super Kings, while Rohit Sharma, who is in second place in this list, has scored 1161 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders.
In the list of players with the most runs against a single team in IPL, Virat Kohli’s dominance is clearly visible. He has scored 1188 runs against Chennai Super Kings. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has scored 1161 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders.
In addition, Kohli has scored 1159 runs against Punjab Kings and 1130 runs against Delhi Capitals. Meanwhile, David Warner has scored 1134 runs against Punjab Kings and 1093 runs against Kolkata.
This Season, Kohli Has a Chance to Create a Big Record
In IPL 2026, Virat Kohli has scored 97 runs in 2 matches so far. He has a total of 8758 runs and is just 242 runs away from the 9000-run mark. If he reaches this milestone, he will become the first player to score 9000 runs in IPL.
