The high-scoring match played between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 20th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 once again added a big record to the name of Indian cricket’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli.

Sports News: In the 20th match of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League, excellent batting was seen in the match played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians. After losing the toss and batting first, RCB scored a huge score of 240 runs in 20 overs. The team got a fast start by the opening pair of Virat Kohli and Phil Salt, who made an explosive partnership of 120 runs for the first wicket.

During this innings, Virat Kohli achieved a special feat, with which he joined the big record holders in terms of consecutive runs scored in T20 cricket, leaving behind legends like Babar Azam and Chris Gayle.

Kohli’s brilliant innings against Mumbai

In this match against Mumbai Indians, Virat Kohli scored 50 runs in 38 balls. His innings included 5 fours and 1 six. Opening with him, Phil Salt also batted aggressively, which led to a strong partnership of 120 runs for the first wicket and Royal Challengers Bangalore got a fast start. In this match, RCB scored a huge score of 240 runs in 20 overs, which completely changed the course of the match.

Virat Kohli made a historical record

During this match, Virat Kohli made a big record in T20 cricket. He has now become the player to be a part of the highest century partnership (100+ run partnership) in T20 cricket. He left behind two legends with this feat:

Earlier these three players were jointly on top, but now Kohli has become number-1 alone. Involvement in 100+ partnerships in T20 cricket:

• • Virat Kohli – 47 times

• • Babar Azam – 46 times

• • Chris Gayle – 46 बार

• • David Warner – 45 times

• • Faf du Plessis – 40 times

This figure shows Kohli’s consistency and ability to maintain partnerships in different conditions.

Kohli’s big achievement in IPL too

With scoring a half-century in this match, Virat Kohli also achieved a special place in IPL history. He has now reached joint second position in the list of players who have scored the most 50+ scores in IPL as an opening batsman. 50+ scores in IPL opening:

• • David Warner – 60 times

• • Virat Kohli – 49 times

• • Shikhar Dhawan – 49 times

• • KL Rahul – 42 times

• • Faf du Plessis – 35 times

According to cricket experts, Virat Kohli’s biggest strength is his consistency and ability to perform in big matches.