Virat Kohli hit a record 28 runs against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, becoming the player with the most runs against a single opponent in the Indian Premier League (IPL).Playing at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener edged past Rohit Sharma to take his total against CSK to 1,174 runs.
Kohli needed just two runs at the start of the match to break Rohit’s record 1,161 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders, reaching the mark in the first over.
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Building such records in T20 cricket requires consistency over time, regular selection and multiple matches against the same opponent. Kohli has done that against CSK over the years, adding to his tally of repeat encounters.Rohit scored 1161 runs in 36 matches in the Indian Premier League against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kohli now leads by 1174 runs against Chennai Super Kings.Kohli was dismissed for 28 off 18 balls by Anshul Kamboj, with RCB at 37 for 1 off 4.3 overs. While the roles themselves weren’t big, the record made them important.Kohli also has over 1,000 appearances in the Indian Premier League against Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders.Earlier in the match, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and chose to field against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru on Sunday.
differenceRoyal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Jitesh Sharma (w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy.RCB Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethel, Raseekh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chauhan, Venkatesh Iyer.Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (W), Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Aayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Prashant Vir, Jimmy Overton, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khaleel Ahmed.CSK Impact Submarines: Matthew Short, Akhil Hussain, Kartik Sharma, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapaneet Singh.