IPL 2026: Virat Kohli created history, became the first batsman to score 9000 runs in IPL; Achieved milestone in home stadium

By Sandy Verma On Apr 28, 2026

Virat Kohli created history by completing 9000 runs in IPL when he scored 11 runs against Delhi Capitals. He has become the first batsman to achieve this feat in this league.

IPL 2026, Virat Kohli completed 9000 runs: In the Indian Premier League 2026, Virat Kohli once again proved why he is called the king of the big stage. In the match played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, the star batsman of Royal Challengers Bangalore performed a feat which no player had been able to do till date.

Virat Kohli completed his 9000 runs in IPL history after scoring 11 runs against Delhi Capitals. He has become the first batsman to score 9000 runs in this league. The entire stadium welcomed his historic achievement with a standing ovation.

IPL 2026: Virat Kohli created golden history

Virat Kohli made a very restrained start to reach this special record. He touched this magical figure by scoring 11 runs in 12 balls. On the last ball of the sixth over, he completed 9000 runs of his IPL career. After completing the record, Virat changed his style and started batting aggressively. He continuously hit big shots and gave the team a great victory by hitting a six.

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IPL 2026: Batsmen who scored the most runs in IPL

Virat Kohli – 9012 runs

Rohit Sharma – 7183 runs

Shikhar Dhawan – 6769 runs

David Warner – 6565 runs

KL Rahul – 5580 runs

Virat was already the highest run-scorer in IPL history, but now by touching the figure of 9000 runs, he has put himself far ahead of the other players.

IPL 2026: RCB won the match in 81 balls first

Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Capitals by 9 wickets and won the match in just 6.3 overs. This is considered to be the second biggest win in IPL history in terms of balls remaining. Virat Kohli returned unbeaten after scoring 23 runs in 15 balls, while Devdutt Padikkal played a quick inning of 34 runs in 13 balls. Jacob Bethel also scored 20 runs in 11 balls.

IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals have a shameful record

Batting first in this match of IPL 2026, the Delhi Capitals team completely disintegrated. The team lost 6 wickets in the first 6 overs and scored only 13 runs, which became the lowest powerplay score in IPL history. Josh Hazlewood took 4 wickets and Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the back of Delhi’s batting by taking 3 wickets. In this way, this match was named after Virat’s record and RCB’s spectacular victory.