Bengaluru. In the 34th match of IPL 2026, the world once again saw the fierce form of ‘Run Machine’ Virat Kohli, for which every child of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is crazy. In this high-voltage match played against Gujarat Titans, Kohli not only scored runs with his explosive batting, but also set two such records on the biggest stage of cricket, which till now were a dream for any Indian batsman. Virat Kohli has now become the first batsman in IPL history to hit 800 fours. Not only this, by scoring a ‘triple century’ of sixes, he has placed himself in the league of legends Chris Gayle and Rohit Sharma.
Kohli’s ‘double blast’: magical figures of 800 fours and 300 sixes
Virat Kohli’s fitness and dedication towards the game is surpassing the youth even at the age of 37. When Kohli hit a skyscraper six over long-on off Rashid Khan’s ball on Chinnaswamy’s pitch, the entire stadium echoed with slogans of ‘Kohli-Kohli’. This was the 300th six of his IPL career. With this, he crossed the mark of 800 fours and proved why he is the undisputed ‘King’ of the modern era. In the case of sixes, Kohli is now behind only Chris Gayle and Rohit Sharma, while in the race of fours he has left Shikhar Dhawan far behind.
IPL’s ‘Sixer King’ and ‘Boundary Machine’ (Top Records)
This inning of Kohli has completely changed the all-time statistics of IPL. Let’s take a look at the most successful batsmen of all time:
Surma who hit most sixes in IPL:
Chris Gayle: 357
Rohit Sharma: 310
Virat Kohli: 300
MS Dhoni: 264
AB de Villiers: 251
Veterans who hit the most fours in IPL:
Virat Kohli: 803
Shikhar Dhawan: 768
David Warner: 663
Rohit Sharma: 653
Ajinkya Rahane: 522
Sai Sudarshan’s century faded, RCB snatched victory from Gujarat’s jaws
Talking about the match, Gujarat Titans, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored a mountain like score. Thanks to young sensation Sai Sudarshan’s stormy century (100 runs) and captain Shubman Gill’s inning of 32 runs, Gujarat had scored 205 runs in 20 overs. This target was not easy for Bengaluru, but Virat Kohli had other intentions. Kohli adopted an aggressive approach from the beginning and played a match-winning inning of 81 runs.
The combination of Kohli and Padikkal defeated Gujarat.
Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal (55 runs) gave a solid start to RCB while chasing the target of 206 runs. The excellent partnership between the two shattered the spirits of Gujarat’s bowlers. Although Rashid Khan tried to make a comeback by taking two wickets, Gujarat’s strategy failed in front of Kohli’s ‘Virat’ intentions. Bengaluru achieved the target by losing 5 wickets in just 18.5 overs and registered a memorable win of the season.
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