RCB vs GT Qualifier 1: 4,4,4,4,4,6….Virat Kohli missed a half-century against Gujarat, still created history in IPL

Virat Kohli: In the Qualifier-1 match of IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s star opening batsman Virat Kohli has once again won the hearts of the fans with his brilliant batting. In this match played against Gujarat Titans in Dharamshala, Kohli definitely missed a half-century, but during this time he has made a special record in his name.

Virat Kohli missed half century

In the first qualifier match of IPL 2026, former RCB captain Virat Kohli batted stormily and attacked the Gujarat bowlers aggressively. In this match, King Kohli played a stormy inning of 43 runs in 25 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. However, during this period he missed a half-century.

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Virat Kohli created history

Even though King Kohli missed a half-century in this match against Gujarat. But by scoring 43 runs, he has made a big achievement in his name. He has become the first batsman in the world to score 600 or more than 600 runs in four consecutive seasons of IPL. Virat had scored more than 600 runs in IPL 2023, 2024 and 2025. Now in the current season also he has scored 600 runs. In this way, he has become the first batsman in the world to score 600+ runs in four consecutive seasons in IPL history.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 🌟

Virat Kohli becomes the first player to score 6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣+ runs in 4️⃣ consecutive #TATAIPL seasons. 🫡🔥 pic.twitter.com/sNBOTuT9eP

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 26, 2026

Virat Kohli’s performance in IPL 2026

37 year old Virat Kohli’s bat has roared a lot in IPL 2026. He has scored 600 runs in the 15 matches played so far this season. Which includes 4 half-centuries and 1 century. During this period his strike rate was 164.38. Virat’s high score this season was 105 runs not out.