Virat Kohli made this record by playing an innings of 28 runs against him Chennai Super Kings On Sunday, the Indian became the highest run-scorer against a single opponent in the Indian Premier League (IPL).Playing at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the Royal Challengers Bangalore opener took Rohit Sharma’s tally to 1,174 runs against CSK. Kohli needed just two runs at the start of the match to break Rohit’s record of 1,161 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders, and he reached the mark in the first over.
Achieving such records in T20 cricket requires consistency over time, regular selection and multiple matches against the same opposition. Kohli has done this against CSK over the years, adding to his tally in back-to-back meetings.Rohit has scored 1,161 runs in 36 IPL matches against Kolkata Knight Riders. Kohli now leads the way with 1,174 runs against Chennai Super Kings.Kohli was dismissed for 28 off 18 balls by Anshul Kamboj, RCB scored 37 for 1 in 4.3 overs. Although the innings itself was not great, the record made it important.Kohli also has over 1000 IPL runs against Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders.Earlier in the match, CSK captain Rutoraj Gaikwad won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru on Sunday.TeamsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikal, 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, Rasakh Salam Dar, Kanishk Chauhan, Venkatesh Iyer.Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (W), Rituraj Gaikwad (C), Ayush Mahatre, Sarfraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Prashant Vir, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, Khalil Ahmed.CSK Impact Subs: Matthew Short, Akhil Hussain, Karthik Sharma, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapaneet Singh.
