New Delhi: His name already holds a mountain of records. Virat Kohli added another milestone to his illustrious career during the IPL 2026 clash between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday.Kohli became the batsman with the most 50-over partnerships in the history of men’s T20 cricket. The RCB superstar achieved the feat after putting up another fifty-plus opening stand with Venkatesh Iyer against SRH.The partnership once again gave RCB a flying start before Venkatesh was dismissed by Ishan Malinga for 44 off just 19 balls.With this stand, Kohli took his all-time tally of 211 fifty-over partnerships in men’s T20s. He surpassed England batsman Alex Hales, who is second with 210 stands. Former David Warner is third with 200, followed by Babar Azam with 196 and T20 legend Chris Gayle with 191.
- Batsmen with most 50-plus stands in Men’s T20s
- 211*—Virat Kohli
- 210—Alex Hales
- 200 — David Warner
- 196—Babur Azam
- 191—Chris Gale
Earlier in the evening, Sunrisers Hyderabad piled up a mammoth 255/4 against RCB riding on the explosive blasts of Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen in front of a packed Hyderabad crowd.Kishan (79) top scored for Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH were also well served by half-centuries from Abhishek (56) and Klaasen (51).Kishan and Klaasen put on 113 runs for the third wicket which proved to be a successful outing for the SRH batsmen.For RCB, Rasakh Salam Dar was one of the bowlers taking 2/52.
