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Virat Kohli (BCCI/IPL Photo)
NEW DELHI: With already a upland of records to his name, Virat Kohli added yet different milestone to his glittering vocation during the IPL 2026 clash betwixt Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru astatine the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium connected Saturday.Kohli became the batter progressive successful the astir 50-plus partnerships successful men’s T20 cricket history. The RCB superstar achieved the feat aft stitching unneurotic different fifty-plus opening basal with Venkatesh Iyer against SRH.
The concern erstwhile again gave RCB a flying commencement earlier Venkatesh fell for a blazing 44 disconnected conscionable 19 balls, dismissed by Eshan Malinga.With this stand, Kohli took his tally to 211 fifty-plus partnerships successful men’s T20s — the highest ever.
He went past England batter Alex Hales, who sits 2nd with 210 specified stands. Former David Warner opener occupies 3rd spot with 200, followed by Babar Azam with 196 and T20 fable Chris Gayle with 191.
- Batters progressive successful astir 50-plus stands successful Men’s T20s
- 211* — Virat Kohli
- 210 — Alex Hales
- 200 — David Warner
- 196 — Babar Azam
- 191 — Chris Gayle
Earlier successful the evening, Sunrisers Hyderabad piled up a mammoth 255/4 against RCB, riding connected explosive knocks from Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen successful beforehand of a packed Hyderabad crowd.Kishan (79) top-scored for Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH were besides good served by half-centuries from Abhishek (56) and Klaasen (51).Kishan and Klaasen enactment connected 113 runs for the 3rd wicket successful what turned retired to beryllium a palmy outing for the SRH batters.For RCB, Rasikh Salam Dar was prime among the bowlers taking 2/52.
