In the 61st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 23 runs. With this, RCB became the first team to reach the playoffs. However, reaching the last four will now be extremely difficult for PBKS. This is their sixth defeat. RCB won their ninth match this season, having lost only four matches. So, let’s take a look at the records made in the match.

Virat Kohli scored his 67th half-century

Virat Kohli faced 37 balls in the match and scored 58 runs. He hit four fours and three sixes. His strike rate was 156.76. This was his 67th half-century of his IPL career and his seventh against PBKS. During this innings, he also completed 500 runs in the current season. He added 76 runs with Padikkal (45) and 60 runs with Venkatesh.

Shreyas Iyer’s 100 match as skipper

In the match, Shreyas Iyer completed his 100th captaincy match, becoming only the fifth captain to achieve this feat. He has played for three teams in the IPL and captained all of them. Only Gautam Gambhir (129), Kohli (143), Rohit Sharma (158), and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (235) have played more matches as captain than him.

500 runs for Virat in IPL 2026

Virat Kohli scored 500 runs in IPL 2026. He has accumulated 542 runs in 13 innings across 13 matches at an average of 54.20 and a strike rate of 164.74. He also scored one century and four half-centuries. This is Kohli’s ninth season to reach 500 runs. He is followed by David Warner and KL Rahul , who have each reached the 500-run mark in seven seasons

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