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In the first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) opener Virat Kohli batted brilliantly against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and played a half-century (69*). This was the 64th half-century of his IPL career and sixth against SRH, which he completed in 33 balls. Due to his innings, RCB team was successful in winning the match by 6 wickets. Let’s take a look at his innings and statistics.
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How was Kohli’s innings and partnership?
While chasing the target of 202 runs, RCB got the first blow on the total score of 9 runs. After that Kohli batted aggressively with Devdutt Padikkal (61) and made a century partnership of 101 runs in 45 balls for the second wicket. After this he made a partnership of 53 runs with captain Rajat Patidar (31) and 40 runs with Tim David (16*). Kohli remained unbeaten hitting 5 fours and 5 sixes in 38 balls.
How has been Kohli’s IPL career?
Kohli started his IPL career in 2008 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). So far, he has scored 8,711 runs in 260 innings of 268 matches with an average of 39.77 and strike rate of 132.95. During this period, apart from 64 half-centuries, he has also scored 8 centuries. His best performance has been 113 not out. He can become the first batsman to score 9,000 runs in IPL history this season.
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