Latest Cricket News

Virat Kohli Scores Magnificent Hundred Against KKR, Leads RCB to Victory

Siyan Sethi
· 3 min read
Your paragraph text 98

Virat Kohli Proves His Mastery in IPL 2026

KKR’s defeat to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru has turned the tables for the Knight Riders, ending their four-match winning streak and mathematically eliminating them from the race for the playoffs.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have managed to win their eighth match of the season after having played 12 matches into the season. They have now reclaimed their spot at the top of the IPL 2026 points table, and Kohli is once again the Player of the Match in a winning cause for RCB.

Kohli’s Magnificent Hundred

Kohli came out to chase in Raipur after they clashed with the Kolkata Knight Riders. After two ducks in the two previous games of the season, he returned to the peak of the Orange Cap list in this IPL with a magnificent hundred.

Virat didn’t give the slightest opportunity after that smashing shot burst the ball through Rovman Powell’s hands in the cover region. He then continued the onslaught in a massive partnership and took the chase further, finishing on a mammoth 105*.

With this, he went past 14000 runs in T20 cricket and became the first Indian player to reach the milestone. He also broke the former record of Chris Gayle by having amassed those 14000+ runs in just 409* innings in the shortest format of the game.

Records and Achievements

Going past 400 runs in this season, the former India captain has reached 484 runs by the end of the chase against KKR. He is only behind the likes of Sunrisers’ Heinrich Klaasen and Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudharsan.

READ:  “Skipping handshakes is a red flag” - Ambati Rayudu, Mark Boucher react to Virat Kohli-Head incident

With 400+ runs in this season as well, the veteran Indian batter extended his own record in the IPL. He became the first batter with 12 seasons to have scored 400+ runs, extending his lead over the likes of David Warner, Suresh Raina, and Rohit Sharma.

This century marked his ninth hundred of his IPL career, while he also became the first Indian batter to have scored 10 centuries in a T20 career.

Fans and Experts React

No gimmicks, no reckless hitting every ball, just pure timing, control and pressure handling. That’s Virat Kohli cricket.

The King isn’t done yet! Virat Kohli is coming for South Africa in 2027!

  • Fans took to social media to praise Kohli’s incredible performance, with many calling him the greatest to ever play the game.
  • Experts praised his ability to handle pressure and his pure timing and control.

It’s past midnight and not many among the fifty thousand fans has left the stadium in Raipur. That is Virat Kohli magic.

Share
Siyan Sethi

Siyan Sethi is a senior cricket correspondent for The Telegraph India, widely regarded as one of the freshest and most thoughtful voices covering women's cricket in the country. A graduate of Chennai's M.O.P. Vaishnav College, she began her career reporting on college and university women's tournaments before transitioning to the national beat. Siyan follows the Indian women's team at every ICC event and has been a constant presence through the transformative early years of the Women's Premier League. Her writing is known for combining sharp tactical observation—particularly around the rise of power‑hitting and athletic fielding—with a deep commitment to tracking the grassroots pathways that bring young girls from small‑town academies into the professional game. Siyan also contributes comparative pieces on global T20 leagues such as The Hundred and the WBBL, placing Indian developments in an international context. A RedInk Award recipient, she is committed to challenging gender biases in sports media and creating space for the next generation of female cricket storytellers.

More Like This