IPL 2026: 0-run defeat, Virat Kohli makes Gujarat Titans pay dearly

Virat Kohli (BCCI/IPL Photo)

New Delhi: Gujarat Titans will regret their mistake in their IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. After posting an overwhelming 205/3, GT ended the game early while trailing Virat Kohli First is a duck.Facing Mohammad Siraj, Kohli flicked the ball towards mid-wicket, but Washington Sundar passed the chance straight away. That moment proved decisive. Kohli made GT pay dearly, scoring a half-century off just 30 balls and finishing with 81 off 44 balls with eight fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 184.09. He also dismissed Jason Holder for six consecutive overs in his blitz.In the process, Kohli etched his name in the history of IPL by becoming the first player to hit 800 fours in the tournament. At the 799 boundary, he was reduced to zero but he pushed Kagiso Rabada to the long-on fence to create the milestone in style.Since his debut in 2008, Kohli has played 274 games for RCB, scoring 8,915 runs at an average of 39.79, including 65 fifties and eight centuries, and a record 800 four-wicket hauls. His total four-wicket haul now stands at 807. Kohli ranks high in the elite list of boundary batting. Shikhar Dhawan follows with 768 fours and 6,769 runs in 222 games across multiple franchises. David Warner is second with 663 fours and 6,565 runs in 184 games at an average of 40.52. Rohit Sharma hit 653 fours and 7,183 runs in 276 games.Among them, Ajinkya Rahane hit 522 fours in 205 games while Suresh Raina scored 5,528 runs with 506 fours in the same number of games. Gautam Gambhir hit 492 fours in 154 games. The list also includes Robin Uthappa (481 fours), KL Rahul (472 fours) and Suryakumar Yadav (471 fours), underlining that Kohli’s company always tops the list.Most four-a-side matches in Indian Premier League