Virat Kohli slams his 9th century in IPL: Key stats
What's the story
Veteran batter Virat Kohli slammed a superb century against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 57 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. The match in Raipur witnessed Kohli master a chase of 193. Kohli, who was dropped by Rovman Powell earlier on in his innings, made KKR pay. Kohli ended up scoring an unbeaten 105 as RCB won by six wickets.
Knock
Kohli makes his presence felt
RCB were reduced to 37/1 before Devdutt Padikkal joined Kohli and the two added a match-winning 92-run stand. Both batters were dropped during the course of their innings. Kohli then took control once Padikkal perished and just toyed with the KKR bowlers. He used his experience and made things look easy. Kohli smashed 11 fours and three sixes as RCB claimed a superb win.
Tons
14,000 T20 runs; 10th hundred
As per ESPNcricinfo, earlier on in his innings, Kohli completed 14,000 runs in 426 T20s (409 innings). In a career spanning nearly two decades, the 37-year-old has smoked 10 tons and as many as 108 fifties. As many as 9 of his tons have come in the IPL (50s: 66). He also became the fastest to 14,000 T20 runs in terms of innings taken.
Record
Kohli equals Warner with 10 T20 hundreds
Kohli with his 10th T20 hundred went on to equal David Warner's tally. Only Chris Gayle (22) and Babar Azam (13) own more T20 tons. Most hundreds in T20 cricket: 22 - Chris Gayle 13 - Babar Azam 10 - David Warner/Virat Kohli* 9 - Rilee Rossouw/Sahibzada Farhan 9 - Quinton de Kock/Abhishek Sharma
IPL
Kohli races to 484 runs in IPL 2026
Kohli's unbeaten 105 took him to 9,145 runs in the IPL from 279 matches (271 innings) at 40.1. In the ongoing season, the 37-year-old has amassed 484 runs from 12 matches at 53.77. In addition to a ton, he has three fifties. As per ESPNcricinfo, he owns the most fours this season (53).
Vs KKR
Kohli attains these IPL feats against KKR
Kohli clocked his 2nd IPL hundred against KKR. He also owns 7 fifties. Playing his 36th match against KKR, he owns 1,126 runs from 33 innings at 45.04. Kohli is now the 2nd-highest scorer versus KKR after Rohit Sharma (1,161). He went past Warner (1,093). Meanwhile, he is the 3rd batter after Warner and Jos Buttler to smash multiple IPL hundreds against KKR (2).