IPL 2026: Rohit Sharma breaks Virat Kohli's long-standing record in the league

In the IPL 2026 match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma achieved a new feat. Here's all you need to know (Pic X/File Pic)

Updated On: 2026-03-30 03:09 PM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Rohit Sharma (Pic: X/@mipaltan)

In the IPL 2026 match against the Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians' veteran batsman Rohit Sharma played a blistering knock of 78 runs off just 38 deliveries. His knock included six boundaries and the same number of maximums (Pic: X/@mipaltan)

With this, Rohit surpassed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stalwart Virat Kohli to achieve a new feat. He surpassed Kohli to achieve the feat of most runs scored against one team in the history of the cash-rich league (Pic: X/@mipaltan)

The Nagpur-born cricketer now holds the record for the most runs scored by a batter against a single team in IPL history, amassing 1161 runs in 36 matches against KKR while representing both Deccan Chargers and MI (Pic: X/@mipaltan)

Kohli has slipped to the second position on the list. He has 1159 runs in 36 matches against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) (Pic: File Pic)

The "Paltan" secured a dominating victory over the Knight Riders by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai (Pic: X/@mipaltan)

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