Virat Kohli (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans will rue a costly exit from their IPL 2026 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. After amassing an impressive 205/3, GT let the game slip away early when they dropped Virat Kohli for a duck in the very first over.Kohli, facing Mohammed Siraj, flicked one that puffed towards mid-wicket but Washington Sundar spilled the direct chance. That moment proved decisive. Kohli made GT pay dearly, racing to a half-century off just 30 balls and eventually hitting 81 off 44 deliveries, with eight fours and four sixes at a pace of 184.09. He also picked off Jason Holder with back-to-back pick sixes during the blitz.
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Ashwani Kumar opens Mumbai Indians win, team mindsetIn the process, Kohli etched his name deeper into IPL history by becoming the first player to hit 800 fours in the tournament.He fell to zero while sitting on 799 and reached the milestone in style by driving Kagiso Rabada to the long-on fence.Since his debut in 2008, Kohli has appeared in 274 matches for RCB, scoring 8,915 runs at an average of 39.79, including 65 fifties and eight hundreds, along with his record 800 fours. He has now reached his tally of 807 fours.Kohli leads an elite list of boundary hitters.He is followed by Shikhar Dhawan with 768 fours and 6,769 runs from 222 matches across various franchises. David Warner is second with 663 fours in 184 matches and has scored 6,565 runs at an average of 40.52. Rohit Sharma has 653 fours from 276 matches and 7183 runs.Among others, Ajinkya Rahane has hit 522 fours in 205 games, while Suresh Raina has scored 5,528 runs with 506 fours in as many matches.Gautam Gambhir registered 492 fours in 154 matches. The list also includes Robin Uthappa (481 fours), KL Rahul (472 fours) and Suryakumar Yadav (471 fours), underscoring the company Kohli keeps at the very top.Most four in the Indian Premier LeaguePlayerSpanMatRunsHSAve4s6sVirat Kohli (RCB)2008–2026274*8989113*39.95807303Shikhar Dhawan (DC/DCH/MI/PBKS/SRH)2008–20242226769106*35.25768152David Warner (DC/SRH)2009–2024184656512640.52663236 (DCH/MI)2008–20262767183109*29.92653310Ajinkya Rahane (CSK/DC/KKR/MI/RPS/RR)2008–20262055184105*30.31522132Suresh Raina (CSK/GL)2008–20212055528100*32.51506203Gautam Gambhir (DC/KKR)2008–201815442179331.0049259Robin Uthappa (CSK/KKR/MI/PWI/RCB/RR)2008–202220549528827.51481182KL Rahul (DC/KXIP/LSG/PBKS/RCB/SRH)2013–20261515427132*4218suryadavkumar22 (KKR/MI)2012–20261734468103*34.36471172
