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Virat Kohli First Indian to 14,000 T20 Runs, Scores 9th IPL Century

Virat Kohli became the first Indian batter to reach 14,000 runs in T20 cricket during RCB's IPL 2026 match against KKR in Raipur. He achieved the milestone in 409 innings, surpassing Chris Gayle's previous record of 423 innings. Kohli scored an unbeaten 105 off 60 balls, his 9th IPL hundred, to help RCB chase down 193 and win by six wickets. He also became the first Indian to register 10 T20 hundreds overall.

Key Points: Virat Kohli First Indian to 14,000 T20 Runs

  • Virat Kohli first Indian to 14,000 T20 runs
  • Fastest to 14,000 runs in 409 innings
  • Scored 105* vs KKR for 9th IPL hundred
  • First Indian to 10 T20 hundreds
  • RCB beat KKR by 6 wickets
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IPL: Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to complete 14000 T20 runs

Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to score 14,000 T20 runs, also fastest to the milestone. He slammed 105* vs KKR for his 9th IPL hundred.

"Kohli's 60-ball unbeaten 105 helped defending champions RCB beat KKR by six wickets - Match Report"

Raipur, May 14

Royal Challengers Bengaluru star batter Virat Kohli has become the first Indian batter to reach 14,000 runs in T20 cricket.

RCB star brought up the milestone with his 78th run against Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 57 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 in Raipur on Wednesday night. Overall, Kohli is only the sixth batter in the world to achieve the landmark.

The veteran batter slammed a brilliant hundred against KKR and played some unbelievable shots to record his 9th IPL hundred.

Chris Gayle (14,562), Kieron Pollard (14,482), Alex Hales (14,449), David Warner (14,284), and Jos Buttler (14,200) are ahead of Virat Kohli on the all-time T20 run-scoring list.

Kohli also became the fastest player to reach 14,000 T20 runs in terms of innings taken, achieving the milestone in 409 innings and surpassing Chris Gayle's previous record of 423 innings.

Chris Gayle leads the list for most centuries in T20 cricket with 22 hundreds, followed by Babar Azam with 13. David Warner and Virat Kohli are jointly third with 10 centuries each.

Behind them are Rilee Rossouw and Sahibzada Farhan with nine tons apiece, alongside Quinton de Kock and Abhishek Sharma, who also share nine T20 hundreds. With this, Kohli becomes the first Indian to reach 10 T20 hundreds.

Coming into this match on the back of two successive ducks, Kohli's 60-ball unbeaten 105 helped defending champions RCB beat KKR by six wickets in their IPL 2026 match on Wednesday at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.

Despite chasing a competitive target of 193, Kohli's (105* including 11 fours and three sixes) century and Devdutt Padikkal's 39 helped RCB to an easy six-wicket win, with five balls remaining.

- ANI

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Kavya N
King Kohli 👑 First Indian to 14,000 T20 runs AND fastest to reach it - surpassing even Gayle's record. That's incredible consistency over so many years. The hunger is still there!
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Aman W
Great knock but honestly, his strike rate in T20s against quality bowling is still a concern. 11 fours and 3 sixes in 60 balls - that's only 200 strike rate. Meanwhile, guys like Abhishek Sharma score at 250+. Stats don't tell the full story.
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Michael C
As an Australian fan, I've always respected Kohli's determination. This is a massive milestone. The list of players ahead of him - Gayle, Pollard, Warner, Buttler, Hales - that's elite company. And he's done it in fewer innings than anyone!
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Siddharth J
Arre bhai, yeh log Kohli ke strike rate pe kyun baat kar rahe hain? He literally won the match for RCB single-handedly! 60 balls mein 105, team needed 193, and he paced it perfectly. Sab log criticism dene ko ready rehte hain 🙄
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Rachel V
9th IPL hundred and 10th T20 hundred overall - that's consistency at its finest. The fact that he's only the 6th player ever to reach 14,000 T20 runs shows how special this achievement is. Big fan from the UK! 🇬🇧

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