Virat Kohli can create history today (April 27) by scoring just 11 runs in the 39th match of IPL 2026 against Delhi Capitals. With this record, legends like Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni will be left far away. Let us tell you that Kohli is currently the highest run-scorer batsman in IPL history.

After scoring 11 runs, Kohli will have the biggest record in his name.

Actually, Kohli needs only 11 runs to touch the 9000 run mark in his IPL career. If he scores 11 runs in today’s match against Delhi, Kohli will become the first batsman to touch this figure in the tournament. In this way Kohli will make the biggest record in his name. The thing to note is that on one hand Kohli is close to touching the figure of 9 thousand runs, on the other hand no other batsman in the history of the tournament has been able to touch even the figure of 8 thousand runs.

Even in the current season, Kohli’s bat is speaking volumes. He has scored 328 runs in 7 innings of 7 matches at an average of 54.67 and strike rate of 163.18, which includes 3 half-centuries. Kohli is at fifth position in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs.

Batsman who scored most runs in IPL

• Virat Kohli- 8989 runs (274 matches)
• Rohit Sharma- 7183 runs (276 matches)
• Shikhar Dhawan- 6769 runs (222 matches)
• David Warner- 6565 runs (184 matches)
• KL Rahul- 5579 runs (152 matches)

Virat Kohli’s IPL career

Kohli has played 274 matches in his IPL career so far. Batting in 266 innings of these matches, he has scored 8989 runs at an average of 39.95 and strike rate of 133.76. During this period, he has scored 8 centuries and 66 half-centuries, in which the high score was 113*. Let us tell you that Kohli is among those selected players, who are playing in IPL since the first season i.e. 2008. Right from the beginning, Kohli has kept himself on top in terms of scoring runs continuously.

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IPL 2026 SRH vs DC, Abhishek Sharma Century: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s star opener Abhishek Sharma scored a brilliant century against Delhi Capitals in the 31st league match of IPL 2026. Abhishek completed his century in 47 balls. During this period, 7 fours and 9 sixes came from his bat. During this period his strike rate was more than 200. This was the fourth century of the season. Before this, Sanju, Tilak and Dickock have scored centuries.

This was Abhishek’s second century in IPL. In the last match played against Chennai Super Kings, he had played an innings of 59 runs. In the first match of the season played against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Abhishek was out after scoring only 07 runs, after which questions were raised on him. With this century, Abhishek obviously answered his critics.

Questions were raised after T20 World Cup

Abhishek had flopped badly in the 2026 T20 World Cup held before the IPL, after which the question was arising in the minds of the fans whether Abhishek would go through similar bad form in the IPL too. But he gave everyone an answer by performing consistently well in the season.

Orange cap named after him

With the century, Abhishek has decorated the orange cap on his head. He has crossed the mark of 300 runs. He became the first batsman to touch the 300-run mark in a season.

made the slowest fifty

Let us tell you that Abhishek had completed his fifty in 25 balls. It looks like a fast fifty, but it was his slowest fifty in T20 in Hyderabad.

Hyderabad has won three matches

Hyderabad is playing its 7th league match in the season against Delhi. In the previous 6 matches, Hyderabad has won 3. Hyderabad has faced defeat in the remaining 3 matches.

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Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians: Today on Monday (April 20), the 30th league match of IPL 2026 will be played between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Through the match, Mumbai under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya would like to achieve its second win of the season. On the other hand, Gujarat would like to win its fourth victory. So let us know which team can win in the match.

Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians Head to Head

So far 8 matches have been played between Gujarat and Mumbai. In these matches, Gujarat has gained the lead and has won 5. Mumbai has won 3 matches. Gujarat seems to be dominating in this record.

In the last season of 2025 IPL, three matches were played between the two. In these matches, Gujarat had won twice and Mumbai had won only once.

Who will win in the competition?

Looking at head to head, last season’s statistics and current season’s performance, Gujarat seems to have the upper hand. Our prediction meter also says that Gujarat can win in today’s match. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins.

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Gujarat Titans Squad

Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ashok Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shahrukh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jason Holder, Luke Wood, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, Nishant Sindhu. Connor Esterhuizen.

Mumbai Indians squad

Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Ryan Rickleton, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dheer, Mayank Rawat, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Trent Boult, Corbin Bosch, Mitchell Santner, Ashwini Kumar, Will Jack, Mayank Markande, Raghu Sharma, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, AM Ghazanfar, Danish Malewar, Krish Bhagat, Mohammad Salauddin Izhar.

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Abhishek Sharma Fastest Fifty Record: Abhishek Sharma played a brilliant innings in the match played against Chennai Super Kings last Saturday (April 18). During this, Abhishek broke the record of making the fastest fifty. In the last match against Rajasthan Royals, Abhishek was out on ‘zero’.

Abhishek completed his fifty in 15 balls against Chennai. With this, he became the player to score the fastest half-century as an opener for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Abhishek broke his record, which he had set in 2024 by scoring a fifty in 16 balls against Mumbai Indians.

Played an inning of 59 runs against Chennai

In the match against Chennai, Abhishek Sharma played a brilliant innings and scored 59 runs with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes in just 22 balls. His innings helped the team reach a good total and the team won by 10 runs.

Abhishek’s performance so far in the season

Abhishek Sharma, who has played 6 matches, has seen a very mixed performance so far. In the first match against RCB, Abhishek was out on 07 runs. Then in the second match against KKR, Abhishek scored 48 runs. He was out on zero in the third match against Lucknow. Scored 74 runs in the fourth match against Punjab. Was out without opening the account in the fifth match against Rajasthan. Scored 59 runs against Chennai in the sixth match. In this way, Abhishek has so far scored 188 runs at an average of 31.33 and strike rate of 229.26.

Abhishek Sharma’s IPL career

It is noteworthy that Abhishek Sharma has played 83 matches in his IPL career so far. Batting in 80 innings of these matches, he has scored 2004 runs at an average of 27.45 and strike rate of 167.55. During this period, he has scored 1 century and 11 half-centuries, in which the high score was 141 runs.

Also read: IPL 2026 Points Table: Big jump for Hyderabad in the points table after the win against Chennai, will this team be out?

BCCI, Ajit Agarkar: Chief selector of Indian men’s team Ajit Agarkar is going to get a big gift from the Board of Control for Cricket in India i.e. BCCI. Reportedly, Agarkar’s contract is going to be increased. After Agarkar became the selector, Team India has won three ICC trophies, due to which the Indian Board seems ready to give him a big reward.

Let us tell you that Agarkar’s current contract will end in June 2026. A report in the Indian Express said that Agarkar’s contract will be extended for one year. His contract will run till June 2027. At present, no official information has been given by BCCI in this regard.

Team India won three trophies

After Agarkar became the Chief Selector, Team India won three ICC trophies in the form of 2024 T20 World Cup, 2025 Champions Trophy and 2026 T20 World Cup. Apart from this, Men in Blue also played the final of the 2023 World Cup.

The report quoted a BCCI official as saying, “Agarkar has had a smooth transition in the team during his tenure and he has shown no hesitation in taking bold decisions. The board felt that he should continue in his post. BCCI officials will talk to him during the IPL matches and update him on the current situation.”

Ajit Agarkar’s international career

Talking about Agarkar’s international career, he played 26 Tests, 191 ODIs and 4 T20 Internationals. He took 58 wickets in 46 innings of the Test, in which the match best was 8/160. Agarkar took 288 wickets in 188 innings of ODI, in which the best was 6/42. Agarkar took 3 wickets in T20 International. While batting, Agarkar scored 571 runs in the test. Scored 1269 runs in ODI and 15 runs in T20 International. He scored 1 century in Test and 3 half-centuries in ODI.

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IPL 2026, KKR Matheesha Pathirana: Currently, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is the only team in IPL 2026, which has not won a single match. The team has played 6 matches, in which they had to face defeat in 5 and 1 match remained inconclusive due to rain. But now after 5 consecutive defeats, KKR got a big boost in the form of Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana.

While sharing the official update, the franchise shared the information about the arrival of Pathirana. KKR shared a post on social media, in which many pictures of Pathirana were seen. Pathirana was also seen being welcomed in a picture. Pathirana was bought by Kolkata for a price of Rs 18 crore.

Slinging in with pic.twitter.com/dJHLhpjVgY

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 19, 2026

Was away from KKR due to injury

Let us tell you that Pathirana was injured during the 2026 T20 World Cup. KKR did not include any replacement for Pathirana in the team, but waited for the Sri Lankan fast bowler. Now it will be interesting to see what changes happen in the team with the arrival of Pathirana.

However, it was not told by the franchise from which match Pathirana will be available for the team. There are speculations that he will be seen in KKR jersey from the very next match. The team’s next match will be on Sunday, April 19 at 3:30 pm.

Mathisha Pathirana’s IPL career

Pathirana has played 32 matches in his IPL career so far. He played all the matches for Chennai Super Kings. This will be the first time that Pathirana will be seen playing for a team other than Chennai. Bowling in 32 innings of the tournament, Pathirana has taken 47 wickets at an average of 21.61, in which the best was 4/28.

Pathirana’s international career

Pathirana plays white ball cricket for Sri Lanka. So far, he has played 12 ODI and 28 T20 International matches in his career. Pathirana took 17 wickets in ODI. Apart from this, the Sri Lankan fast bowler took 17 wickets in his account in T20 International.

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IPL 2026 Ayush Mhatre Injury Update: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) seems to be in big trouble in IPL 2026. The player who scored the most runs for the team in the season got injured, information about which was given by the team’s batting coach Michael Hussey. Let us tell you that the team is already worried about injuries. Former captain MS Dhoni has not been able to play a single match due to injury. Now the injury of young batsman Ayush Mhatre has further increased the tension.

Chennai played its last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad last Saturday (April 18). During this match, Ayush was seen in pain while batting. He took the help of physio during the innings. Ayush played an innings of 30 runs in 13 balls with 5 fours and 1 six.

What did the batting coach say on Ayush Mhatre’s injury?

Talking about Ayush Mhatre’s injury, batting coach Hussey said, “He has a hamstring tear. I don’t know how serious it is, we will get it scanned, but it looks very unfortunate for us. It could be a big loss for us, because he is in good touch for us.”

Batsmen who scored the most runs for Chennai

It is noteworthy that Ayush is the highest run scorer for Chennai in the season. He has scored 201 runs in 6 innings of 6 matches at an average of 33.50 and strike rate of 177.88. During this period, he has scored 2 half-centuries.

How many matches will you miss?

Further, Mike Hussey said that the initial signs are not looking good. The true severity of the injury will be known after the scan. The batting coach has not said anything about how many matches Ayush can miss. Probably its information can be revealed only after the scan. Now it will be interesting to see how much loss Chennai would have suffered due to Ayush’s injury.

Also read: KKR’s luck will run out after 5 consecutive defeats! Player worth Rs 18 crore joins the team; Franchisee gave update

The 25th league match of IPL 2026 was played last Friday (April 17) between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans. Gujarat won by 5 wickets in the match held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This was Kolkata’s 5th consecutive defeat in the season, after which a question arose whether Kolkata would become the first team to be eliminated? So let us know what changed in the points table after the match.

Will Kolkata be the first to be out?

So let us tell you that any team has to win at least 8 out of 14 league matches to get a place in the playoffs. By securing 16 points with 8 wins, it is almost certain that the team will reach the top-4. KKR has had 6 league matches so far, in which they have lost 5. The remaining one remained inconclusive due to rain, resulting in 1 point. After 6 matches the team has only 1 point.

The team now has 8 more league matches to play. From here the team will have to win almost all the matches to get a place in the playoffs. A defeat can take the team out of the race for the playoffs. Now it will be interesting to see how the team which lost the first five consecutive matches performs in the remaining 8 matches.

Gujarat reached top-4 with victory

After the victory against Kolkata, Gujarat team has reached fourth position in the table. This was Gujarat’s third win in the season, with which the team has 6 points and a net runrate of +0.018. Before this match the team was at sixth position in the table.

Top 4 teams of the table

Talking about the top-4 teams of the table, Punjab Kings is at the first position with 9 points and net run rate of +1.067. Royal Challengers Bangalore is at second place with 8 points and net runrate of +1.503. Rajasthan Royals are in third place with 8 points and net runrate of +0.889. Then Gujarat is present at number four.

This is the complete points table

place	Team	match	Victory	Garland	no results	score	net run rate)
1	punjab kings	5	4	0	1	9	+1.067
2	Royal Challengers Bangalore	5	4	1	0	8	+1.503
3	Rajasthan Royals	5	4	1	0	8	+0.889
4	gujarat titans	5	3	2	0	6	+0.018
5	Sunrisers Hyderabad	5	2	3	0	4	+0.576
6	Delhi Capitals	4	2	2	0	4	+0.322
7	Lucknow Super Giants	5	2	3	0	4	-0.804
8	Chennai Super Kings	5	2	3	0	4	-0.846
9	Mumbai Indians	5	1	4	0	2	-1.076
10	Kolkata Knight Riders	6	0	5	1	1	-1.149

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A sensational case of black marketing of tickets for the Royal Challengers Bangalore match during IPL 2026 came to light, in which it was reported that the tickets were being sold in black at a price of Rs 15 to 19 thousand. This black marketing was being done from a canteen located at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. So let us know what the whole matter is.

The police arrested a person named Chandrashekhar, who worked in the Sri Lakshmi canteen inside the stadium, and seized about 100 match tickets. According to the police, accused Chandrashekhar was selling the tickets of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants match at a price of Rs 15 to 19 thousand, which is much higher than the actual price.

What did the accused say?

During interrogation, the accused allegedly told that these tickets were supplied to him by Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) member Ganesh Parikshit and asked him to sell them at a higher price for profit.

Ganesh Parikshit, who allegedly supplied the tickets, is currently absconding. Police is searching for him. The Central Crime Branch has registered an FIR against the managing directors of some private companies for their alleged involvement in illegal sale of tickets.

Controversy over IPL tickets in Karnataka

It is noteworthy that controversy regarding IPL tickets is already being seen in Karnataka. State Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had announced to give three tickets each to all the MLAs for the matches to be held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Many questions were raised on this decision. The opposition and many MLAs had said that this would make it more difficult for the general public to get tickets.

Great performance of RCB in the season

Great performance is being seen from RCB in the season. The team has played five matches, winning 4. Have faced defeat in only 1 match. The team has won four matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad, against Chennai Super Kings, against Mumbai Indians and against Lucknow Super Giants. The team suffered its only defeat against Rajasthan Royals.

Also read: IPL 2026 Points Table: 5th consecutive defeat, Kolkata will be out first! See how much the points table changed due to Gujarat’s victory.

Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 32 runs to achieve their second consecutive win in the IPL 2026 season. This was Kolkata’s fourth defeat. Kolkata has played 5 matches, in which they lost 4 and 1 match remained inconclusive due to rain.

Secondly, the situation in Chennai is also not very good. CSK has also played four matches in the season, in which they have faced defeat in three. He has won the remaining one match. Chennai started the season with a loss in three matches.

Chennai vs Kolkata Head to Head

So far 32 matches have been played between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. In these matches, Chennai has taken the lead and has won 20. Kolkata has won 11 matches. One match between the two has been inconclusive. Last season, there were 2 matches between the two teams, in which Chennai won one and Kolkata won the other. Now it will be interesting to see which team prevails over whom today.

Chennai is missing Dhoni

Chennai, which has played four matches, is obviously missing MS Dhoni. Due to injury, Dhoni could not be a part of the first four matches. While sharing the update on Dhoni on the beginning of the season i.e. March 28, the franchise had said that Mahi may remain out for the first 2 weeks. Since then, Dhoni has been seen in practice, but no update has come from Chennai.

Chennai Super Kings squad

Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapaneet Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Karthik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Henry, Ramakrishna Ghosh, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Chaudhary, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Zachary Foulkes.

Kolkata Knight Riders squad

Finn Allen, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Navdeep Saini, Kartik Tyagi, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Blessing Muzarabani, Saurabh Dubey, Sarthak Ranjan, Rachin Ravindra, Prashant Solanki, Varun Chakraborty, Mathisha Pathirana, Umran Malik, Daksh Kamra.