Kohli Breaks Gayle And Babar's World Record Of Most 100 Partnerships In T20s

Virat Kohli opened the innings for Royal Challengers Bengaluru alongside Phil Salt in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash against Mumbai Indians on Sunday, April 12, and stitched together a 120-run stand off 65 balls.

The century partnership not only gave RCB a strong start at Wankhede Stadium but also etched Kohli’s name into the record books.

With this stand, Kohli registered his 47th 100-plus partnership in T20 cricket, becoming the player with the most century stands in the format’s history.

He is followed by Chris Gayle and Babar Azam – both involved in 46 plus partnerships in T20s.

Most 100 partnerships in T20 cricket

• 47 – Virat Kohli (India)
• 46 – Chris Gayle (West Indies)
• 46 – Babar Azam (Pakistan)
• 45 – David Warner (Australia)
• 40 – Faf du Plessis (South Africa)

In the 120-run stand for the first wicket against MI, Salt scored 78 runs from 36 balls, and Kohli made a contribution of

38 from 29 balls.

Kohli, who is playing his 271st IPL match for RCB on Sunday, was dismissed by Hardik Pandya on the fourth ball of the 15th over. He made 50 runs from 38 balls and scored 5 fours and 1 six.

During his stay at the crease Kohli also completed 1000 runs in T20s against Mumbai Indians. He is the first batter in the world to score 1000 runs in T20s vs Mumbai Indians.

KL Rahul is in 2nd place with a total of 977 runs in 21 T20 matches vs Mumbai Indians, and Shikhar Dhawan takes 3rd position with 901 runs in 28 matches.

Most runs vs Mumbai Indians in T20s

Player	Teams	Span	Matches	Runs	Best Score	Average	100	50
Virat Kohli	RCB	2008–2026	37	1030	92*	32.18	0	7
KL Rahul	DC, PBKS, LSG, RCB, SRH	2014–2026	21	977	103*	65.13	3	6
Shikhar Dhawan	DC, PBKS, SRH	2008–2023	28	901	82*	39.17	0	6
Ajinkya Rahane	CSK, DC, KKR, RR	2011–2026	32	888	68*	32.88	0	7
Suresh Raina	CSK, GL	2008–2021	36	850	83*	28.33	0	7
MS Dhoni	CSK, RPS	2008–2025	46	829	63*	36.04	0	3
Manish Pandey	DC, KKR, LSG, SRH	2010–2025	26	796	81*	36.18	0	6
AB de Villiers	DD, RCB	2008–2021	25	785	133*	43.61	1	4
David Warner	DC, SRH	2009–2024	23	739	90*	38.89	0	7
Sanju Samson	RR	2013–2024	25	715	76	31.08	0	7

Had Kohli managed to hit two more sixes against the Mumbai Indians, he would have entered his name in the record books by becoming the first batter in the world to hit 300 sixes for one team in the IPL. As of now, he has 298 sixes to his credit in 271 matches for RCB. Rohit is second on the list with 258 maximums for Mumbai Indians.