Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bengaluru · Batter

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Virat Kohli scores at 174.8 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (206-ball sample, #13 of 45 qualifying batters).

Aggregated across IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Cohort = batters with ≥30 legal deliveries faced in overs 1-6.

MetricPowerplay strike rate, IPL 2026
Value174.8 SR
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

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Career snapshot

Multi-format reach. IPL 2026 derived from ball-by-ball capture; non-IPL formats deferred to Phase C per methodology.

FormatMatInnsRunsAvgSR10050HS
IPL 20261616675—166.315105*
IPL career275277934642.7135.2968113
T20IsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————
ODIsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————
TestsPhase C — non-IPL formats not yet covered————————

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL 2026———————
IPL career26264928.8—0
T20Is———————
ODIs———————
Tests———————
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-06-10 03:22:07 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-06-10 03:22:07 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Virat Kohli scored 8,671 runs in 259 pre-2026 IPL matches (2007/08–2025), strike rate 133.3.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2007/08RCB1216538105.115184
2009RCB1324650112.322.36228
2009/10RCB1330758145.527.912612
2011RCB1655771121.446.425516
2012RCB1536473112283310
2013RCB1663999140.745.646522
2014RCB1435973122.127.622316
2015RCB1650582130.845.913523
2016RCB16973113152.781.088438
2017RCB1030864122.230.82311
2018RCB1453092139.848.185218
2019RCB14464100141.933.144613
2020/21RCB1547190122.742.822411
2021RCB1540572120.228.93439
2022RCB163417311622.73328
2023RCB14639101139.853.256516
2024RCB15741113154.761.756238
2025RCB1565773144.754.756619
CareerRCB2598671113133.339.59774292

Bowling by season

SeasonMatWktsEconAvgSR
2007/08427.9630.523
2009307.67——
2009/10409.38——
20111028.1869.551
20122016.33——
201520———
201610———
Career2648.89262.8
Window: IPL 2007/08–2025 (pre-2026), 259 matches. Sample-size floor: strike rate shown at ≥30 balls faced, economy at ≥15 balls bowled per season (§3.1); sub-floor cells show —.
Source: CricketStudio aggregation of Cricsheet ball-by-ball (CC BY 3.0). Canonical↔historical player join via ESPNcricinfo ID (deterministic, no name-matching). See career leaderboards.

Claims by pillar

P3Form & phase
P4Season comparatives
P2Moments
P1Match recaps

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Every dimension below is computed from ball-by-ball record. Pages with insufficient sample render an explicit disclosure.

Phase split

Per-phase batting + bowling (PP / Middle / Death).

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Death overs

Bowling and batting in overs 16-20 (≥15 ball floor).

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Powerplay

Batting and bowling in overs 1-6 (≥30 ball floor).

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Recent form

Last 5 fixtures with batting + bowling figures per match.

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By venue

Per-venue batting + bowling output across IPL 2026 fixtures.

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Vs spin / vs pace

Batting performance against pace bowling vs spin bowling.

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IPL 2026 season

Current-season aggregate batting + bowling stats.

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Partnerships

Per-partner batting dependency: balls faced + runs scored while paired with each named partner (≥30 deliveries floor).

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Franchise mobility

Multi-franchise career arc and team-by-team contribution split.

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Top head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

Sample-size floor: ≥5 deliveries per matchup. Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sorted by delivery count. Each row links to the full match-by-match record at /h2h.

As batter

vs bowlerBallsRunsSR4s6sOut
Kagiso Rabada3788237.81440
Jason Holder2339169.6320
Mohammed Siraj2132152.4310
Rashid Khan2131147.6210
Vaibhav Arora1636225.0700
Arshad Khan1423164.3310
Anukul Roy1322169.2210
Sunil Narine1213108.3100
Jaydev Unadkat1018180.0210
Harshal Patel927300.0320
Mitchell Santner911122.2200
Prince Yadav917188.9400

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sub-5-delivery matchups excluded per doctrine §3.1.

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase

Batted at 2 distinct positions (#1 to #2). Per-position runs and SR below show how the slot affected output. Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Source: SETU canonical aggregate.

PositionInningsRunsBallsSRAvgOuts
#1 · opener17542178.6—0
#2 · opener15600365164.450.0012

Source: SETU canonical aggregate (lib/setu/season-stats.ts). Position derived from the order each batter first appears on-creeze in the innings ball stream. Cross-reference: batting-order shuffles leaderboard.

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

P3 · Form & phase

How Virat Kohli was dismissed across 12 IPL 2026 wickets. Derived from each wicket-ball's score_id + catchstump_id + runout_by_id. Source: SETU canonical aggregate.

ModeCount% of dismissals
Caught867%
Bowled433%

"Caught" lumps stumpings — the upstream live-feed score type doesn't reliably separate the two (per §10.151co). Dropped catches are NOT counted — commentary-text-only in the upstream feed, doctrine §3.3. Cross-reference: season dismissal-mode leaderboards.

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Frequently asked

Who is Virat Kohli?
Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026 as a batter born in Delhi.
Which IPL 2026 team does Virat play for?
Virat Kohli plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026.
How many IPL 2026 matches has Virat appeared in?
Virat Kohli appeared in 16 IPL 2026 matches (16-fixture sample) for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, most recently on 2026-05-31.
What was Virat's most recent IPL 2026 performance?
Virat Kohli scores at 174.8 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (206-ball sample, #13 of 45 qualifying batters).
How many runs has Virat scored in IPL 2026?
Virat Kohli's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: GT — 227 runs in 4 innings (avg 56.8).
What is Virat's powerplay strike rate in IPL 2026?
Virat Kohli scores at 174.8 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (206-ball sample, #13 of 45 qualifying batters).
What is Virat's standout performance in IPL 2026?
Virat Kohli has won Player of the Match 3 times in IPL 2026 — most recently vs GT on 2026-05-31.
How regular is Virat in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru lineup?
Virat Kohli ranks #1 of 21 CricketStudio-tracked Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (16 matches).
Where is Virat from?
Virat Kohli is Indian, born in Delhi.
Where can I find Virat's full IPL 2026 stats?
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Virat Kohli are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/virat-kohli — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.

About

RoleBatter
TeamRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
NationalityIndian

Identity & cross-references

CricketStudio resolves Virat Kohli to one canonical entity ID, mapped to every major cricket database. This is how AI systems and developers cite the same player across sources without ambiguity.

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Canonical ID · cs_player_253802

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