RCB’s Virat Kohli (Image: X)

Royal Challengers Bangalore legend Virat Kohli is chasing another big feat in IPL 2026 as RCB is set to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their final league-stage match before the playoffs. The star batsman is now on the verge of setting a new benchmark, leaving behind the historical records of Chris Gayle, David Warner and KL Rahul.Sunrisers Hyderabad will host table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 67th match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium tonight, with a direct ticket to the top-two at stake. Both teams have already qualified for the IPL 2026 playoffs, but this contest is very important as the winner strengthens their chances of securing a valuable double-chance advantage in the playoffs with Gujarat Titans. Both the teams have faced each other 27 times in IPL history, with SRH holding a slight lead with 14 wins compared to RCB’s 12 wins. Earlier this season, RCB defeated Pat Cummins-less SRH by six wickets in the tournament opener on March 28, comfortably chasing 201 with 26 balls remaining.Kohli is currently placed sixth in the IPL 2026 Orange Cap standings with 542 runs in 13 innings at an impressive average of 54.20 and a strike rate of 164.74. This is his fourth consecutive IPL season with more than 500 runs and ninth overall in his IPL career.Now, the RCB icon is just 58 runs away from creating history. Kohli is currently tied with Chris Gayle, David Warner and KL Rahul for most consecutive IPL seasons with over 600 runs. Gayle achieved the feat in 2011, 2012 and 2013, David Warner achieved it in 2016,2017 and 2019 (he was unavailable in 2018) and KL Rahul scored in 2020, 2021 and 2022, while Kohli scored 600 in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Equaled the record with more campaigns.If Kohli scores 58 or more runs against SRH, he will become the first batsman in IPL history to score more than 600 runs in four consecutive seasons.

Scores of over 600 in consecutive IPL editions:

Even though Virat failed to score 58 against SRH, he has an opportunity to set a new benchmark and record in his account in the playoffs.