There was another huge milestone added to the glorious T20 career of Virat Kohli during a monster chase from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 67 of IPL 2026, being played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The RCB opener was involved in the highest number of 50+ partnerships in men's T20 history. Kohli registered the record during the opening stand that he built with Venkatesh Iyer while chasing a colossal total of 256. Kohli has now leapfrogged former England batsman Alex Hales with 211 fifty+ plus stands in men's T20 history in men's T20 cricket, having previously held the record with 210 partnerships. Batters involved in most 50-plus stands in Men’s T20s: 211- Virat Kohli 210- Alex Hales 200- David Warner 196- Babar Azam 191- Chris Gayle Kohli And Venkatesh Give RCB Flying Start Despite a monumental chase for RCB, they started with great intensity while chasing 256 with Venkatesh Iyer taking the attack on the opposition. Bengalureu has already crossed the score of 60 without any loss in 4.2 overs as and at the time of writing. Venkatesh Iyer was at his dominant best with 44 off 19 balls, having smashed four fours and four sixes. Virat Kohli too looked comfortable and played 8 deliveries and scored 14 runs. This partnership has been explosivie and has seen Virat Kohli etch his name in the history books of T20 cricket. Also Read | How Big a Win Margin Do SRH Need Against RCB After Posting 255/4 to Reach IPL 2026 Top 2? Another Feather in The Cap For Kohli Despite being past his prime, Kohli continues to break batting records in the T20 format of the game. The former skipper is the possessor of a number of batting records across both international cricket and the IPL. This latest milestone serves as a testament to his consistency in T20 franchise cricket and the international format as a whole. It has become much more special due to the names that he leapfrogged on this particular list, such as T20 batting heavyweights David Warner, Chris Gayle and Babar Azam. RCB started this match needing a top-two finish at the end of IPL 2026, whereas for SRH it was crucial to win by a big margin in order to pip RCB on net run rate.