Virat Kohli vs GT in IPL: 503 Runs in 9 Innings — Can He Do It Again in the Final Tonight?
Virat Kohli has scored 503 runs in the nine innings of the Indian Premier League (IPL) before the IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad. Can he do it when he matters the most?
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With 503 runs in nine innings of the Indian Premier League (IPL) history, Virat Kohli has a very strong record against the Gujarat Titans (GT) as he heads into the IPL 2026 final for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, as the fans hope to see the same dominance from the Delhi-born.
In the ongoing edition before the final, Kohli has smashed 600 runs in 15 innings at an average of 50 and a blistering strike rate of 164.38, thanks to four half-centuries and one century at the best score of unbeaten 105 runs against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Raipur.
Every Virat Kohli innings against GT in IPL — The numbers that make RCB fans believe Tonight
In the 2022 season, Virat Kohli celebrated two half-centuries against the Titans and collected a total of 131 runs. In 2023, he cracked a thrilling knock of 101 runs at a strike rate of 165.60, thanks to 13 boundaries and one six. He continued the same approach in 2024 with 112 runs in two innings.
It was only in 2025, when the right-handed batter failed to get a good score against the Shubman Gill-led side in the IPL. But he returned fabulously in this season with 152 runs in three innings at a wonderful strike rate of 185.40 against this opposition.
Kohli’s all knocks against the 2022 champions are- 58 (53), 73 (54), 101 (61) *, 70 (44) *, 42 (27), 7 (6), 81 (44), 28 (13), and 43 (25).
Kohli’s record against GT in IPL-
|
Year |
Innings |
Runs |
SR |
50s/100s |
|
2022 |
02 |
131 |
122.40 |
02/00 |
|
2023 |
01 |
101 |
165.60 |
00/01 |
|
2024 |
02 |
112 |
157.70 |
01/00 |
|
2025 |
01 |
07 |
116.70 |
00/00 |
|
2026 |
03 |
152 |
185.40 |
01/00 |
|
Total |
09 |
503 |
153.80 |
04/01 |
Which GT bowlers have dismissed Virat Kohli in IPL — And can they do it again in the Final?
Not many GT bowlers have done well against Kohli in IPL history. Kagiso Rabada has dismissed the Indian star four times, leaking 99 runs in 63 balls. In 2026, the batter has thumped the Protea pacer for 63 runs in 31 balls, besides getting dismissed only once.
Mohammed Siraj is yet to dismiss Kohli in IPL history, having given away 26 runs off 16 balls. Meanwhile, against the premier spinner Rashid Khan, the batter has got 109 runs off 82 balls with two dismissals at a strike rate of 133.
Against Prasidh Krishna, Kohli has scored 69 runs in the IPL in 41 balls at a strike rate of 168.30, besides getting dismissed thrice.
503 Runs, five fifties, one final — Kohli's full record against Gujarat Titans in IPL
With 503 runs in nine innings of IPL history, thanks to four fifties and one century, Kohli has a superb record against the Gujarat Titans. At the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, he has played against this side twice in 2024 and 2026 and returned with scores of 70 and 28. In the last league-stage game, he clubbed 28 runs off just 13 balls, with five boundaries and one six.
How many runs Kohli has scored in IPL finals?
In the final of the competition history, the RCB opener has accumulated 139 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 126.40. With just one half-century, that too in 2016, he hopes to put up a great show against GT in this IPL 2026 and claim their second successive title.
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