Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) got off to a flyer against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match on Saturday, smashing 62 runs off just 33 balls. Over the course of his stay in the middle, Kohli hit 5 sixes and 5 fours, stitching a brilliant 97-run stand for the first wicket with debutant Jacob Bethell. In the process, Kohli went on to script history in the T20 league’s history, becoming the first player ever to hit 300 sixes for a single franchise
The second player on the list is Chris Gayle, who hit a total of 263 sixes in the IPL for RCB. Gayle also tops the list of most sixes in the league’s history (357), while counting his maximums for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) as well.
In the game, Kohli also became the batter to hit the most runs against a single franchise. After his innings against the Super Kings, Kohli aggregated 1146 runs. The tally takes him top of the charts, beating David Warner’s record of 1134 runs against Punjab Kings.