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Virat Kohli’s Major Record: Becomes 1st Player To Achieve This Against MI

Virat Kohli has reached a milestone of scoring over 1,000 runs vs the Mumbai Indians and is now the only player ever to have produced such a number against this franchise.

During the season 19 of the IPL, Kohli has also demonstrated how well he has performed this season. His explosive batting was clearly evident as he battled the Mumbai Indians in their match on April 12, 2019.

By achieving 1,000 runs vs. the Mumbai Indians, Kohli becomes the first player to accumulate such a number of runs against the MI. The bulk of these runs came via IPL and CLT20 matches over the past few years.

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In the latest game versus the Mumbai Indians, the pairing of Virat Kohli and Phil Salt formed an amazing beginning. The duo displayed an exceptional opening partnership of 120 runs in only 65 balls.

Virat Kohli Sets a Special Record Against Mumbai Indians

Virat Kohli has emerged as the player who scores maximum runs against the Mumbai Indians in the Twenty-20 format.

The second position belongs to KL Rahul, who scored 977 runs against Mumbai in 21 games.

Third in the list comes Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 901 runs against the Mumbai Indians in 28 matches.

Fourth in the list comes Ajinkya Rahane, who scores 888 runs against the Mumbai Indians.

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Top Run-Scorers Against MI

Virat Kohli: 1019* runs

KL Rahul: 977 runs

Shikhar Dhawan: 901 runs

Ajinkya Rahane: 888 runs

Suresh Raina: 850 runs

Record for the Second-Highest Partnership While Playing for RCB

RCB has formed the second-largest opening partnership with an aggregate score of 120 runs between Phil Salt and Virat Kohli during the IPL against the Mumbai Indians.

Previously, Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli established a first-wicket partnership of 148 runs earlier this year in the month of October at Bengaluru.

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