New Delhi: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the blockbuster clash of the IPL 2026 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday, April 5. All eyes will be on star batter Virat Kohli, who has an outstanding record against the five-time IPL champions.
He has been one of the most consistent batters in the tournament and continues to dominate. Kohli has scored 8730 runs in 268 IPL matches at a strike rate of 133.14, smashing 8 centuries and 64 fifties. He has started the IPL 2026 brilliantly, scoring an unbeaten 69 runs off 38 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Virat Kohli’s record against Chennai Super Kings
Virat Kohli has smashed the most runs against Chennai Super Kings in IPL history. He has scored 1146 runs in 35 matches at an average of 38.2 against CSK. His best score against the Chennai-based franchise is an unbeaten 90, and has struck 10 fifty-plus scores against them.
Kohli has smashed 389 runs at an average of 38.90 with a strike rate of 149.04 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium against the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side. He can accelerate at any stage of the game, making him a crucial player for RCB.
The star batter scored 93 runs in two matches against CSK in IPL 2025 and played an important role in RCB’s victories in both clashes. Overall, he amassed 657 runs in 15 matches at an average of 54.75 in RCB’s title-winning campaign. Apart from Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Tim David and Romario Shepherd are also in great form.
RCB vs CSK head-to-head
In 36 encounters between the two franchises, Chennai Super Kings have won 22 games, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have emerged victorious in 13 games, with one match ending in a no result.
Matches played – 36
CSK won – 22
RCB won – 13
No result – 1
RCB have won their opening match of the IPL 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 6 wickets, while CSK have lost their season opener against RR by 8 wickets in Guwahati and suffered another defeat against PBKS by 5 wickets.