Bengaluru, April 24, 2025 — Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) talisman, carved his name deeper into cricket’s record books during a pulsating IPL 2025 clash against Rajasthan Royals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. With a flick of his wrist and a crack of his bat, Kohli became the first player in IPL history to hammer 100 boundaries against seven different teams, a feat that underscores his relentless dominance in the T20 format.
The milestone came in the fifth over of RCB’s innings, as Kohli, eyes locked on a Sandeep Sharma delivery, drove a crisp cover shot that raced to the fence. It was his 100th boundary against Rajasthan Royals, joining his century-mark tallies against Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, and Punjab Kings. No other batter has achieved this against more than five teams, making Kohli’s record a solitary peak in the IPL’s statistical landscape.
Kohli’s knock of 70 off 42 balls, studded with eight fours and two sixes, wasn’t just about personal glory. It set the tone for RCB’s imposing 205 for 5, alongside a 95-run stand with Devdutt Padikkal, who chipped in with a fluent 52. Rajasthan Royals, chasing under the Bengaluru floodlights, crumbled to 189 despite a gritty 45 from Shubman Dubey, handing RCB a 16-run victory.
This latest record adds to Kohli’s glittering IPL 2025 campaign. On April 20, he surpassed David Warner’s mark for the most fifty-plus scores in IPL history with a match-winning 73 not out against Punjab Kings. Earlier this month, he became the second batter after Warner to notch 100 half-centuries in T20 cricket during a clash with Mumbai Indians. His 392 runs in nine innings this season, at a strike rate of 144.1, keep him in the hunt for the Orange Cap, trailing only Nicholas Pooran and Sai Sudharsan.
The boundary milestone reflects Kohli’s consistency across 17 IPL seasons with RCB, where he’s amassed over 8,250 runs, including eight centuries. Against the seven teams where he’s now crossed 100 boundaries, his numbers are staggering: 1,030 runs against Punjab Kings, 1,146 against Chennai Super Kings, 1,012 against Kolkata Knight Riders, and similar hauls against the others, with each team feeling the brunt of his blade.
Kohli’s path to this record wasn’t without hurdles. On April 18, he endured a rare failure, dismissed for one against Punjab Kings at Chinnaswamy, a coincidence echoing his one-run flop on the same date in 2008. But such blips are anomalies for a batter who, at 36, continues to defy age with supreme fitness, running 124 of his 392 runs this season between the wickets.
As RCB’s innings closed, the Chinnaswamy crowd roared, sensing their star had done something special yet again. Kohli, sweat-soaked and steely-eyed, acknowledged the cheers with a raised bat, his focus already shifting to the next challenge. For now, though, the record stands: 100 boundaries against seven IPL teams, a first, and likely not the last, from a man who keeps rewriting cricket’s history.
Kohli’s 70 came off 42 balls with eight fours and two sixes. RCB posted 205 for 5 in 20 overs. Rajasthan Royals scored 189 in 20 overs, losing by 16 runs. Kohli has 392 runs in IPL 2025 across nine innings. He has over 8,250 career IPL runs.