Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants, 23rd Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player HighlightsRCB vs LSG, 23rd Match, Indian Premier League 2026 - Player Highlights
Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, out Caught by Nicholas Pooran!! Second wicket for Avesh Khan. 133.1kph, fullish ball, Kohli tries to take the aerial route as he brings his bottom hand into play. Hits the inner part of the bat and hence the ball goes a lot straighter. Straight down long-on's throat. Kohli misses his fifty by one run. Replay shows that he may have checked his shot. Virat Kohli c Nicholas Pooran b Avesh Khan 49(34) [4s-6 6s-1]
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George Linde to Virat Kohli, 1 run, Kohli rocks back and wristily whips it towards the non-striker and Patidar has little time to react. The skipper hops but it hits his legs. The batters can only take a single
9.5
George Linde to Virat Kohli, no run, 90.7kph, stays back and defensively pushes this length ball to point
9.3
George Linde to Virat Kohli, 1 run, 87.2kph, more flight and fuller, Kohli drives along the ground to deep extra cover
9.1
George Linde to Virat Kohli, 1 run, to long-off
8.2
Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, 1 run, 134.1kph, straying onto the pads, Kohli tucks this short of a good length ball to fine leg
8.1
Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, no run, well-directed bouncer from Shami! Bowled at 133.5kph, head-high and Kohli misses the pull. Shami and Kohli exchange smiles
8
Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run, 107.4kph, slower from Avesh and Kohli guides it to sweeper cover . Just 3 runs and a wicket off the over
7.5
Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, no run, 129.7kph, Kohli sees the width and looks to slash hard through the covers. Only manages to get an under-edge that hits the deck and dies down on the off-side
7.1
Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run, 129kph, short of length delivery angling in, Kohli moves leg-side to knock it to wide mid-on
7
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Virat Kohli, 1 run, 93.2kph, flat ball wide of off, Kohli treks back to bunt it to long-on
6.4
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Virat Kohli, 1 run, takes the single now as he pushes this full delivery to the left of cover
6.3
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Virat Kohli, no run, 94.6kph, full on the stumps, Kohli drops it in front of cover and sets off. Gets sent back and luckily for Kohli, Pooran's throw is way off target
6.1
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Virat Kohli, 1 run, 92.7kph, short of length, Kohli goes on the back foot to pull it to deep midwicket
5.5
Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run, on a good length and around off, punched in front of cover for a quick single
5.2
Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, 1 run, short and just outside off - stayed a tad low, so did Kohli as he swivelled across on the pull, a single behind square on the on-side
5.1
Avesh Khan to Virat Kohli, 2 runs, short of a good length and well wide of off, Kohli flat-bats the drive to the right of mid-off - Pooran gets across and then fumbles with the dive, allowing a second
5
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Virat Kohli, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, hi8nt of spin back into the right-hander and it's punched to the right of mid-off for a single
4.5
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Virat Kohli, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Kohli goes back and pushes it to the bowler
4.3
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Virat Kohli, 1 run, pushed througfh by Digvesh, was the seam-up delivery and it's driven down to long-on
4.2
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Digvesh Singh Rathi to Virat Kohli, SIX, crunched, fraction short and just outside off - Kohli picks the length early, swivels across and then hammers the pull over deep mid-wicket for a maximum
4
4
Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR, a mistimed drive, but Kohli has got enough on the drive to clear mid-off - couple of bounces and over the ropes - stepped down the pitch and went through with the lofted drive, the bottom hand came off, but he has enough to clear the men in the ring
4
Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, wide, short of a good length and angling down leg, past Kohli's flick and is called as a wide
3.5
4
Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR, this is all too easy for Kohli - short and angling down leg, Kohli swivels across, gets inside the line and then pulls it behind square on the on-side for a boundary
3.4
Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Kohli presses across defensively
3.3
4
Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR, classy, back of a length and well wide of off - Kohli gets on top of the bounce and then steers it over cover-point, no need to run for those
3.2
Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, no run, a swing and a miss - Yadav shortened the length and angled one back into the right-hander, Kohli backs away on the pull and missed
3.1
4
Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, FOUR, muscled, banged in short by Yadav - Kohli steps down the pitdch, swivels across and then pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary
3
Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, 1 run, full and at the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single - 15 off the over
2.4
Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, 1 run, on a length and at the stumps, tucked behind square on the on-side for a single
2.3
4
Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, FOUR, lovely, on a good length and well wide of off - Kohli stands tall and then punches it through the line, high and over cover for a boundary
2.2
4
Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, FOUR, short of a good length and at the stumps - Kohli brings his wrists into play and then whips it past square leg. Linde runs across to his left in the deep, slides and lets the ball go through
2.1
4
Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, leg byes, FOUR, too short and too straight from Shami, on the hips and Kohli helps it on its way with an inside edge on the flick, given as leg-byes, so must've come off his hips
1.1
Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - steered with an angled bat, behind square on the off-side for a single
1
Mohammed Shami to Virat Kohli, 1 run, oh dear! A massive mix-up and Philip Salt would've been well short had the fielder picked the ball cleanly. Was a good length delivery outside off and Kohli dropped it in front of point, he set-off and then stuttered, so did Philip Salt, but Kohli then went for it. Philip Salt was stranded in the middle of nowhere, but the fielder took his eyes off the ball and let the chance go in waste