Virat Kohli suffered another rare batting failure in IPL 2026 after falling for a golden duck against Mumbai Indians during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s chase in Raipur on Sunday.The former RCB captain lasted just one ball before he was dismissed by Deepak Chahar, who made a massive breakthrough for Mumbai right after the innings break.
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While trying to lift the ball over mid-off, Kohli failed to catch the shot as the ball bounced a little more than expected. The ball hit high with the bat and bulged towards Raj Bawa, who lunged forward to complete a sharp catch.The dismissal marked Kohli’s second successive duck in the tournament. In RCB’s previous match against Lucknow Super Giants, Kohli was cleaned up for a two-ball duck by Prince Yadav.This is also only the second time in Kohli’s IPL career that he has registered ducks in consecutive innings. The former returned in the 2022 season against LSG and Sunrisers Hyderabad.Mumbai’s breakthrough added to Kohli’s unwanted record against MI.Most ducks for Virat Kohli against an IPL opponent3 against Mumbai Indians3 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad2 vs Lucknow Super GiantsChahar continued his impressive spell by batting again in the third over, removing Devdutt Padikkal soon after Kohli was dismissed to leave RCB under pressure early in the chase.
Earlier in the evening, Mumbai Indians recovered from a disastrous start to post 166/7 after being asked to bat first on a difficult Raipur surface. Bhuvneshwar Kumar impressed with his new ball spell, dismissing Ryan Rickleton and Rohit Sharma.
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Inside the powerplay to leave MI reeling at 28/3.But Tilak Varma fueled the recovery brilliantly with 57 off 42 balls, while Noman Dhir added an important 47. Mumbai eventually finished off what looked to be a competitive total on a surface that provided uneven bounce and help to the seamers.