Dale Steyn was seen taking Virat Kohli’s signature on one of the star batsman’s first Indian jerseys ahead of the start of IPL 2026 in a standout moment ahead of the match in Bengaluru.Kohli then scored two milestones during the match between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He became the first batsman in IPL history to cross 4000 runs in runs.
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IPL 2026: Ishan Kishan steals the show at the captains’ meet He also surpassed former Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik to become the sixth highest run-scorer in T20 cricket. Malik has 13,571 runs from 557 matches and 515 innings at an average of 35.99 with 83 half-centuries.In the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad recovered from an early collapse to post 201 for 9. The team lost Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy in the power play before the rebuild.Stand-in captain Ishan Kishan scored 80 off 38 balls, hitting eight fours and five sixes. Aniket Verma added 43 off 18 balls, including three fours and four sixes.For RCB, Jacob Duffy (3/22) and Romario Shepherd (3/54) took three wickets each. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/31), Abhinandan Singh (1/38) and Suyash Sharma (1/28) took one wicket each.Chasing 202, Kohli remained unbeaten on 69 off 38 balls, with five fours and five sixes. Devdutt Padikkal, playing as an Impact Player, scored 61 off 26 balls, including seven fours and four sixes.Skipper Rajat Patidar made 31 off 12 balls and hit three sixes and two fours as Bengaluru won the match by four wickets.RCB also recorded the fastest 200-plus chase in IPL history, reaching the target in 15.4 overs.
