Prince Yadav celebrates with a teammate after taking the wicket of Virat Kohli. (IPL photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli stood frozen in disbelief. So is the packed Ekana Cricket Stadium.Lucknow Super Giants pacer Prince Yadav produced one of the deliveries of IPL 2026 on Thursday night, hammering the RCB superstar with a brutal 140.4kph nip-backer that left Kohli completely stunned. The ball swung more than 1.4 degrees, slipped through the gap between the bat and the pad, and hit the off-stump as Prince celebrated.
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Virat Kohli opens his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma’s new academyThis dismissal marked Kohli’s first duck in the IPL in 1110 days, dating back to his first dismissal against Rajasthan Royals in April 2023.In a rain-curtailed match reduced to 19 overs per side, Prince’s magical spell of 3/33 played a crucial role as Lucknow Super Giants beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine runs via the DLS method to keep their play-off hopes alive.WATCH:What made the ejection even more remarkable was Prince’s revelation after the game. The young pacer admitted that the wicket came from advice given by Kohli himself after the previous game.“I made a bad catch on the first ball, but I knew I had to throw it behind me and make sure I didn’t lose focus,” Prince said. “I spoke to Virat bhaiya after the last match and he just told me – if it’s going to move by a length, stick to that length.The prince followed a precise plan. After opening with a shootout, he bowled a sharp inbounds next ball. Kohli pushed forward uncertainly only to see his stumps shatter.The 24-year-old punched the air wildly after scoring one of the biggest goals of his career.
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RCB’s chase never fully recovered after slipping to 9/2 following the dismissal of Jacob Bethell and Kohli. Rajat Patidar’s explosive 61 and late fireworks from Tim David, Krunal Pandya and Romario Shepherd revived hopes briefly, but Digvesh Rathi made a 20-run save in the final over to secure a dramatic victory for Lucknow.
