Virat Kohli suffered yet 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 skipper lasted just one ball before being dismissed by Deepak Chahar, who produced a massive breakthrough for Mumbai immediately after the innings break.
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Rajat Patidar ponders RCB defeat, praises Devdutt PadikkalKohli tried to lift the ball over mid-on but failed to catch the shot as the delivery bounced a bit more than expected. The ball hit high on the bat and flew towards Raji Bawa who lunged forward to complete a crisp catch.The dismissal marked Kohli’s second consecutive duck in the tournament. In RCB’s previous match against Lucknow Super Giants, Kohli was cleaned out by Prince Yadav for a two-ball duck.This is also only the second time in Kohli’s IPL career that he has registered ducks in consecutive innings. The first came back in the 2022 season against LSG and Sunrisers Hyderabad.The Mumbai breakthrough further 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 fine spell by striking again in the third over, removing Devdutt Padikkal soon after Kohli’s dismissal and leaving RCB under pressure at the start of the chase.Earlier in the evening, Mumbai Indians recovered from a disastrous start when they were asked to bat first on a difficult Raipur surface. Bhuvneshwar Kumar shone with classic new-ball magic as he dismissed Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav in the over to leave MI at 28/3.But Tilak Varma anchored the recovery brilliantly with a composed 57 off 42 balls, while Naman Dhir added an important 47. Mumbai eventually finished with what looked to be a competitive total on a surface offering uneven bounce and seamers’ assistance.
