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Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Prince Yadav revealed the exact advice that helped him dismiss former India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Virat Kohli during the two teams' IPL 2026 fixture on May 7.
During the second over of RCB's chase, Yadav dismissed Kohli for a two-ball duck with a beautiful delivery that seamed in. It was Virat Kohli's first IPL duck in 46 matches. His early departure also meant that RCB were eventually unable to close out their chase of 213.
LSG snap six-match losing streak
Lucknow Super Giants have been practically eliminated from IPL 2026 after they went on a six-match losing streak. They had the perfect opportunity to play party-poopers against a fairly jubilant RCB, and took it with both hands.
On a wet Lucknow night with multiple rain interruptions, Mitchell Marsh compensated for Arshin Kulkarni's slow start with his second IPL century. Nicholas Pooran played his part at No. 3, but it was Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 32 in just 10 balls that pushed LSG to 209 in 19 overs.
DLS math determined RCB's target to be 213 runs in 19 overs. Mohammad Shami got rid of Jacob Bethell in the first over of the chase, and Kohli left in the second.
Devdutt Padikkal and Rajat Patidar put up a promising stand of 95, but were dismissed in quick succession. Prince Yadav returned to dismiss both Padikkal and Jitesh Sharma in the eleventh over, while Patidar fell to former RCBian Shahbaz Ahmed in the twelfth.
Tim David, Krunal Pandya, and Romario Shepherd tried their best, but could only muster a 9-run defeat for the defending champions.
"He himself told me this.." - Prince Yadav on hatching the plan to dismiss Virat Kohli
Speaking to the broadcasters after the match, Yadav said that he talked to the fellow Delhiite about his bowling plans during the reverse fixture in Bengaluru on April 15.
"That was exactly the plan. In fact, after the last match, I was speaking with Virat Bhaiya (elder brother) and he himself told me this... we talked a lot after that match and he was telling me that as long as the ball is moving off the length, you shouldn’t abandon your length. That is exactly what I did, and I got the result in the form of a wicket," he said.
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Virat Kohli's form in IPL 2026
The latest duck notwithstanding, Virat Kohli enjoyed a decent run of form in IPL 2026. With 379 runs in 10 matches, he is still RCB's highest run-getter in this tournament.
Virat Kohli is also in the top 10 in the race for the Orange Cap, but barely. He has also made 3 fifties with a high score of 81 this year. Virat Kohli's runs have come at an average of 47 and a strike rate of 164.
Prince Yadav's form in IPL 2026
2026 is only Prince Yadav's second year in the IPL, but it is going considerably better than his first. Last year, he took 3 wickets in 6 matches with a bowling average of 75.
This year, with 16 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 18.68 and an economy of 8, Prince is third on the Purple Cap table. LSG were unable to move up from tenth place in the points table despite the win over RCB.
Prince also talked to the broadcasters about this contrast. "If I speak for myself, the season is good. But from the team's perspective, it’s a bit [tough] because we lost six matches in a row. But the efforts will continue, sir, definitely; we will try to put in a good effort in the remaining matches as well," he said.
Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the short cover.
Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! doosra good length, on the off stump, Shahbaz Ahamad strays from his line, sending it too far outside the off-stump. The Umpire calls it a wide.
Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! doosra good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Tim David no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, Six, Six !! With a brilliant arm ball on the off stump, Tim David hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Tim David c DS Rathi b S Ahamad 40 (17) Shahbaz Ahamad to Tim David, no run, c DS Rathi b S Ahamad, Caught out !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Tim David as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards short cover, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Digvesh Singh Rathi for a soft dismissal.
Shahbaz Ahamad to Romario Shepherd, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Shahbaz Ahamad to Romario Shepherd, Four, Four !! doosra, good length, on the off stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Shahbaz Ahamad to Romario Shepherd, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
End of over 16 (16 runs)
Mohammad Shami to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, Mohammad Shami delivers fast ball at good length, Krunal Pandya hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep cover, limits Krunal Pandya to just 1 run.
Mohammad Shami to Romario Shepherd, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Mohammad Shami to Romario Shepherd, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
Mohammad Shami to Romario Shepherd, 1 run, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.
Mohammad Shami to Krunal Pandya, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Krunal Pandya hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Mohammad Shami to Krunal Pandya, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball, on the stumps, Krunal Pandya hangs in the crease, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
End of over 17 (14 runs)
Prince Yadav to Romario Shepherd, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the leg stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease, aims to play it, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
Prince Yadav to Krunal Pandya, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Krunal Pandya hangs in the crease, hits it to the deep mid wicket, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
Prince Yadav to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Krunal Pandya hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Prince Yadav to Romario Shepherd, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Prince Yadav sends down a sharp delivery, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
Prince Yadav to Romario Shepherd, Six, Six !! fast ball is delivered on the stumps, fulltoss, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
Prince Yadav to Romario Shepherd, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease and chunks it towards the short mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 18 (13 runs)
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Romario Shepherd, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease, swats it, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Krunal Pandya, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Krunal Pandya hangs in the crease to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Romario Shepherd, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Digvesh Singh Rathi bowls a sharp delivery, and Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Romario Shepherd, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak full length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Romario Shepherd no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Romario Shepherd, Four, Four !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Romario Shepherd elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep square leg region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Romario Shepherd, 2 runs, Romario Shepherd hangs in the crease to take googly of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Digvesh Singh Rathi to Romario Shepherd, 1 run, googly, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays drive, towards the long off for 1 run.
End of over 19 (10 runs)