Virat Kohli was out on 0 for the second consecutive matchImage Credit source: PTI

Virat Kohli, who started IPL 2026 with a bang, has suddenly started losing his rhythm. Kohli, who was once leading in the Orange Cap race, returned to the pavilion without opening his account for the second consecutive match this season. This time, in the match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, Virat Kohli was out on the very first ball and thus he became the victim of 'Golden Duck' (out on 0 on the first ball). In this way, after 4 years in IPL, Kohli failed to open his account in two consecutive matches.

Kohli's condition is so bad after 4 years

In this match played in Raipur, Bengaluru had got the target of 167 runs from Mumbai. Then in the first over itself, Bengaluru opener Jacob Baithal put pressure on Mumbai fast bowler Deepak Chahar by hitting 2 fours. But on the fifth ball of this over, Baithal silenced the entire RCB and the fans of the team present in Raipur. on Chahar's ball Virat Kohli Tried to play the shot over mid-off but he failed and the fielder present there took the catch.

This is the second consecutive time this season when Kohli failed to open the account. Earlier, in the last match against Lucknow Super Giants, he was out after playing 2 balls. Then Prince Yadav bowled him. In this way, for the first time after the 2022 season, Kohli returned to the pavilion with a score of 0 in two consecutive matches in the IPL. In 2022, he had to face such a situation in the matches against Lucknow and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Not only this, for the first time after 2023, Kohli became the victim of a 'golden duck' in an IPL match. Last time he was out on the first ball against Rajasthan Royals.

RCB's condition thin in powerplay

Apart from Kohli, 2 other batsmen of Bengaluru were also out early in this innings. Impact player Devdutt Padikkal also did not last long and after scoring 12 runs, he also became the victim of Chahar. On the other hand, team captain Rajat Patidar returned to the pavilion after scoring 8 runs. Corbin Bosch took this wicket. In this way, RCB lost 3 wickets in the powerplay itself, while the team scored only 47 runs in these 6 overs.

Sumit Sundriyal

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