Virat Kohli’s reaction after Naman Tiwari tries touching his feet:Tim David performs John Cena’s celebration after catch; Marsh’s 102m six

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by five wickets in the 23rd match of IPL 2026 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 15 April. The match witnessed the defending champions dish out a dominant performance against the Rishabh Pant-led outfit which suffered a third loss in five matches. Josh Hazlewood was named Player of the Match for his exceptional bowling, wherein he took one wicket while conceding just 20 runs in his four overs. Rasikh Salam Dar picked up four wickets while Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three. While chasing a modest 147-run target, Virat Kohli starred with a 49-run knock. The RCB vs LSG IPL 2026 match witnessed many memorable moments. Mitchell Marsh hit a 102-meter long six at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant retiring hurt due to injury, was among the many moments of this match. Top-8 Moments of RCB vs LSG Match 1. Marsh’s 102-meter-long six went out of the stadium In the third over of Lucknow’s innings, Mitchell Marsh hit a six off a Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s delivery. This ball went 102 meters over mid-wicket and out of the stadium. Bhuvneshwar bowled a short ball. Marsh went on the back foot and sent the ball over deep mid-wicket. 2. Pant injured by Hazlewood’s ball, returned retired hurt In the fifth over of the innings, Josh Hazlewood’s ball hit Rishabh Pant’s elbow. The ball was outside the off-stump. Pant tried to play a shot, but the ball did not connect with the bat and hit his left elbow. After this, he was seen groaning in pain. The physio came onto the field, but Pant returned to the pavilion, retired hurt. Pant returned to bat but could score just one run off six balls. Also read: Rohit Sharma set to miss game against Punjab: Mumbai Indians legend suffered hamstring injury in match vs RCB 3. Virat Kohli’s reaction to LSG youngster Naman Tiwari touching his feet Virat Kohli, needless to say, is widely respected and admired in the cricket world. And Naman Tiwari’s attempt to touch Kohli’s feet evoked a priceless reaction from the RCB legend. This happened after the match when Kohli was involved in a chat involving LSG youngsters. Tiwari, who was part of the chat, then bowed down to touch Kohli’s feet and the 37-year-old instantly refused and stopped him from doing so. Kohli was left surprised by that gesture from the LSG bowler.
4. Salt took a diving catch, Pant out Pant was dismissed by Bhuvneshwar Kumar with Phil Salt taking a splendid catch. On the fifth ball of the over, Bhuvneshwar bowled a low full toss, which Pant flicked towards mid-wicket, but the ball went high in the air. Running in from deep, Phil Salt dived forward and took a low catch. 5. Tim David performs John Cena’s ‘U Can’t See Me’ celebration Tim David performed WWE icon John Cena’s trademark celebration after taking a catch. This incident happened on the third ball of the 18th over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvneshwar bowled a short ball, which George Linde tried to cut. The ball hit the top edge of the bat and went high in the air over backward point. From there, David covered a long distance, ran back, kept his eyes on the ball, and took the catch over his left shoulder. Linde was out for seven runs, and Bhuvneshwar got his second wicket in the match. After taking the catch, David performed WWE icon John Cena’s ‘U Can’t See Me’ celebration. Boundary ball boy caught the catch on Jitesh’s six On the fifth ball of the 11th over, Jitesh Sharma hit a six, but the interesting moment of this shot was seen outside the boundary. Digvesh Singh Rathi bowled a full-length delivery outside the off-stump, which Jitesh stepped forward and played a shot. He played an inside-out shot, sending the ball over wide long-off into the stands. The ball boy near the stands caught the ball, making this six even more special.