Virat Kohli scripts historic 9000-run milestone:Rahul fumbles easy run-out chance; fans chant, ‘Kohli ko bowling do’ in Delhi

In the lowest-scoring match of the Indian Premier League 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 9 wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on 27 April. The wrecker-in-chief was Josh Hazlewood, who scalped four wickets in 3.3 overs. Meanwhile, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the second-highest wicket taker, taking three wickets in three overs. RCB eventually secured a comfortable win by nine wickets, chasing down 76 in 6.3 overs. But despite it being a low-scoring battle, the matchup was composed of various moments like Virat Kohli completing 9000 IPL runs, followed by a dust storm, which halted play for a short while. DC vs RCB Top Moments 1) Virat Kohli completes 9000 runs in IPL, finishes match with two sixes Virat Kohli continued to script history, registering the massive milestone of crossing 9000 runs in the IPL. The right-hander got to the mark with a single off the last ball of the sixth over bowled by Axar Patel. Kohli became the first player in IPL history to get to the 9000-run mark, thereby extending his stay at the top of the list of most runs in the tournament. Rohit Sharma sits second behind Kohli, with 7183 runs to his name in 276 matches. Also read: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi vs Priyansh Arya battle takes spotlight:Jaiswal nears 2,500-run milestone; can RR end PBKS’ winning run? 2) KL Rahul fumbles easy run out opportunity Not just with the bat in hand, but KL Rahul had a forgettable game with the wicketkeeping gloves as well. This incident happened in the sixth over of the chase, bowled by Axar Patel. On the third ball, Kohli played a cut shot and set off for a quick run. Sameer Rizvi, at point, fielded the ball in a jiffy, threw the ball back at Rahul, who was right behind the stumps. But the DC keeper thought it would be a direct hit and let the ball go, with it missing the stumps. And the opportunity to run out Devdutt Padikkal also was gone. Although the run-out might not have mattered much in terms of the outcome of the game, as RCB were already on 60 runs at that point, it could have led to an easy run-out. 3) Jitesh Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer check on Porel during dust storm One of the interesting moments in the match was not a cricketing one. A dust storm halted play at the Arun Jaitley Stadium with waste items flying around everywhere. Abishek Porel, who was batting at that time after having been called on as Delhi Capitals’ Impact Player, had some dust get into his eye in the dust storm. RCB keeper Jitesh Sharma and Venkatesh Iyer quickly checked on him in a moment of sportsmanship. Porel, with his helmet on, was finding to tough to clean his eyes and Jitesh, along with Iyer checked on the DC player. 4) Fans chant ‘Kohli ko bowling do!’ at Arun Jaitley Stadium A section of fans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium were very keen to watch Virat Kohli in action, not just with the bat and on the field but with the ball as well. In the first innings, some fans at the venue broke out into “Kohli ko bowling do” (have Virat Kohli bowl) chants when the RCB star was fielding near the boundary. It was unclear though, if the chants were heard by Kohli. 5) Jacob Bethell smashes 104m six Jacob Bethell produced one of the biggest sixes of this game (although there weren’t many) as RCB romped home with a nine-wicket victory. This happened in the third over of the chase when Bethell deposited the third ball into the stands. It was a short ball by Kyle Jamieson and Bethell hammered it into the stands with a pull shot. 6) Bhuvneshwar Kumar castles debutant Sahil Parakh with inswinger Bhuvneshwar Kumar produced a sensational inswinger to castle Delhi Capitals’ debutant Sahil Parakh. This incident happened in the first over of the match when the veteran pacer pulled off a ball that swung back in and uprooted the left-hander’s middle-stump, with the debutant dismissed for a two-ball duck. Aso read: Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar help RCB demolish Delhi Capitals:Bengaluru chase 76 in 6.3 overs, Kohli completes 9,000 IPL runs DC vs RCB Top Records 1) Delhi Capitals register lowest powerplay total Delhi Capitals registered the lowest powerplay total in IPL history. The Axar Patel-led side got off to a horrible start with the bat in the powerplay, managing just 13 runs while losing six wickets in the process. With this, DC surpassed the previous lowest powerplay score in the IPL, which is 14/2 by Rajasthan Royals against RCB in 2009. 2) RCB register second-biggest win in IPL by balls remaining RCB barely dropped a sweat to chase down the paltry 76-run target set by the Delhi Capitals. The defending champions chased down the target in just 6.3 overs, winning the balls with 81 balls to spare. This is the second-biggest win in the IPL in terms of balls remaining, with the first one being Mumbai Indians, beating KKR with 81 balls to spare.