Dale Steyn was spotted getting Virat Kohli’s autograph on one of the star batsman’s inaugural India jerseys ahead of the IPL 2026 opener, in a moment that stood out before the match in Bengaluru.Kohli then registered two milestones during the game between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He became the first batsman in IPL history to score 4000 runs in a run chase.He also surpassed former Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik to become the sixth highest run-scorer in T20 cricket. Malik has scored 13,571 runs in 557 matches and 515 innings at an average of 35.99 with 83 fifties.In the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad initially scored 201 runs for 9 wickets. The team lost Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy in the powerplay before the rebuild.Stand-in captain Ishan Kishan scored 80 runs off 38 balls with the help of eight fours and five sixes. Aniket Verma scored 43 runs off 18 balls which included three fours and four sixes.Jacob Duffy (3/22) and Romario Shepherd (3/54) took three wickets each for RCB. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/31), Abhinandan Singh (1/38) and Swash Sharma (1/28) took one wicket each.In pursuit of 202 runs, Kohli remained not out by scoring 69 runs off 38 balls with the help of five fours and five sixes. Devdutt Padikal playing as an impact player scored 61 runs off 26 balls which included seven fours and four sixes.Skipper Rajat Patidar scored 31 off 12 balls with three sixes and two fours as Bengaluru won the match by four wickets.RCB also recorded the fastest chase of 200-plus total in IPL history, achieving the target in 15.4 overs.
