New Delhi: Lucknow Supergiants fast bowler Prince Yadav created the moment of the night in Lucknow after his dismissal. Virat Kohli With a brilliant nip-backer – a wicket that was remarkably tipped by the RCB superstar himself.In a rain-hit IPL 2026 clash reduced to 19 overs per side, LSG kept their play-off hopes alive with DLS’s tense nine-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday. While Mitchell MarshHis explosive century lifted LSG to a formidable 209/3, it was Prince’s fiery spell of 3/33 that finally sealed the contest.
The 24-year-old fast bowler made headlines after he bowled Kohli on just the second ball of his innings. After opening with an outswinger, Prince followed it up with a quick delivery of 140.4 kmph that came back rudely from Kohli’s defense and hit the stumps.Prince later revealed that the wicket was inspired by a conversation with Kohli himself after the previous match.“I misfielded the first ball, but I knew I had to put it behind me and make sure I didn’t lose focus,” Prince said after the match.“After the last match I was talking to Virat Bhaiya and he just told me – as long as it’s going by a length, stick to that length,” he added while talking about the dismissal.Prince punched the air in joy after removing one of world cricket’s biggest names for a duck – Kohli’s first IPL Duck from April 2023.
Marsh’s century powers LSG’s revival.
Earlier, Marsh wreaked havoc on RCB’s bowling attack with a sensational 111 off 56 balls, hitting nine fours and nine sixes in a dazzling display of power hitting.With LSG desperate to end a six-match losing streak and register their first home win of the season, Marsh tore Josh Hazlewood and the rest of the attack apart from the start. He raced to his fastest IPL fifty in just 20 balls as LSG reached 95/0 in nine overs before play was briefly interrupted by rain.Marsh opened a 95-run stand with Arshin Kulkarni and another quick partnership with Nicholas Pooran before the captain. Rishabh PantAn unbeaten 32 off 10 balls provided the finishing touch.Chasing a revised target of 213, RCB slipped to 9/2 after Shami removed Jacob Bethel and Prince dismissed Kohli.Rajat Patidar’s aggressive 61 and Devdutt Padikal’s 34 kept hopes alive through a 95-run partnership, but Prince again broke the chase open by dismissing Padikal and Jitesh Sharma in the same spell.Tim David, Krunal Pandya and Romario Shepherd struck late on, but Digvesh Rathi defended for 20 in the final over to give LSG a crucial victory and keep their playoff dreams alive.
