Virat Kohli drops sitter vs SRH, Anushka Sharma's reaction goes viral - Watch
Virat Kohli's dropped catch in the IPL opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad was a moment of drama, but he later redeemed himself by dismissing the same batter. Ishan Kishan's explosive 80 powered SRH to 201/9, despite a strong bowling performance from RCB's Jacob Duffy. The match saw several crucial wickets fall, with Kishan's innings being a highlight.
Virat Kohli dropped a straightforward catch during the IPL 2026 opener between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad, but later made amends by taking the same batter’s catch. The drop came in the 18th over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar when SRH batter Aniket Verma mistimed a shot. Kohli ran in from long-on but the ball slipped through his hands and brushed his thigh before falling.
Kohli appeared surprised, while in the stands, actor and Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma reacted with laughter. Kohli later completed a catch to dismiss Aniket. — StumpAndScreen (@StumpAndScreen) — iitaukir (@iitaukir) In the match, SRH stand-in captain Ishan Kishan scored 80 off 38 balls as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted 201 for nine.
His innings included eight fours and five sixes, and he shared a 97-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Heinrich Klaasen, who made 31. RCB captain Rajat Patidar opted to bowl first on a pitch that had not hosted top-level cricket for nearly 10 months. The decision appeared justified as Jacob Duffy returned figures of 3 for 22 in four overs.
The pacer used bounce effectively, troubling the top order. Abhishek Sharma struggled to score freely and was dismissed for 7 after attempting a pull shot. RCB had earlier reviewed an appeal for caught behind against him in the first over, but it did not succeed.