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Virat Kohli has once again gone for a well-known mode of dismissal in the match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

With good rhythm at the crease, the former RCB captain scored 32 runs off 16 balls including seven boundaries. As he was in good form to score big at the key moment of the innings when Ravi Bishnoi took out the stumps with a straight ball and there was a gap between his bat and pad.

The batter failed to convert a good start to a big score as RR get a vital breakthrough, even though Kohli looked in fine form for most part of his innings.

The head-to-head between Virat Kohli and Ravi Bishnoi is turning into a well-known tale in the IPL. It is often seen that Bishnoi makes Kohli uneasy on more than one occasion.

• 7 innings faced by Kohli against Bishnoi
• 44 balls in total
• 37 runs scored
• 2 dismissals by Bishnoi

This proves that it has been an ascend duel, even though the batter had a promising start.

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Kohli has also now joined the list of unwanted records in the history of IPL cricket with this dismissal. He is now at level with Shikhar Dhawan on the most bowled dismissals in IPL history.

Most bowled dismissals in IPL:

• Shikhar Dhawan - 40
• Virat Kohli - 40
• Shane Watson - 35
• Manish Pandey - 31
• Rohit Sharma - 29
• David Warner - 29
• Ambati Rayudu - 29
• Gautam Gambhir - 27
• Dinesh Karthik - 26
• Glenn Maxwell - 26

This stat is further proof that Kohli despite being one of the most consistent batters in IPL history, has had his issues getting bowled time and time again. This dismissal in the match against RR have yet again highlighted that fact even as he still continues to be an important figure for the RCB in IPL 2026.