The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium witnessed power-hitting carnage on Sunday night as Tim David produced a mind-blowing six-hitting display to guide the side. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) registered a crushing 43-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK). In IPL 2026. The Australian finisher’s unbeaten 70 with the help of eight sky-scraping sixes in 25 balls completely surprised RCB icon Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma from the dugout and the stands respectively.
Tim David Show: The 106 meter monster that stunned Anushka Sharma
when did the last moment of night come tim david A short delivery from Jamie Overton is launched into the night sky. The ball traveled an astonishing distance of 106 meters and crossed the roof of the stadium much to the delight of the home crowd. What happened next was as memorable as the shot itself. David casually waved a composition “goodbye” Pointing towards the departing ball, the Bollywood actress looked stunned. As soon as the ball was out of sight, he reacted with surprise and covered his mouth in disbelief. David had already sent a warning signal to Noor Ahmed by hitting three consecutive 90 meter long sixes.
6️⃣6️⃣6️⃣!
🎥 Tim David goes crazy, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 three sixes in the over
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Anushka Sharma’s reaction on Tim David’s batting, 🥶 pic.twitter.com/FLKsCpb6TG
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Anushka Sharma reacts 😱Tim David throws the ball outside the stadium! 🤯💥
Straight out of the stadium – this is real power hitting pic.twitter.com/c9nRJIFSFh– Aman Yadav (@AmanYad54822962) 5 April 2026
Kohli came out to see the devastation
The carnage was so horrific that Kohli, who had earlier been out for 28 off 18 balls, rushed out of the RCB dugout to get a better view of the attack. He stood with his mouth open and applauded David as he dismantled the CSK attack, especially in his 30-run over against Overton (6, 2, 4, 6, 6, 6).
Virat Kohli’s reaction on Tim David’s beating
csk bowler#RCBvsCSK .. #IPL2026 .. #TATAIPL .. #ViratKohli .. #MSDhoni.. #RoyalChallengersBangalore..#ChennaiSuperKings pic.twitter.com/qs8kttdkeL– Infinite Info (@infiniteInfos) 5 April 2026
Virat Kohli enjoyed a run fest from captain Rajat Patidar and Tim David.
Chinnaswamy’s magic is unfolding.#RCBvsCSK #IPL2026 #timdavid #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/SpQADqGVrH
– MK Sharma ✍️ (@EmediaManoj) 5 April 2026
That reaction ???❤️
Virat Kohli sending Tim David out of the field
Even Kohli was like… “No, this is madness” 😭🔥
When a batsman gives such a reaction to Virat Kohli…
You know it was an awesome hit.#ViratKohli #timdavid #IPL #RCBvsCSK pic.twitter.com/kiDYOdY81K– ND Sports (@SportsByND) 5 April 2026
David and captain Rajat Patidar (48 not out off 19 balls) added an unbroken 99 runs for the fourth wicket in just 35 balls, taking RCB to 97 runs in the last five overs without losing any wicket. Patidar hit 6 sixes, in which both of them together hit the maximum of 14 sixes. The total of 250/3 was not only the highest of IPL 2026 but also the biggest ever by any team against CSK.
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CSK target broken
In reply, CSK’s chase never gained momentum after losing their top three wickets inside three overs. Sarfaraz Khan (50 off 25) put up some resistance, but the visitors were all out for 207 in 19.4 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the best bowler with three wickets for 41 runs. The result condemned CSK to their third consecutive defeat of the season, leaving them bottom of the table.
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