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Virat Kohli repeated KL Rahul's 'this is my ground' Kantara celebration when he powered RCB's win against Delhi Capitals in Feroz Shah Kotla on Sunday. Krunal Pandya's first fifty in IPL since 2016 alongside chase master Virat Kohli (51 off 47,) Royal Challengers Bengaluru pull off a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals. Earlier this month at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul celebrated a match-winning knock against RCB with a ‘this is my ground’ gesture, drawing a circle with his bat and thumping the ground, followed by thumping his chest and pointing downwards after sealing the win.
Rahul later shared that the celebration was inspired by his favourite film, Kantara. Watch the video here: Kohli mocking Kl Rahul about his celebration ???????? pic.twitter.
com/7h4mPsJ65A — Ayush. (@OneKohli) April 27, 2025 The way he says 'This is mine' ???? pic.twitter.
com/DKnWv2HcmN — Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 11, 2025 After Krunal and Virat shared a 119-run stand off 84 balls as RCB chased down 163 in 18.3 overs to extend their unbeaten run away from home, Virat went to Rahul and imitated the same action, saying that Chinnaswamy Stadium was your ground, but Feroz Shah Kotla is my home ground. The gesture was received by Rahul with all fun, and then they shared a good laugh.
On Sunday night, Kohli played the perfect anchor as Krunal came up with timely hits on a difficult surface to deliver a fine win for his team. His straight hit through the line off Mukesh Kumar and an aerial drive over cover off the wily Kuldeep Yadav stood out among his four sixes. Kohli's consistency has been remarkable this season and the knock against DC was his sixth 50-plus score in 10 innings.
The highlight of his solid effort was the straight drive off Mitchell Starc. The night, however, belonged to Krunal who collected only his second 50-plus score in 116 IPL innings. Earlier, K L Rahul (41 off 39 balls) was the top-scorer for DC but it was Tristian Stubbs (34 off 18 balls) who helped the hosts post a fighting total.
RCB put the opposition in to bat, expecting better batting conditions during the run chase. (With PTI inputs).
