Eight Sixes, a Ball Out of the Stadium and 99 Not Out in 35 Balls: Tim David Dismantles CSK at Chinnaswamy

Tim David’s 70 off 25 balls was not just a big IPL innings — it was a demolition job that turned a solid score into a statement total, with one moment in the 19th over producing one of the most jaw-dropping sequences of hitting Chinnaswamy has ever witnessed.

From Nowhere to Everywhere in Six Balls

Before David got to the 19th over, he had already announced himself by hitting Noor Ahmad for three consecutive sixes in the 17th. But what followed against Jamie Overton redefined the match.

Overton, a right-arm fast bowler who had been CSK’s most economical bowler until that point, ran in to bowl the 19th over with RCB at 153 for 3. What came out the other side was a man completely broken.

• Ball 1: Six over deep square-leg, effortlessly helped away.

• Ball 2: Two runs.

• Ball 3: Boundary, driven hard.

• Ball 4: Six over long-on.

• Ball 5: Six straight back over Overton’s head.

• Ball 6: 106 metres. Over the roof. Out of the stadium.

Thirty runs from the over. David reached his half-century in just 21 balls. The stadium erupted, the RCB dugout rose as one, and even Virat Kohli — the most measured of observers when others bat — was out of his seat.

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The 106-metre hit — measured by Hawk-Eye — went onto the stadium roof, bounced once, and disappeared over the boundary beyond the Chinnaswamy perimeter. It was the longest six of the IPL 2026 season.

What Came Before the Carnage

The platform for Tim David’s assault was built carefully through the innings.

Phil Salt and Virat Kohli negotiated a tricky Powerplay against Khaleel Ahmed and Matt Henry, who generated early swing at the M Chinnaswamy. Kohli broke through in the fourth over, hitting Henry for a six and two boundaries, but fell for 28 off 18 balls — caught by Shivam Dube off Anshul Kamboj after Dube had grassed an earlier chance off the same ball.

Salt, finding his rhythm through inventive pulling and slog-sweeps, raced to 46 off 30 before Dube dismissed him in the 11th over.

Then came Devdutt Padikkal — and his was almost as important a knock as David’s. Coming in at No. 3 for the second successive match, the left-hander posted 50 off 29 balls — his second consecutive fifty of the season, after his 61 off 26 against SRH in the opener.

He hit five fours and two sixes before Overton bowled him on the very ball after he completed his fifty — a dismissal that brought David to the crease and handed CSK what appeared to be a lifeline. They surrendered it instantly.

The Partnership That Sealed It

What followed was one of the most brutal fourth-wicket stands in Chinnaswamy’s IPL history. Tim David (70 off 25) and Rajat Patidar (48 off 19) added 99 runs together off just 35 balls in an unbroken stand. RCB hit 97 runs off the last five overs.

Patidar, captaining RCB in their title defence, cleared the rope six times in his 19-ball cameo — including hitting Noor Ahmad for six off just his second ball at the crease. Between them, Tim David and Patidar gave CSK’s bowlers a combined economy of over 30 in their partnership.

Match Scorecard

RCB are now two wins from two and sit at the top of the IPL 2026 table. For CSK, it is three losses from three — already the worst start in franchise history. The contrast between the two southern giants on Sunday evening could not have been starker.