Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Tim David touched a milestone on Saturday, April 18, during their IPL 2026 match against the Delhi Capitals (DC). During the first innings of the game, while RCB was batting, after losing the toss at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Against the away team Delhi Capitals, the home team, RCB, sustained an early blow at the beginning of the innings. Inside the power play, Bengaluru lost the wicket of Virat Kohli. As the innings progressed, Capitals' bowlers took wickets in short intervals.
In the meantime, when the DC bowlers were performing in a significant way, Tim David claimed the major record. He is now one of the fastest players to complete 1,000 runs in the history of the Indian Premier League. The Australian international is currently the second fastest batter to claim the one thousand-run mark. He is only behind the former Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder, now the 'power coach', Andre Russell.
Russell needed 545 balls to touch the milestone, while the RCB star took 560 balls to grab the second place. Phil Salt, another RCB batter, is fourth in the rankings. The English opener faced 575 balls to complete the same number of runs.
Bengaluru atter's struggled vs the Delhi Capitals bowlers
Talking about today's batting part of Bengaluru, apart from Salt, who scored 63 off 38, the other batters in the line-up faced a challenging afternoon. Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel reduced the run rate of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Tim David's knock was impactful but short-lived.
He came in the middle as the star batter and secured 26 runs from 17 balls with three 4s and one 6. Batting first, RCB secured 175 runs, a competitive total, in exchange for 8 wickets. Yadav, Patal, and South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi claimed a brace each.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru innings progression vs DC:
Overs 1-6: 59/1 (RR: 9.83)
Overs 7-15: 87/3 (RR: 9.66)
Overs 16-20: 29/4 (RR: 5.80)
From the innings progression, it is clear that Bengaluru started their batting at a fast pace. Later, their run rate gradually dropped. From a run rate of 9.83 to 5.80, the bowlers of DC have undoubtedly done a brilliant job.
"Yeah, I've committed to giving it a lot more airtime and obviously putting a lot more revs on it. I saw earlier that they put up the arm speeds on the board. And I was pleased to see that because that's exactly what I'm trying to do. No change in the action, no change in my arm speed, just a different trajectory and obviously getting reps on it to dip," DC pacer Lungi Ngidi said about his improvisation.
Fastest TO 1000 runs in IPL:
Andre Russell— 545 balls
Tim David— 560 balls
Travis Head— 575
Phil Salt— 575
Heinrich Klassen— 594
Virender Sehwag— 604
Glenn Maxwell— 610
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