From 3 off 6 balls, Tim David soared to 65 off 23 in a spell of T20 hitting seldom seen anywhere | ESPN.com.au

Tim David lit up IPL 2026 with a monstrous 106-metre six that landed on the Chinnaswamy roof before flying out of the ground during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's clash against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.

RCB's Australian big-hitter Tim David attributed his superb performance against CSK to the inputs provided by his team's batting coach Dinesh Karthik which helped him prepare for these conditions.

A marauding batting show led by Tim David, Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal, along with Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s incisive spell of 3-41 propelled defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to a commanding 43-run victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their IPL 2026 encounter at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.

Former cricketers Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal praised RCB's transformation, highlighting Tim David's batting and Virat Kohli's strategic role.

Tim David belted eight sixes in a blistering 70 not out to fire Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their second win of the IPL season, hammering Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs on Sunday.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the first team in the ongoing IPL 2026 season to score 250 runs. Tim David and Rajat Patidar's partnership took the game completely away from the Chennai Super Kings bowlers.