WATCH: Jason Holder’s fiery celebration in front of Virat Kohli after dismissing him again in IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 originally appeared on Cricket News.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Jason Holder bowled a wobble-seam delivery to dismiss Virat Kohli for 43.
- His wild celebration has already caught the attention of fans.
- Holder has now dismissed Kohli four times in T20 cricket across ten innings.
RCB vs GT in IPL 2026: Jason Holder gets Virat Kohli, again!
Jason Holder did not hold back after castling Virat Kohli in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Gujarat Titans (GT) at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala.
Kohli looked in good touch as he came out all guns blazing, before he was bowled for 43 runs. Holder delivered a short-of-a-length ball angled wide outside off stump. Kohli went for the pull, looking to work it through the leg side, but the ball took a bottom edge and crashed back onto his own stumps.
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It was a wobble-seam delivery, a subtle variation that did just enough to deceive the batter. Kohli was frustrated with his dismissal, and the celebration that followed from Holder only added fuel to the fire.
Jason Holder’s reaction says it all 😮
He gets the HUGE WICKETS of Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal in the same over ☝️🔝
Updates ▶️ https://t.co/9rs6u5obOw#TATAIPL | #Qualifier1 | #TheFinalLeap | #RCBvGTpic.twitter.com/z8ZEwrCIGJ
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 26, 2026
What made the passage of play even more damaging for RCB was Padikkal edging it to Joss Buttler behind the stumps. Two wickets in the space of a single over put the pressure back on the Red and Black brigade.
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What is Virat Kohli’s record against Jason Holder in T20 cricket?
This is not the first time Holder has had the better of Kohli in this format. Across ten T20 innings between the two, Holder has dismissed the RCB batter four times. Kohli has scored 98 runs off 53 balls against him at a strike rate of 184.90, but his average against Holder sits at just 24.50.
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One must note that Kohli was dismissed by a similar delivery earlier in this edition of IPL by Holder. And the celebration that followed from the Caribbean, grabbed headlines on that occasion as well.
That aggressive celebration by Jason Holder after taking Virat Kohli’s wicket! 💥🤯
Virat Kohli doesn’t look happy at all. Is it all over for Holder in the next game? 👀☠️pic.twitter.com/6t7N5mjylY
— AK 45 (@ImRo45_Club) April 24, 2026
The Cricket News Opinion: An online backlash awaits Holder?
Holder’s reaction after the wicket was electric, but now he must be wary of Kohli’s million online fans.
One user on X posted that the celebration would bring the “celebration police” to Holder’s Instagram. It is a pointed nod to the ugly episode involving Travis Head, whose family was harassed online by sections of Kohli’s fanbase after the duo exchanged some words on the pitch. Subsequently, Kohli chose not to shake hands with the Australian after the match.
@poserarcher wrote: “Holder to gayo.. He over celebrated .. Celebration police on its way to his Instagram.”
Holder played a brilliant delivery and earned every bit of that celebration. Now, we can only hope that the fans spare him the online horror.
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