RCB Vs GT, IPL 2026: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal Get Royal Challengers Bengaluru Back To Winning Ways
Devdutt Padikkal and Virat Kohli played quintessential T20 knocks of 55 and 81 respectively, trumping Sai Sudharsan's century to power Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in an IPL match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. Once Devdutt and Kohli added 115 runs for the second wicket in no time, RCB’s chase of 206 was right on track, which they eventually completed in 18.5 overs and moved to the second spot in the points table (10 points). The champion batter and his understudy tore apart GT bowlers after the early dismissal of Jacob Bethell in a mesmerising display of aggressive batting, in total contrast to the measured way their rivals’ went about gathering runs in the first innings. Earlier, Sudharsan produced a magnificent 100 that was an anti-thesis of T20 batting, but still strong enough to carry Gujarat to a competitive 205 for three.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli warms up before an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak
Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill warms up at the start of the the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Washington Sundar warms up at the start of the the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Rasikh Dar reacts after bowling a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan hits a boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan hits a boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill with batting partner Sai Sudharsan run between the wickets to score during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Suyash Sharma holds his wrist after getting injured while fielding during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Suyash Sharma, second right, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Jos Buttler congratulates batting partner Sai Sudharsan on scoring a century on during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Jos Buttler plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Washington Sundar plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Rasikh Dar sits on the ground after getting injured during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Jason Holder plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Mohammed Siraj reacts after a catch of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli, ledt, was dropped during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Kagiso Rabada bowls a delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Jacob Bethell hits a boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Jacob Bethell leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli hits a boundary during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Devdutt Padikkal celebrates his fifty runs as batting partner Virat Kohli looks during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli reacts after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Gujarat Titans' Manav Suthar celebrates the wicket of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Krunal Pandya plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru. | Photo: AP
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