Kohli-Padikkal power chase as RCB beat GT by five wickets in Bangalore
Kohli-Padikkal power chase as RCB beat GT by five wickets in Bangalore
RCB chase 206 in 18.5 overs with Kohli scoring 81 and Padikkal 55, securing a five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased down 206 in 18.5 overs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, riding a crucial 115-run partnership for the second wicket between Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal after an early setback when Jacob Bethell departed. Kohli rode a life—Washington Sundar dropping him on zero—to anchor the innings, reaching his fifty in 30 balls as Padikkal matched him stroke for stroke. Padikkal’s fifty arrived 10 balls quicker, but Rashid Khan finally broke the stand by bowling Padikkal, leaving RCB at 173 for five. A brief wobble followed as captain Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma fell, yet Krunal Pandya’s 23 off 12 and Tim David’s 10 not out steered Bengaluru home. Kohli’s masterclass continued until he was dismissed by Jason Holder, dragging the ball back onto his stumps, but the job was already done. RCB completed the chase in 18.5 overs and climbed to 10 points, cementing their second-place position and continuing their home dominance with a fourth win at Chinnaswamy in five matches this season.
