New Delhi: A century from Sai Sudharsen was not enough for Gujarat Titans to return to winning ways as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) chased down 206 with ease to defeat Shubman Gill’s side by five wickets in the IPL 2026 match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, with Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal leading the chase. Chasing 206, RCB suffered an early setback when Jacob Bethell was quickly dismissed. Kohli and Devdutt then took control and added 115 runs for the second wicket, putting the hosts in a strong position.Kohli scored 81 runs while Devdutt scored 55, and their partnership ensured that the order rate remained under control. RCB completed the chase with 18.5 overs and moved to second place on the points table with 10 points.Kohli got a lifeline when he was dropped by Washington Sundar on a naught off Mohammed Siraj.
After that, he settled down and got on well with Prasidh Krishna and Kagiso Rabada.He hit Prasidh for two fours, flicked Rabada for a six, and also pulled Rashid Khan over mid-wicket for another six. Kohli reached his fifty in 30 balls.At the other end, Devdutt compares it to a stroke. He hit Prasidh for two sixes and also faced Rashid with a maximum. He reached fifty and ten balls faster than Kohli.Rashid finally broke the stand with a delivery bowled by Devdutt.
Kohli, who looked in control throughout, was later dismissed by Jason Holder, pulling the ball back to his stumps.RCB then suffered a brief collapse as captain Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma were also out, leaving them at 173 for five.But Krunal Pandya made 23 off 12 balls and Tim David added 10 to take RCB home. This is their fourth win at Chinnaswamy Stadium in five matches this season.Earlier, Sai Sudharsen scored 100 runs to help Gujarat Titans score 205 for three after putting on the bat.Opening with captain Shubman Gill, Sudharsan built a 128-run partnership for the first wicket. Gill made 32 of the 24 balls, but Sudharsen was the main scorer and dominated the stands.The left-hander made 46 runs in the powerplay and reached his fifty off 33 balls by hitting Romario Shepherd for a six. His next fifty came in just 24 balls as he attacked Krunal and Suyash Sharma.During the innings, Sudharsan also became the fastest batsman to reach 2000 IPL runs.
He reached the hundred with a single from Suyash.He was dropped on 91 by Suyash off his own bowling but could not hold on much longer after the century. He was out for exactly 100 minutes, giving Josh Hazlewood the chance to return.After his dismissal, RCB managed to put things back on track quite well. From 174 for two in the 17th over, Gujarat could manage just 31 more runs in their last four overs. Holder’s unbeaten 23 off 10 balls helped them cross 200, but it wasn’t enough as RCB completed the chase comfortably.
