In the 34th IPL 2026 match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) hosted Gujarat Titans (GT) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 24, 2026. The captain of the RCB, Rajat Patidar, won the toss and decided to bowl first.
With 100 off 58 balls, 11 fours, and 5 sixes, Sai Sudharsan was the hero of the GT innings. Together with Shubman Gill (32), he contributed 128 runs for the first wicket. Apart from him, Jos Buttler (25), Jason Holder (23*), and Washington Sundar (19*) led GT to 205/3 in 20 overs.
In his first match of the season for RCB, Jacob Bethell was dismissed for 14 runs. However, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal's 115-run partnership placed RCB in the lead. Virat Kohli scored 81 in 44 balls, while Padikkal scored 55.
RCB lost a few wickets in a bunch, and it was up to Krunal Pandya, who smacked 23* in 12 balls to take RCB past the finish line in 18.5 overs. RCB scored 206/5 and won the game by 5 wickets.
The Rajat Patidar-led RCB now has 5 wins and 2 losses from 7 games in the IPL 2026 and has 10 points and sits in the second position on the points table.
The cricket fraternity was in awe of the batting display put on by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal as they praised both the batters on social media for helping RCB win the game.
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