Bengaluru, April 24 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match on Friday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In a high-scoring thriller, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal helped the Rajat Patidar-led team pull off a spectacular win by successfully chasing a daunting target of 206 with seven balls to spare.

Chasing 206, RCB received an early jitter as GT pacer Mohammed Siraj got rid of RCB opener Jacob Bethell early, reducing RCB to 26/1 in 3 overs. However, the rest of RCB's top order rose to the occasion. Virat Kohli, scoring a 44-ball 81, set the tone with a classic half-century, while Devdutt Padikkal (55 off 27 balls) provided excellent support. The duo k...