Royal Challengers Bengaluru Defeat Gujarat Titans By Five Wickets

Royal Challengers Bengaluru achieved their victory over Gujarat Titans through a five-wicket win during their IPL 2026 match which took place at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The match featured high scoring from both sides. Gujarat set a strong target. RCB completed the chase with 7 balls remaining.

Gujarat Titans Innings

  • Gujarat Titans batted first and scored 205 for 3 in 20 overs.
  • Sai Sudharsan reached his century by scoring 100 runs from 58 balls through his 11 fours and 5 sixes which established his total score. His innings anchored the total.
  • Shubman Gill added 32 runs. Jos Buttler scored 25 runs. Jason Holder contributed 23 not out. Washington Sundar finished unbeaten on 19.
  • RCB used three main wicket-takers. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took one wicket. Josh Hazlewood took one wicket. Suyash Sharma also took one wicket.

RCB Run Chase

  • RCB chased 206 runs and reached 207 for 5 in 18.5 overs.
  • Virat Kohli led the chase. He scored 81 runs from 44 balls. He hit 8 fours and 4 sixes. He controlled the innings during the middle overs.
  • Devdutt Padikkal supported with fast scoring. He made 55 runs from 27 balls. He hit 6 sixes and 2 fours. He increased the scoring rate early in the chase.
  • Krunal Pandya finished the match. He scored 23 not out from 12 balls. He hit 3 fours and 1 six.
  • Jacob Bethell scored 14 runs. Rajat Patidar made 8 runs. Jitesh Sharma scored 10 runs. Tim David stayed not out on 10.

Bowling Performance

  • Gujarat bowlers took wickets but could not stop the chase.
  • Rashid Khan took 2 wickets. Mohammed Siraj took 1 wicket. Jason Holder took 1 wicket. Manav Suthar also took 1 wicket.

Result Summary

RCB reached the target in 18.5 overs. They won by five wickets. The match featured a century from Sai Sudharsan and strong half-centuries from Kohli and Padikkal.