NEW DELHI: A century from Sai Sudharsan was not enough for Gujarat Titans to return to winning ways as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) made an easy 206 to beat Shubman Gill by five wickets in their IPL 2026 match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. Chasing 206, RCB bounced back early when Jacob Bethell was dismissed quickly. Then Kohli and Devdutt took control and added 115 runs for the second wicket, putting the home team in a strong position.Kohli made 81 while Devdutt scored 55 and their partnership ensured that the required rate remained in check. RCB completed the chase in 18.5 overs and moved to the second spot in the points table with 10 points.Kohli got a lifeline when he was dropped by Washington Sundar for a wicket off Mohammed Siraj. He then settled down and treated Prasidh Krishna and Kagiso Rabada well.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 matched him blow for blow. He hit Prasidha for two sixes and took Rashid too for a maximum. He reached his fifty off 10 balls faster than Kohli.Rashid finally broke the stand with a delivery that dropped Devdutta. Kohli, who looked in control throughout, was later dismissed by Jason Holder and dragged the ball back onto his stumps.RCB then collapsed briefly as skipper Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma also got out, leaving them at 173 for five.But Krunal Pandya made 23 off 12 balls and Tim David added 10 to take RCB home. It was their fourth win at Chinnaswamy from five games this season.Earlier, Sai Sudharsan scored 100 to help Gujarat Titans post 205 for three after being put in to bat.Opening with skipper Shubman Gill, Sudharsan built a 128-run partnership for the first wicket. Gill made 32 off 24 balls but Sudharsan was the main scorer and dominated the stands.The left-hander made 46 runs in the over and reached his fifty in 33 balls by hitting Romario Shepherd for a six. His next fifty came in just 24 balls when he attacked the spin of Krunal and Suyash Sharma.During the innings, Sudharsan also became the fastest batsman to reach 2000 IPL runs. He reached his hundred with one off Suyash.Suyash dropped him for 91 off his own bowling but couldn’t continue after the century. He was out for exactly 100, returning a catch to Josh Hazlewood.After his release, RCB pulled things off well. From 174 for two in the 17th over, Gujarat managed just 31 more runs in the last four overs. Holder’s unbeaten 23 off 10 balls helped them cross 200 but it was not enough as RCB completed the chase comfortably.
