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<div class="t-score gt-s">205 / 3 (20 ov)</div>
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<div class="res-pill">🏆 RCB Won by 5 Wickets</div>
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<strong>M. Chinnaswamy Stadium · Bengaluru</strong>
Toss: RCB won — elected to bowl
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<div class="hs">📅 <strong>Fri, 24 April 2026 · 7:30 PM IST</strong></div>
<div class="hs">🏟️ <strong>M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru</strong></div>
<div class="hs">⭐ <strong>MOTM: Virat Kohli — 81 (44 balls)</strong></div>
<div class="hs">💯 <strong>Sai Sudharsan — 100 (58) in vain</strong></div>
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<div class="hs">🔥 <strong>RCB's Last Chinnaswamy Win 2026</strong></div>
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<p class="deck">Sai Sudharsan's superb hundred had given Gujarat Titans a target that looked threatening. But M. Chinnaswamy Stadium had other ideas — and so did Virat Kohli. In the kind of innings that has made him the greatest batter this ground has ever seen, Kohli anchored a breathless RCB chase with 81 off 44 balls. Devdutt Padikkal — explosive, fearless, extraordinary — smashed 55 from 27 with six sixes to seal RCB's last home win at Chinnaswamy in IPL 2026 with a ball and a half to spare.</p>
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<strong>Result:</strong> RCB won by 5 wickets • <strong>Venue:</strong> M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru • <strong>Date:</strong> April 24, 2026 • <strong>MOTM:</strong> Virat Kohli (81 off 44, SR 184.09) • <strong>Match:</strong> No. 34, IPL 2026
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<span>📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka</span>
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<p class="img-cap">M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru — a 40,000 capacity cricket cauldron. In its last IPL 2026 fixture, the ground delivered its finest night: two centuries, an electrifying chase, and a Virat Kohli farewell fit for the ages.</p>
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<div class="sh"><span class="sn">01</span><h2 class="st">GT Innings — 205 / 3 (20 Overs)</h2><span class="sl"></span></div>
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<p>RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl — the tactically sensible call given Chinnaswamy's dew factor. Gujarat Titans needed a bold response. What they got was something better than bold: <strong>one of the great IPL opening stands of the 2026 season.</strong></p>
<p>Shubman Gill (32 off 24) provided the early impetus — two fours and a six in a brisk cameo — but it was Sai Sudharsan who turned the innings into a masterclass. Playing with a composure and power rarely associated with a batter of his relative inexperience, <strong>Sudharsan scored 100 off 58 balls — 11 fours, 5 sixes, strike rate 172.41.</strong> He and Gill put on 128 for the first wicket in 76 balls — the highest GT opening partnership of IPL 2026. After Gill fell to Suyash Sharma in the 13th over, Sudharsan kept going, adding 32 more with Jos Buttler before being caught off Josh Hazlewood for 100. It was his first IPL century — and arguably GT's best individual batting performance of the season.</p>
<p>Buttler (25 off 16), Washington Sundar (19 off 12) and Jason Holder (23* off 10, SR 230) ensured GT didn't lose momentum after Sudharsan's exit. The final three overs brought 49 runs. <strong>GT finished on 205/3 — a total that looked very competitive on paper.</strong> What nobody could quite predict was how RCB would treat it at Chinnaswamy with dew in the air.</p>
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<thead><tr><th>Batter</th><th>Dismissal</th><th>R</th><th>B</th><th>4s</th><th>6s</th><th>SR</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Shubman Gill (c)</td><td>c Devdutt Padikkal b Suyash Sharma</td><td>32</td><td>24</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>133.33</td></tr>
<tr class="gt-row"><td><strong>Sai Sudharsan ★ (1st IPL 💯)</strong></td><td>c Hazlewood b Hazlewood</td><td><strong>100</strong></td><td><strong>58</strong></td><td><strong>11</strong></td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td><strong>172.41</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td>Jos Buttler (wk)</td><td>c Bhuvneshwar b Bhuvneshwar</td><td>25</td><td>16</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>156.25</td></tr>
<tr class="notout"><td>Washington Sundar (not out)</td><td>—</td><td>19</td><td>12</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>158.33</td></tr>
<tr class="notout"><td>Jason Holder (not out)</td><td>—</td><td>23</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>230.00</td></tr>
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<strong>Extras:</strong> 6 (w 3, lb 3) | <strong>Total:</strong> 205/3 in 20 overs | <strong>Run Rate:</strong> 10.25 | <strong>Sixes:</strong> 10 | <strong>Fours:</strong> 17
<br><strong>Key Partnership:</strong> Gill & Sudharsan — 128 runs off 76 balls (Wkt 1, overs 0.1–12.4)
<br><strong>FOW:</strong> 128-1 (Gill, 12.4) · 160-2 (Sudharsan, 15.3) · 177-3 (Buttler, 17.4)
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<thead><tr><th>Bowler</th><th>O</th><th>M</th><th>R</th><th>W</th><th>Econ</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Bhuvneshwar Kumar</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>31</td><td>1</td><td>7.75</td></tr>
<tr class="str"><td><strong>Josh Hazlewood ★</strong></td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>40</td><td>1</td><td>10.00</td></tr>
<tr><td>Rasikh Salam Dar</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>28</td><td>0</td><td>9.33</td></tr>
<tr><td>Krunal Pandya</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>50</td><td>0</td><td>12.50</td></tr>
<tr><td>Suyash Sharma</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>36</td><td>1</td><td>9.00</td></tr>
<tr><td>Romario Shepherd</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>17</td><td>0</td><td>17.00</td></tr>
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<strong>📋 RCB Bowling Note:</strong> GT's opening partnership of 128 came at 10.05 per over — a brutal exploitation of the early powerplay field restrictions. No RCB bowler took more than 1 wicket. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (7.75 economy) was the most economical of the RCB seamers. Rashid Khan — GT's own weapon — was absent from the bowling today as he was playing for GT with the bat. The 205/3 was a competitive total; RCB simply chased it down before the dew could turn in their favour completely.
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<figcaption>Shubman Gill — 32 off 24, GT's anchor at the top. His 128-run opening stand with Sudharsan gave GT the platform for 205/3</figcaption>
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<figcaption>Sai Sudharsan — his first IPL century: 100 off 58 balls, 11 fours, 5 sixes, SR 172. A superb knock that ultimately came in a losing cause</figcaption>
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<div class="sh"><span class="sn">02</span><h2 class="st">RCB Chase — 206 / 5 (18.5 Overs)</h2><span class="sl"></span></div>
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<p>Chasing 206, RCB opened with Jacob Bethell in place of Phil Salt — a selection gamble that did not quite work out. Bethell made 14 off 10 before being caught off Mohammed Siraj in the third over. But <strong>Virat Kohli was already in motion.</strong> He had scored 10 off 8 in the opening partnership; after Bethell's dismissal, he simply accelerated. First through ones and twos, then through boundaries, and eventually through sixes over long-on — Kohli reached 50 off 27 balls and never stopped.</p>
<p>His partner for the critical phase of the chase was Devdutt Padikkal, who produced one of the most explosive innings of IPL 2026. <strong>Padikkal smashed 55 off 27 balls — 6 sixes, 2 fours, strike rate 203.70.</strong> He took on Rashid Khan in the 13th over and hit him for successive sixes over long-on. He attacked Washington Sundar over mid-wicket. The 115-run partnership between Kohli (59 off 32 in that stand) and Padikkal came off just 59 balls — a run rate of 11.7 per over at the most critical juncture of the chase.</p>
<p>When Padikkal was bowled by Rashid Khan for 55, RCB needed 32 off 39. Kohli was then bowled by Jason Holder for 81 off 44, with the target still 20 away — a moment of anxiety. But Rajat Patidar (8 off 5), Jitesh Sharma (10 off 6) and Krunal Pandya (23* off 12) navigated the final phase calmly. <strong>RCB got home in 18.5 overs with 5 wickets in hand — winning in style to send their Chinnaswamy crowd home in ecstasy.</strong></p>
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<thead><tr><th>Batter</th><th>Dismissal</th><th>R</th><th>B</th><th>4s</th><th>6s</th><th>SR</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Jacob Bethell</td><td>c Suthar b Siraj</td><td>14</td><td>10</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>140.00</td></tr>
<tr class="rc-row"><td><strong>Virat Kohli ★ (MOTM)</strong></td><td>b Holder</td><td><strong>81</strong></td><td><strong>44</strong></td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td><strong>4</strong></td><td><strong>184.09</strong></td></tr>
<tr class="str"><td><strong>Devdutt Padikkal ★</strong></td><td>b Rashid Khan</td><td><strong>55</strong></td><td><strong>27</strong></td><td>2</td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td><strong>203.70</strong></td></tr>
<tr><td>Rajat Patidar (c)</td><td>c Sundar b Suthar</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>160.00</td></tr>
<tr><td>Jitesh Sharma</td><td>c Gill b Suthar</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>166.67</td></tr>
<tr class="notout"><td>Tim David (not out)</td><td>—</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>111.11</td></tr>
<tr class="notout"><td>Krunal Pandya (not out)</td><td>—</td><td>23</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>191.67</td></tr>
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<strong>Extras:</strong> 5 (w 3, lb 2) | <strong>Total:</strong> 206/5 in 18.5 overs • <strong>Run Rate:</strong> 10.94 • <strong>Balls Remaining:</strong> 7 • <strong>Sixes:</strong> 14 • <strong>Fours:</strong> 17
<br><strong>FOW:</strong> 26-1 (Bethell, 2.6) · 141-2 (Padikkal, 12.5) · 154-3 (Kohli, 13.4) · 171-4 (Jitesh, 14.6) · 173-5 (Patidar, 15.3)
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<div class="pship-title">💎 The Match-Winning Partnership — Kohli & Padikkal</div>
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<div class="psh"><div class="psh-n">115</div><div class="psh-l">Runs Scored</div></div>
<div class="psh"><div class="psh-n">59</div><div class="psh-l">Balls Faced</div></div>
<div class="psh"><div class="psh-n">11.7</div><div class="psh-l">Run Rate</div></div>
<div class="psh"><div class="psh-n">8</div><div class="psh-l">Sixes hit</div></div>
<div class="psh"><div class="psh-n">Overs 3–13</div><div class="psh-l">Phase</div></div>
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<thead><tr><th>Bowler</th><th>O</th><th>M</th><th>R</th><th>W</th><th>Econ</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>Mohammed Siraj</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>25</td><td>1</td><td>8.33</td></tr>
<tr><td>Kagiso Rabada</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>45</td><td>0</td><td>11.25</td></tr>
<tr class="str"><td><strong>Rashid Khan</strong></td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>49</td><td>2</td><td>12.25</td></tr>
<tr><td>Prasidh Krishna</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>31</td><td>0</td><td>15.50</td></tr>
<tr><td>Jason Holder</td><td>3.5</td><td>0</td><td>35</td><td>1</td><td>9.13</td></tr>
<tr><td>Manav Suthar</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>19</td><td>1</td><td>9.50</td></tr>
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<strong>🎳 Rashid Khan's Battle:</strong> The leg-spinner took 2 wickets (Padikkal bowled for 55, Patidar caught for 8) but conceded 49 from 4 overs — his most expensive spell of IPL 2026 (economy 12.25). Padikkal's six-hitting assault in overs 7–10 neutralised Rashid's usual middle-overs control completely. Even the great Rashid Khan couldn't stop the Chinnaswamy carnage tonight.
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<figcaption>Virat Kohli — 81 off 44 balls (SR 184, 8×4, 4×6). Man of the Match. His final innings at the Chinnaswamy in IPL 2026 — a masterclass from cricket's greatest home-ground batsman</figcaption>
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<figcaption>Devdutt Padikkal — 55 off 27 balls (SR 203, 6 sixes). His assault on Rashid Khan in the middle overs was the most explosive phase of RCB's chase</figcaption>
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<div class="sh"><span class="sn">03</span><h2 class="st">Man of the Match</h2><span class="sl"></span></div>
<div class="motm">
<div class="motm-lbl">🏅 Player of the Match — IPL 2026 Match 34</div>
<div class="motm-name">Virat Kohli</div>
<div class="motm-team"><span class="tag t-r">RCB</span> Royal Challengers Bengaluru · Right-hand Bat · Final Chinnaswamy Home Game</div>
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<div class="ms"><div class="ms-n">81</div><div class="ms-k">Runs Scored</div></div>
<div class="ms"><div class="ms-n">44</div><div class="ms-k">Balls Faced</div></div>
<div class="ms"><div class="ms-n">8</div><div class="ms-k">Fours</div></div>
<div class="ms"><div class="ms-n">4</div><div class="ms-k">Sixes</div></div>
<div class="ms"><div class="ms-n">184.09</div><div class="ms-k">Strike Rate</div></div>
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<p>This was not Virat Kohli's highest IPL score. It was not even his fastest. But in the context of this match — this ground, this occasion, his final home T20 innings at Chinnaswamy in IPL 2026 — it was one of his most important. <strong>RCB needed someone to make 206 look achievable. Kohli made it look comfortable.</strong> He attacked from the start — 8 fours and 4 sixes, a strike rate of 184 — and his 115-run partnership with the electric Devdutt Padikkal made the target smaller than the scoreboard ever suggested. When he was finally dismissed by Jason Holder for 81 in the 14th over, the Chinnaswamy crowd gave him a standing ovation that lasted until the next ball was bowled. Fitting. Perfect. Kohli.</p>
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<div class="sh"><span class="sn">04</span><h2 class="st">Star Performers</h2><span class="sl"></span></div>
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<div class="pn">Virat Kohli</div>
<div class="pr">RCB · Opener · Man of the Match</div>
<div class="ps">81 (44) · SR 184.09 · 8×4, 4×6</div>
<div class="pd">The anchor and the accelerator of RCB's entire chase. Built the platform with Bethell (26), then exploded with Padikkal to add 115 in 59 balls. Dismissed by Holder for 81 with RCB needing 20 from 24 — the job already done. His final Chinnaswamy IPL 2026 innings, and one to remember.</div>
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<div class="pn">Devdutt Padikkal</div>
<div class="pr">RCB · Batter · Middle-Order Destroyer</div>
<div class="ps">55 (27) · SR 203.70 · 6 Sixes</div>
<div class="pd">Six sixes in 27 balls. He came in at 26/1 and immediately attacked Rashid Khan over long-on. His assault on the middle overs — including two successive sixes off Rashid in the 13th — shifted the match's momentum from anxiety to comfort in the space of 15 deliveries. Outstanding innings.</div>
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<div class="pn">Krunal Pandya</div>
<div class="pr">RCB · All-Rounder · Finisher</div>
<div class="ps">23* (12) · SR 191.67</div>
<div class="pd">When Kohli, Patidar and Jitesh all fell in quick succession in overs 14–15 — RCB losing 3 wickets for 32 runs — Krunal came in and finished the job clinically. 3 fours, 1 six off 12 balls. RCB needed 20 from 18 when he came in; he knocked them off with a ball and a half to spare.</div>
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<div class="pn">Sai Sudharsan</div>
<div class="pr">GT · Batter · First IPL Century</div>
<div class="ps">100 (58) · SR 172.41 · 11×4, 5×6</div>
<div class="pd">His first IPL century, and a magnificent one. The 128-run opening stand with Gill was the foundation of GT's competitive 205/3 total. Sudharsan's 11 fours and 5 sixes came against all types of bowling. On any other night, a century in a 205-total on this ground might win a match. Tonight, it was not enough against Kohli and Padikkal.</div>
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<div class="pn">Rashid Khan</div>
<div class="pr">GT · Leg-Spinner</div>
<div class="ps">2/49 (4 ov) · Econ 12.25</div>
<div class="pd">Dismissed Padikkal and Patidar in his second spell — two crucial wickets that gave GT brief hope in the 13th–15th over period. But his economy of 12.25 tells the story of Padikkal's assault in the 7th–10th overs. Even Rashid Khan's brilliance could not overpower the Chinnaswamy dew and RCB's batting depth.</div>
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<div class="pn">Jason Holder</div>
<div class="pr">GT · All-Rounder</div>
<div class="ps">23* (10) bat · 1/35 bowl · SR 230</div>
<div class="pd">A complete performance from the big West Indian — 23 not out off 10 balls (SR 230) in the death with 2 sixes helped GT post 205 instead of 190. And his wicket of Kohli in the 14th over — bowled for 81 — was GT's most critical bowling moment of the chase. A match of two contributions.</div>
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<div class="sh"><span class="sn">05</span><h2 class="st">How It Unfolded</h2><span class="sl"></span></div>
<p><strong>Toss & Setup:</strong> Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to bowl — Chinnaswamy's chasing record and evening dew made fielding first the instinctive call. RCB made one notable change: Jacob Bethell replaced Phil Salt, offering left-arm spin depth alongside his opening batting.</p>
<p><strong>GT's Opening Explosion — 128 Off 76:</strong> Sudharsan set the tone immediately. By the end of the sixth over, GT were 72/0 at 12 an over. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hazlewood were denied their usual early-overs leverage as the ball showed minimal swing in the warm evening air. Sudharsan dispatched Suyash Sharma for three consecutive boundaries in the ninth over. Gill's dismissal in the 13th slowed GT momentarily; Sudharsan's century in the 16th accelerated them again. Holder's death cameo (23* off 10) pushed the total to 205/3 — formidable on paper at this ground.</p>
<p><strong>Bethell Goes Early — Kohli Takes Over:</strong> Jacob Bethell's dismissal in the third over (caught off Siraj for 14) brought temporary anxiety. But Kohli had other plans. He was 10 off 8 when Bethell fell. He was 59 off 32 when Padikkal fell. The acceleration happened in plain sight.</p>
<p><strong>Padikkal's Six-Hitting Blitz — The Match-Defining Phase:</strong> Devdutt Padikkal's innings from overs 4–13 was the most destructive batting of this match. Six sixes. Two off Rashid Khan in the 13th over — both high over long-on. His 55 from 27 balls made a partnership total of 115 with Kohli in 59 balls. RCB, at that point in the 13th over at 141/2 needing 65 from 44, were in complete control.</p>
<p><strong>The Three-Wicket Scare — Then Krunal:</strong> In five balls between overs 13.4 and 15.3, RCB lost three wickets — Padikkal, Kohli and Patidar. The match equation briefly became 33 off 27. Jitesh Sharma contributed 10 off 6. And then Krunal Pandya arrived and removed all doubt, hitting 23 off 12 to guide RCB home with 7 balls remaining. The Chinnaswamy erupted.</p>
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<div class="tp-title">🔑 Turning Point</div>
<p style="font-family:'Source Serif 4',serif;font-size:17.5px;line-height:1.88;color:#333;">Devdutt Padikkal's two consecutive sixes off Rashid Khan in the 13th over. When the best T20 spinner in the world is being cleared over long-on back-to-back by a 24-year-old batting at 200+ strike rate, the game has fundamentally shifted. GT never recovered their bowling composure after that over, and RCB's target — which had seemed daunting at 206 — suddenly felt like a training session score.</p>
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<div class="sh"><span class="sn">06</span><h2 class="st">Post-Match Reactions</h2><span class="sl"></span></div>
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<div class="cap-label">🔴 Rajat Patidar — RCB (Winning Captain)</div>
<p>"Virat bhai played a special innings tonight — that's what he does at this ground. And Devdutt was just phenomenal in that phase against Rashid. Winning here tonight, in our last home game at Chinnaswamy this season, with the crowd behind us — it's a feeling I'll never forget. We're in a great place right now as a team."</p>
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<div class="cap-label">🔵 Shubman Gill — GT (Losing Captain)</div>
<p>"Sudharsan played brilliantly — his first IPL hundred and a very mature innings. But 205 at Chinnaswamy, especially with dew, is never quite enough. Kohli and Padikkal made it look easy, and credit to them. We're going through a tough phase but we'll reset and come back. Still very much in this tournament."</p>
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<div class="sh"><span class="sn">07</span><h2 class="st">IPL 2026 Points Table — After Match 34</h2><span class="sl"></span></div>
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<thead><tr><th>#</th><th>Team</th><th>M</th><th>W</th><th>L</th><th>NR</th><th>Pts</th><th>Tonight</th></tr></thead>
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<tr><td>1</td><td><span class="tag" style="background:#fee2e2;color:#b5174e;border:1px solid #fca5a5;">PBKS</span> Punjab Kings</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td><strong>11</strong></td><td>—</td></tr>
<tr class="pts-rcb"><td>2</td><td><span class="tag t-r">RCB</span> Royal Challengers Bengaluru</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td><span class="tag t-w">WON ✓</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td>RR — Rajasthan Royals</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td><strong>10</strong></td><td>—</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td>SRH — Sunrisers Hyderabad</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td><strong>8</strong></td><td>—</td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td><td>MI — Mumbai Indians</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td>—</td></tr>
<tr><td>6</td><td>DC — Delhi Capitals</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td>—</td></tr>
<tr class="pts-gt"><td>7</td><td><span class="tag t-g">GT</span> Gujarat Titans</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td><span class="tag t-l">LOST</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>8</td><td>CSK — Chennai Super Kings</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td><strong>6</strong></td><td>—</td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td><td>LSG — Lucknow Super Giants</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td><strong>4</strong></td><td>—</td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td><td>KKR — Kolkata Knight Riders</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td>—</td></tr>
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<strong>📊 Impact:</strong> <strong>RCB jump to 2nd place</strong> — 10 points from 7 matches (5W, 2L), level with RR and ahead on superior NRR. They move to the Raipur venue for their remaining home matches. <strong>GT drop to 7th</strong> — 6 points from 7 matches (3W, 4L), now in real danger of falling out of the playoff picture unless they win the majority of their remaining matches.
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<p>Chinnaswamy delivered exactly what it always promises: a run feast, a tense climax, and a Virat Kohli innings that will be referenced for seasons to come. The question before this match was whether 205 was enough at this venue, against this batting lineup, with dew arriving in the second innings. The answer was an emphatic no — but the manner of RCB's win deserves deeper examination.</p>
<p><strong>Devdutt Padikkal is becoming IPL 2026's best-kept secret.</strong> His 55 off 27 against GT — six sixes, including two in succession off the tournament's greatest spinner — was the innings of someone playing without fear, without calculation, purely on instinct. He is the middle-order catalyst that makes RCB's batting order so deep and so dangerous. When Kohli leads and Padikkal accelerates, this team is close to unstoppable at home.</p>
<p>For Gujarat Titans, the night offered two contrasting emotions. Sai Sudharsan's hundred was a landmark — his first IPL century, a mature and beautiful innings that deserved to be on the winning side. <strong>But GT's middle-order fragility has now been exposed in three consecutive losses.</strong> After Gill, Buttler, Sudharsan — who bats? Washington Sundar (19 off 12 tonight) and Shahrukh Khan (absent today) do not provide the sustained acceleration GT need in overs 15–20. Until that changes, GT's top-heavy batting will keep leaving totals just short of what this bowling attack can defend.</p>
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<div class="sh"><span class="sn">09</span><h2 class="st">Frequently Asked Questions</h2><span class="sl"></span></div>
<div class="fi open"><div class="fq" onclick="toggleFaq(this)">Who won RCB vs GT IPL 2026 Match 34? <span class="ficon">+</span></div><div class="fa">Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets. RCB chased GT's 205/3 in 18.5 overs — winning with 7 balls remaining at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on April 24, 2026. It was RCB's last home game at Chinnaswamy this IPL season.</div></div>
<div class="fi"><div class="fq" onclick="toggleFaq(this)">What did Virat Kohli score vs GT? <span class="ficon">+</span></div><div class="fa">Virat Kohli scored 81 off 44 balls — strike rate 184.09, 8 fours, 4 sixes. He was Man of the Match. His 115-run partnership with Devdutt Padikkal (59 balls) was the defining phase of RCB's chase. He was dismissed by Jason Holder for 81 in the 14th over with RCB needing around 30 off 36 balls.</div></div>
<div class="fi"><div class="fq" onclick="toggleFaq(this)">What did Sai Sudharsan score vs RCB? <span class="ficon">+</span></div><div class="fa">Sai Sudharsan scored 100 off 58 balls — strike rate 172.41, 11 fours, 5 sixes — his first IPL century. He and Shubman Gill put on 128 for the first wicket in just 76 balls. Despite his superb knock, GT's 205/3 was not enough to defend against Kohli and Padikkal's assault.</div></div>
<div class="fi"><div class="fq" onclick="toggleFaq(this)">What did Devdutt Padikkal score? <span class="ficon">+</span></div><div class="fa">Devdutt Padikkal scored 55 off 27 balls — strike rate 203.70, 2 fours, 6 sixes. His most explosive phase came against Rashid Khan in the 13th over, where he hit two successive sixes over long-on. His partnership with Kohli — 115 runs off 59 balls — was the match-winning stand of RCB's chase.</div></div>
<div class="fi"><div class="fq" onclick="toggleFaq(this)">Who was Man of the Match in RCB vs GT? <span class="ficon">+</span></div><div class="fa">Virat Kohli (RCB) was Man of the Match for his 81 off 44 balls (SR 184, 8 fours, 4 sixes). It was his final innings at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in IPL 2026, and he anchored the entire chase before being dismissed with the game virtually won.</div></div>
<div class="fi"><div class="fq" onclick="toggleFaq(this)">What is the updated IPL 2026 points table after Match 34? <span class="ficon">+</span></div><div class="fa">RCB move to 10 points (5W from 7 matches) and jump to 2nd place — level with RR, ahead on NRR. PBKS lead with 11 points. SRH are 4th with 8 points. GT drop to 7th with 6 points (3W, 4L from 7 matches).</div></div>
<div class="fi"><div class="fq" onclick="toggleFaq(this)">Where can I watch RCB vs GT highlights? <span class="ficon">+</span></div><div class="fa">Full match highlights are available on JioHotstar (app and website) and the Star Sports YouTube channel. Ball-by-ball statistics and commentary replay are available on ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz.</div></div>
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