RCB WIn By 5 Wickets | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans, Highlights, IPL 2026 Match 34: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal Fifties Help Team Win

After a mini-collapse in the end overs, Tim David and Krunal Pandya have managed to bring RCB past the finish line with 7 balls to spare. Pandya and David added 33 off 20 balls, ensuring the work done by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal did not go to waste. Both batters scored fifties, ensuring RCB reached the target without much fuss, and now rise to second place in standings. 

OUT! Manav Suthar has managed to keep GT alive with his effort, first with a brilliant catch, and now with the wicket of Rajat Patidar. Paidar went for the big shot, managed to sky the ball only towards extra cover for 5-ball 8. 

OUT! Jason Holder has the final laugh, and Virat Kohli has to go back to the dressing room. Kohli is livid with his shot, which saw the ball take the underedge via an attempted hook and crash onto the stumps.

Rashid Khan managed to clean up Devdutt Padikkal, but that wicket came quite late for GT, with RCB looking almost near the finish line. Padikkal scored 55 off 27, taking all bowlers to the cleaners. Virat Kohli is still in the middle. 

This has been a stunning partnership, with Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal adding over 100 runs for the second wicket. Both Kohli and Padikkal have managed to reach respective fifties, taking the match completely away from GT's grasp. 

Since the fall of Jacob Bethell's wicket, it has been all RCB, with Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal scoring runs at will, which sees the duo add 30-odd runs in no time. Padikkal has added impetus to the innings for RCB in powerplay.

OUT!!!! Mohammed Siraj finally gets a wicket, having missed taking Virat Kohli's wicket in the first over. Jacob Bethell, playing his maiden IPL 2026 match, hit the ball straight to the fielder at point. 

An eventful first over, where Washington Sundar drops a sitter, that too of Virat Kohli. Kohli clipped the ball and managed to hit the shot to Sundar at mid-wicket, who ended up dropping. Virat Kohli is out with a new pair Jacob Bethell. 

An extremely last over comes to an end, finally, which saw Rasikh Salam and Krunal Pandya get treatment. Jason Holder took a liking to Pandya, who scored 17 runs, to ensure GT ended on 205. Holder and Washington Sundar remained unbeaten on 19 and 23, respectively, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar shone with the ball.

It is important that GT finish with a big flourish here, given the platform set by Sai Sudharsan. Pressure will be on Washington Sundar and Jos Buttler to score as much as possible, given anything under 210 will be considered underpar. 

OUT! Josh Hazlewood provides RCB a crucial breakthrough with GT looking to run away with the match. Sai Sudharshan, who scored his 3rd ton, went for the pull shot but mistimed, and handed a simple return catch for Hazlewood. 

100! This is a stellar knock by Sai Sudharsan, who scores his third IPL ton. Sudharsan reached the milestone in 57 deliveries, which include 11 fours and five sixes. 

OUT! Suyash Sharma manages to dismiss Shubman Gill, who looked to up the ante, following his slow knock. Gill went for the aerial route, but mistimed a googly into the fielder's hand. 

This has been a stellar partnership from Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill, with the duo adding 100 off 60 balls. Sai (78) has dominated the scoreboard so far, with Gill playing the second fiddle, adding 28. 

FIFTY! Sai Sudharsan has singlehandedly carried GT's innings thus far, scoring 50 off 33 balls.  Sudharshan has been the dominant partner in the 70-odd run stand with Shubman Gill. This is Sudharsan's 14th IPL half-century. 

This is a solid start for GT, with openers not giving their wicket to Bhuvneshwar Kumar or Josh Hazlewood. Sai Sudharsan has been scoring the majority of runs, with 27 off 31, while Shubman Gill has been mostly offstrike. 

Gujarat Titans will look to better their performance from their last match, and will back Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan to provide the team a steady start. GT openers will look to see off Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood early on, who have been in stellar form. 

GT XI: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj

RCB XI: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar

Toss! Rajat Patidar wins the toss, and RCB will bowl first. RCB makes a forced change, Jacob Bethell comes in for the injured Phil Salt.