Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday, reeling in a target of 193 in 19.1 overs as V Kohli finished unbeaten on 105.
Put in after losing the toss, Kolkata posted 192 for 4 on the back of a 71 from 46 balls by A Raghuvanshi, who struck seven fours and three sixes before being run out by a D Padikkal–B Kumar combination. RK Singh kept the late charge going with an unbeaten 49 off 29, while C Green chipped in with 32 and FH Allen provided an 18-ball cameo. The Bengaluru attack was tidy without being penetrative: B Kumar, JR Hazlewood and Rasikh Salam each took a wicket, while KH Pandya went for 39 in his four overs.
The chase belonged to Kohli. He faced 60 balls for his century, hitting 11 fours and three sixes, and was still there at the end. D Padikkal supported him with 39 from 27, putting the innings on course before falling to Kartik Tyagi, caught by AM Rahane. JG Bethell and RM Patidar both went cheaply, but Kohli farmed the strike alongside JM Sharma to seal the result with five balls remaining.
Kartik Tyagi was the pick of the Kolkata bowlers with 3 for 32, and SP Narine returned 1 for 31 from his four overs. Neither was enough to stem the run rate around Kohli.
Kohli was named Player of the Match for an innings that, on the numbers, settled the contest almost on its own.
Written by AI from match data on Cricstr. Reviewed before publishing.