Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their fine form in the Indian Premier League 2026 as they beat Gujarat Titans comfortably at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Gujarat Titans were batting first and Sai Sudharshan smashed a terrific century but they could not get a big finish as they ended up with 205 at the end of the first innings. Chasing the target, Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost the wicket of Bethell early but Padikkal smashed a 20 ball half century and chase master Virat Kohli also scored a fifty as RCB chased down the target comfortably.

Devdutt Padikkal: It feels great. I have been working hard to get to where I'm. I think it's a lot to do with self-belief that the management has given me. And also I have made a few technical changes and now I'm getting the results. (six over extra-cover against Siraj) It was probably my favorite shot of the day for sure. It was important for us to assess and to go about it. We were chasing around 210 and we needed to go well in the powerplay. 100%, we have seen what Tim, Jitesh and Romario are capable at the death and so far we have been doing that consistently and hopefully we will continue to do that.

Shubman Gill | GT captain:

Yeah definitely. From till 16th till 19th, those 3 overs we didn't get any boundaries and those were crucial for us. At the end of the powerplay we were in a good position but we were unable to take wickets. When a batsman gets dropped on nought, it's tough on the fielder, but it's important how you come back. We had our moments. I think they batted brilliantly in the middle-overs. When I was batting, when Krunal bowled, it was gripping and I wanted to take my chances. (on Sai Sudharsan) He was quite upset how he got out in the last two games and I hope he gives more strike to me in the powerplay in the next game

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Rajat Patidar | RCB Captain:

Many lessons were learned from the game. Bhuvi and Hazlewood started well, hitting their lengths and the other bowlers followed their lead. We knew anything around 200 was a good total to chase. In the last 3 overs, I thought our execution was spot-on, especially the yorkers. Kohli and particularly Padikkal were outstanding, I enjoyed watching them bat. We did lose a few wickets in the middle overs, that's something we'll go back and look to correct in the upcoming games.

Virat Kohli Player of the Match:

We had to assess the conditions early on. We were only one partnership away. We wanted to try and analyse. Padikkal has done this twice this season. This is quite rare to be honest. His innings was the clear difference. I was trying to be in the game. That partnership was the game changer. Our bowlers did a magnificent job. The spinners were not able to get the grip. Once you get hold of conditions, they you back yourself. The message was very clear. We had to go for it. We didn't have any doubts. The body language comes from the belief. We have guys who can hurt bowlers. We have the cricket smarts of Krunal. You can see in his bowling. The combination gives us a lot of confidence. We have the depth the confidence in the group. We were happy to play here, it's a special place to play cricket. It's been brilliant to play at home and win four games. It has been a great start.

Gujarat Titans suffer yet another loss and it has been a trend with them this season. They will need to make plenty of improvements going forward and the upcoming games become very crucial for them. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bengaluru were on song and were brilliant in all facets of the game.