Jacob Duffy’s early demolition and Ishan Kishan’s heroics

Winning the toss and opting to bowl, RCB immediately put SRH under pressure, thanks to which jacob duffy Goes to the brilliant opening spell of . New Zealand fast bowler demolished SRH’s top order with surgical precision, dangerous travis head (11) and Abhishek Sharma (7) was dismissed in the first three overs itself. When Nitish Kumar Reddy were also out early, SRH were struggling at 29/3, and a collapse seemed clear.

However, SRH captain Ishaan Kishan Saved like a hero. Playing the role of captain, Kishan scored 80 runs in just 38 balls, hitting 7 fours and 3 huge sixes. They heinrich classen (31) together stabilized the innings, while both continued to score runs at a fast pace. Despite Kishan’s brilliant innings, RCB’s death bowling remained disciplined. Romario Shepherd He took 3 wickets for 54 runs in the last half. SRH eventually reached 201/9 in 20 overs, which looked competitive on a traditionally batting-friendly Bangalore pitch.

Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal lead RCB to victory

The chase began with a small setback, when Phil Salt He was dismissed early after scoring only 8 runs, but it laid the foundation for one of the most impressive partnerships in recent IPL history. Kohli and Padikkal dismantled SRH’s bowling with the perfect blend of classic timing and power.

Padikkal, who returned to the colors where he first rose to fame, played the main attacking role early on. He completed his half-century in quick succession in just 21 balls, eventually scoring 61 runs in 26 balls, hitting 7 fours and 4 sixes.

His dismissal at 110/2 did not slow the pace, as Kohli took over the role of anchor-attacker.

Kohli remained unbeaten after scoring 69 runs in 38 balls, his strike rate was 181.57. His innings was an excellent example of gap-finding and calculated risk-taking, which included 5 lofted sixes. even david penn A brief double strike by Rajat Patidar (31) and Jitesh Sharma (0) in the 13th over, also could not interrupt the momentum of RCB’s victory.

Kohli has Tim David (16*) combined to take RCB to 203/4 in just 15.4 overs. This impressive win gave RCB two points as well as boosted their net run rate, getting their 2026 campaign off to a great start.