Will this wish of Virat Kohli and RCB fans be fulfilled?Image Credit source: PTI

Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, a chase of more than 200 runs in front and a tremendous innings by Virat Kohli in reply. What could be better than this for the fans of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Especially when this is the team's last match on this ground in IPL 2026. This was the atmosphere against Gujarat Titans. But at the same time there is a wish that the team should return here soon, that too in this season and the same wish was also expressed by Kohli himself, for whom the next match at Chinnaswamy will be very special.

The match played between RCB and Gujarat at Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday 24th April was perfect for Bengaluru fans. The team achieved the target of 206 runs in just 19 overs and registered its fifth win in the season. Former team captain and superstar batsman Virat Kohli played a stormy innings of 81 runs in just 44 balls. Local boy Devdutt Padikkal also scored 55 runs in 27 balls and the team reached second place in the points table.

This match and victory was special for RCB, Kohli and the fans because this was the team's last match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium this season. Bengaluru will play 5 of its 7 home matches in IPL 2026 at Chinnaswamy and the remaining 2 matches will be played at Raipur, which was decided even before the start of the season. In such a situation, fans will have to wait a long time to see their team playing in Chinnaswamy again. This opportunity can also be available in this season and this is everyone's wish because that match will be very special.

In fact, now the next match will be played directly in the playoff in Bengaluru. Although it has not been announced yet, but according to the tradition of IPL, the final match is held at the home ground of the current season's champion team. According to this, it is almost certain that the final match will be played in Chinnaswamy only. It is also possible that before that a qualifier or eliminator may also be played here. Now RCB fans would like that the team should at least reach the finals, so that they can see the team becoming champions again in front of their eyes.

Kohli also expressed the same wish, for whom the next match in Bengaluru will be historic. Kohli said, "We are very happy that we can play 5 matches here and the fans can once again see the team playing. This is a very special place to play cricket and it is our hope that we can return here once again this season."

In fact, the next match at Chinnaswamy Stadium is going to be special for Virat personally. Kohli, the oldest and journeyman player of Bengaluru, has played a total of 99 IPL matches in Chinnaswamy so far. The match against Gujarat was the 99th match. In such a situation, the next time he comes on the field, it will be his 100th match. If he gets this opportunity in this season and that too in the final match, then hardly anything will be better than this for Kohli and his fans.

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