Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in Match No. 57 of IPL 2026at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on May 13. Batting first, KKR posted a competitive 192/4 in 20 overs, powered by a brilliant knock from Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who scored 71 off 46 balls with seven fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 154.35. For RCB, three bowlers chipped in with one wicket each.

In reply, RCB chased down the target comfortably, reaching 194/4 with five balls remaining. Virat Kohli starred with a sensational unbeaten 105 off 60 deliveries, smashing 11 fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 175.

With the win, RCB climbed to the top of the IPL 2026 points table with 16 points, while KKR remained eighth with nine points.

• Virat Kohli registered his joint third-highest number of hundreds in T20 cricket.
• Kohli scored his ninth IPL century, the most by any player in tournament history.
• Kohli became the fastest batter to complete 14,000 T20 runs, reaching the milestone in just 409 innings.
• Kohli now holds the record for most IPL seasons with 400-plus runs (12).
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the leading wicket-taker against KKR in IPL history with 33 wickets.
• RCB’s 194/4 became the highest successful run chase in IPL matches held at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium.
• Kohli extended his tally to 1126 IPL runs against KKR, the second-most by any batter against the franchise.
• Kohli now has nine 50-plus scores against KKR, joint fourth-most against a single IPL team.
• Kohli equalled the record for most IPL hundreds while chasing with three centuries.
• Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal added 92 runs, the third-highest second-wicket partnership for RCB against KKR in IPL history.