Raipur: When the pressure increases on the cricket field, Virat Kohli’s real character comes to the fore. In a very exciting match of IPL 2026 played in Raipur on Wednesday, Virat Kohli proved his class and played a match-winning inning of unbeaten 105 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). With this victory, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has topped the points table with 16 points.

Left bad form behind and scored a century
There was a lot of pressure on Kohli after not being able to score even a single fifty in the last four matches and being out for zero twice in a row.

But for RCB who were chasing the target of 193 runs, Kohli took the lead from the beginning. He hit 11 fours and 3 sixes in his 60-ball innings. Kohli completed his ninth IPL century in the 19th over. The special thing was that his celebration after the century was very calm, because his entire focus was on helping the team win.

“My game improves under pressure” – Kohli
After winning the Player of the Match title, Kohli said, “There is a reason why people call pressure a privilege.

Good pressure always helps you improve your game.” He told that he was nervous initially, but he focused on playing risk-free cricket and finding the gaps. Kohli also stressed the importance of consistency and building character.

match account
While chasing the target, RCB lost early wickets, but Kohli got good support from Devdutt Padikkal (39 runs). For KKR, Karthik Tyagi bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets, but he could not stop Kohli’s storm. Earlier, KKR had scored 192/4 with the help of a half century from Angkrish Raghuvanshi and contributions from Cameron Green.

RCB bowlers bowled tightly in the last overs and restricted KKR to just under 200.

Captain Rajat Patidar praised
RCB captain Rajat Patidar gave credit for this victory to the entire team. He praised Kohli and said that he has no words for Virat’s performance. Patidar also hinted that injured Phil Salt may return to the team soon. RCB’s next match will now be against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Dharamshala.

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