Virat Kohli’s Stunning Century Powers RCB Past KKR to Top of IPL Table

Virat Kohli credits belief and team depth for RCB’s back-to-back IPL triumph

Virat Kohli rolled back the years with a magnificent unbeaten 105 off 60 balls to guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a six-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026 at Raipur.

Kohli’s ninth IPL century, featuring 11 fours and three sixes, powered RCB to 194/4 in 19.1 overs while chasing 193. Earlier, Angkrish Raghuvanshi struck a fluent 71 and Rinku Singh remained unbeaten on 49 to lift KKR to 192/4.

Kohli shared a crucial 92-run stand with Devdutt Padikkal and controlled the chase brilliantly as RCB climbed back to the top of the IPL 2026 points table.

Brief Scores

Kolkata Knight Riders – 192/4 in 20 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 71, Rinku Singh 49*; Josh Hazlewood 1-35, Rasikh Salam 1-35)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 194/4 in 19.1 overs (Virat Kohli 105*, Devdutt Padikkal 39; Kartik Tyagi 3-32, Sunil Narine 1-31)

Sahir Usman

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