Royal Challengers Bengaluru moved again to the highest of the IPL 2026 desk with a powerful six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Might 13.
KKR’s Kartik Tyagi impressed along with his three-wicket haul regardless of his efforts entering into useless, whereas Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Virat Kohli had been the highest performers for RCB.
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BENGALURU
Virat Kohli: 8/10- Kohli’s chic ninth IPL century helped RCB ace the chase in opposition to KKR (105* off 60 balls, 11 fours, 3 sixes)
Jacob Bethell: 1/10 – Bethell performed a couple of enticing strokes to get RCB off to a fast begin however fell earlier than he might kick on (15 from 12 balls; two fours, one six).
Devdutt Padikkal (Influence Participant): 5/10- RCB’s quantity three stitched a partnership with Virat Kohli to assist RCB march forward within the chase (39 off 27 balls, 7 fours).
Rajat Patidar: 3/10- The RCB captain’s keep lasted solely eight deliveries (11 off 8 balls, 1 six).
Jitesh Sharma: 4/10- Jitesh got here out to bat when RCB was on the verge of victory and scored the successful runs (8 off 5 balls, 1 4).
Tim David: 3.5/10- A shocking catch from Manish Pandey introduced the tip to David’s quick keep within the center (2 off 3 balls).
Krunal Pandya: 4/10- Krunal had a troublesome night time with the ball, going wicketless and going for runs (0/39 from 4).
Rasikh Salam: 6.5/10- The J and Ok pacer picked the essential wicket of Cameron Inexperienced when the Australian was well-set and trying to speed up (1/35 from 4).
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 8.5/10- Bhuvneshwar was the choose of the bowlers for RCB tonight, dismissing Allen within the PowerPlay and conceding solely 9 runs within the last over within the first innings (1/34 from 4).
Josh Hazlewood: 8/10- The Australian began strongly, eradicating KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane within the PowerPlay however was costly within the dying overs (1/35 from 4).
Jacob Duffy: 1/10- Duffy was introduced in to strengthen the bowling assault however the Kiwi did not make an influence tonight. Duffy leaked runs, and was the one bowler from the RCB bowling unit who went at greater than 10 rpo (0/48 from his 4)
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
Ajinkya Rahane: 2/10 – The Kolkata Knight Riders skipper began his innings with a flurry of boundaries earlier than skying a return catch to Josh Hazlewood (19 from 13 balls; three fours, one six).
Finn Allen: 3.5/10 – Allen received the innings off to a fast begin with a 3 fours and a six earlier than nicking off to Bhuvneshwar Kumar (18 from eight; three fours, one six).
Angkrish Raghuvanshi: 5.5/10 – Raghuvanshi led the way in which for KKR with a well-paced knock of 71 from 46 balls earlier than getting run out off the ultimate ball of the innings. (71 from 46 balls; seven fours, three sixes).
Cameron Inexperienced: 1.5/10 – Inexperienced performed a helpful knock within the center overs, offering Raghuvanshi assist and discovering the boundaries to maintain the scoring charge up. (32 from 24 balls; 3 fours, one six).
Rinku Singh: 6/10 – Rinku performed a helpful late-overs cameo to assist KKR cross 190, utilising the larger boundaries to run neatly between the wickets (49 not out from 29 balls; three fours, two sixes).
Sunil Narine: 7/10- The West Indian bowled a cost-effective spell and took the wicket of RCB captain Rajat Patidar (1/31 from 4)
Anukul Roy: 3/10- The left arm spinner had an evening to neglect, being taken down by the RCB batters (0/36 from three).
Vaibhav Arora: 2/10- Vaibhav was removed from his finest in opposition to RCB tonight, and was taken to the cleaners by the batters (0/48 from 4)
Kartik Tyagi: 9.5/10- The highest performer of the night time by way of influence. Kartik gave it his all, choosing three wickets nevertheless it not fairly show to be sufficient as RCB secured a snug victory (3/32 from 4).
Saurabh Dubey (Influence Participant): 3.5/10- The debutant began nicely, troubling Jacob Bethell along with his inch good size and seam motion, however struggled for rhythm thereafter (0/21 from 2.1 overs)
The score factors are an output of a relative grading primarily based on CricViz Match Influence scores from the GT vs SRH match.
CricViz Match Influence quantifies the extra or lowered runs contributed by a participant compared to a mean participant working throughout the an identical sport context. Every supply is assessed and assigned a constructive or adverse run worth, reflecting the way it influences the workforce’s anticipated complete.
Printed on Might 14, 2026