बेंगलुरु vs कोलकाता, मैच 57, शहीद वीर नारायण सिंह अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्टेडियम, रायपुर, 13 May 2026 - कमेंट्री

FOUR! Done and dusted! RCB ace the chase with 5 balls to spare, with Virat Kohli playing right through. Saurabh Dubey bends his back and bowls the short ball, on off. Jitesh gets on his toes and gets on top of the bounce before pulling it to the right of long on for a boundary to seal the win.

Full and going across the right-hander. Jitesh leans into the drive and plays it to deep cover for a single.

HUNDRED FOR KOHLI! From just 58 balls. 9th hundred in IPL cricket for Virat. A knock of the highest order from the chase master. The Raipur crowd, who had to wait patiently through the rain earlier in the evening, have been treated to a special knock in what is the final game of the season at this venue. Low full toss, outside off. Kohli walks across and drills it to long off for a single to reach his hundred. Just a raise of the bat from Virat to acknowledge the applause from the crowd and his teammates.

Very full, on off. Sharma digs it out to long off and turns the strike over.

FOUR! Nicely done! Arora sticks to the wide yorker plan from around the wicket. Kohli reaches out to slice it with an open bat face. There is a man at point inside the circle but Virat plays it to his left and the ball speeds away to the fence.

Not a lot going in favour of Arora in the LBW appeal. Low full toss, on leg from around the stumps. Kohli has a swipe across the line but misses and is hit on the front pad. The ball rolls to mid-wicket, and Virat crosses over. He wants another but Jitesh is not alert to the possibility of a second, and they settle with one. Vaibhav convinces Rahane to go for the review. The UltraEdge comes up with a spike, confirming the inside edge. Anyway, the impact looked outside the line of the leg stump there.

Banged into the surface, on off, Jitesh Sharma gets his hands high for the pull. He is early into the stroke and it goes off the toe end to the right of the keeper for a single. 3 runs needed off the final over.

Slams in the short ball, on middle. David drags it without much timing to mid-wicket. Rinku Singh sprints to his right and slides to cut it off. Just a single.

Takes pace off and bowls it into the wicket again. This is around leg and there to be put away. Kohli rolls his wrists and helps the pull but picks out short fine leg.

SIX! Just a flick of the wrists and it goes all the way! A bit too full by Tyagi, on middle and leg. Kohli snaps his wrists in a flash and whips it way over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Virat follows it up with a little jig as well. He certainly enjoyed that one himself.

Off-pace delivery, on a good length, around off. Kohli shuffles across to flick it away. Gets a soft leading edge and the ball rolls to point for one. Moves to 99, does Virat.

OUT! TAKEN! An absolute blinder from Manish Pandey. The stunned expression on Tim David's face mirrors that of almost everyone out in the middle. This is served on a good length and skidding through just outside off, David throws his hands at it and cuts it hard behind point. He hits it uppishly and the ball flies quickly towards backward point, where Pandey reacts brilliantly to his non-dominant side. Manish flings himself low to his left full-stretch by sticking out the left hand and the ball just sticks in the palm.

Off-pace delivery, on a short of a length, on middle. Sharma works it to wide mid on and takes a single.

Full and on middle. Kohli pushes it back to Roy.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Too short, on middle and leg, asking to be hit. Kohli rocks back and pulls it hard and to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Two is the call and they will scoot through nicely! Short and outside off. Virat Kohli with a crisp back foot punch to the left of cover. Kartik Tyagi comes charging across to his right from deep point and cuts it off. Two taken.

 SIX! The kind of shot that you would play on loop. A Kohli special, truly, which takes him to 91. Full and tossed on middle and off, Virat Kohli lunges forward, plants the front foot to the leg side of the ball, finds the middle and effortlessly launches it over the long off fence for a six. Didn't try to hit it out of anger and that pretty much sums up the kind of control he is in tonight.

Fuller and on middle, Kohli leans forward and clips it through mid-wicket for a single. With no fielder there, Roy himself chases the ball to his right.

Wide! Down leg, on a length. David misses out on the glance. Angkrish Raghuvanshi moves to his left and gets a glove on it. The ball rolls in front of short fine leg. Kohli sets off and seeing that David also commits to the run before retreating.

Pushed through, on a good length, on middle and leg. David pushes it to long on for a single.

Drops it short, on off and middle. This is slapped to deep cover for a single.

Pushed through, on the shorter side, outside off. Kohli makes room to force it away. Ends up chopping it back towards the bowler.

FOUR! In the gap! Narine continues to be on the shorter side. This is fractionally short but enough for Kohli. He rocks back and pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Kohli brings up 14,000 runs in T20s. He becomes the 6th batter to reach this landmark.

Full and on off, Kohli dabs it in front of point and hurries to the other end.

SIX! Clean strike! Off-break, on a length, on middle. This is right in the hitting arc and Patidar takes full toll. He clears the front leg and clobbers it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Rajat Patidar tries to repeat the does, but it does not come off. Multiple cracks at it and Ajinkya Rahane just about manages to hold on. Carrom ball by Narine, on a nagging length, on off and middle. Patidar puts his head down and swings hard at it. The ball turns away a bit and Patidar cuts across the line of the ball. Slices it high in the air towards extra cover, where Rahane settles under it on the edge of the ring. He bends to take the catch but the ball bobbles four times in his hand and he eventually falls on his back. Even then, he does not grab it cleanly and the ball lands on his stomach, after which he manages to cling on.

Nails the wide yorker, outside off, angling away, Virat Kohli fails to dig it out.

FOUR! Gets it away! Tries the wide yorker again, but just misses and serves a low full toss, outside off. Virat Kohli reaches out and, with the full face of the bat, drills it to the long off fence for a boundary.

A slower one, full and well outside off, angles away, Virat Kohli goes down and across to swipe it away but misses. Not called a wide. Kohli has a chat with his partner but does not take the review.

Short of a length and around off, Virat Kohli takes a couple of steps forward and pulls it wide of long on for one.

Wide! Slower bumper, just on off, Rajat Patidar looks to upper cut it but misses as the ball goes on the bounce to the keeper. Patidar takes a review for a wide not given on field. Ball Tracker shows that the ball is above the head of the batter, but the third umpire wants to confirm with UltraEdge as well. Flatline on it and the on-field call is changed to a wide.

A full toss, around off, Rajat Patidar fails to make the most of it as he loses his shape and scythes it wide of mid on for one.

WIDE! Pace off, full and way outside off, Virat Kohli gets down across but misses his swipe again. This is given as a wide as the ball is well over the tramline.

FOUR! The extra ball cost Vaibhav Arora! Fuller one and on middle and leg, Virat Kohli brings his wrists into play and flicks it stylishly wide of long on for four more runs.

OUT! TAKEN! The first ball after the strategic break brings a wicket for KKR. Kartik Tyagi bangs this into the pitch, keeps it outside off, takes pace off as well. Devdutt Padikkal makes room to slap it away but hits it more from the bottom half of the bat. It flies straight to catching cover, where Ajinkya Rahane takes a sharp catch over his head. RCB are 129/2, still needing 64 runs in 41 balls.

Fuller and on middle, angling in, Rajat Patidar flicks it away in the vast gap at deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Oh...that's nasty! Kartik Tyagi bangs in a quick bouncer at 141 kph, on middle, Rajat Patidar is a bit late to react and fails to get out of the way of it. He turns his head back and takes a blow on the back of his helmet. Immediate concerns from the players around him, with Tyagi also walking up to him to see if he is fine or not.

Another well-directed bumper, at 142.3 kph, on middle, Rajat Patidar takes his eyes off going for the hook but misses. There is a gentle shout from the keeper for a caught behind, but nothing doing.

Pace off, on a length and on middle, Rajat Patidar clips it through mid-wicket for one.

Another slower one, good length and on middle, Virat Kohli works it to deep mid-wicket for one. A wicket and just 4 runs off the over!

FOUR! Up and over! Short of a length and outside off, begging to be put away. Devdutt Padikkal gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it over point for a boundary. It continues to get worse for Arora.

Back of a length and angling into the body of the batter, Devdutt Padikkal nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Hard length and around leg, Virat Kohli flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a brace.

Fuller and on middle, angling in, Virat Kohli clips it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of more runs.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Virat Kohli hops up and swats it down to long on for one.

Back of a length and on middle, Devdutt Padikkal rolls his wrists and pulls it to deep square leg for one more. 64 needed in 42 balls now.

At 92 kph, this is short, around off. Kohli punches it off the back foot to the left of cover. Manish Pandey slides to his left in the inner ring and keeps it down to a single.

Holds up a bit on the surface, on a length, on the stumps. Padikkal camps back to pull but scuffs it off the toe end to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Spins in sharply, short on middle. Virat Kohli goes back and across and swats it along the ground to the left of long on for a single.

Prodigious turn, touch full and outside off, turning away from the left-hander. Padikkal hangs back to fend it away, but gets an outside edge and the ball goes on the bounce to the short third fielder.

A bit quicker through the air, at 94.2 kph, on leg, on a length, and skidding through. Padikkal is pinned in the crease, looks to whip it across, but is hit on the thigh pad instead.

Takes no risk against Narine. Pitched short and slightly outside leg, Devdutt Padikkal knocks it off the back foot to long on for an easy single. 75 needed off 48 balls.

Short, outside leg, Devdutt Padikkal rocks back and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a run.

 FOUR! Wonderful exhibition of footwork and placement! Not that short by Anukul, on middle and sliding in with the arm. Kohli is quick to pick the length and goes deep inside the crease before pulling it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

Kohli backs away outside leg and seeing that, Roy pushes it into the batter to cramp Virat for room. Kohli adjusts well and jabs it to deep cover-point for a run.

WIDE! Pushed across the left-hander, on a length. Devdutt Padikkal gets low and spreads across the crease to play the reverse sweep, but fails to connect. Angkrish Raghuvanshi collects the ball to his left and whips the bails off. KKR appeal for stumping, and the on-field umpires send it upstairs for a review. The side on replay does show that Padikkal's back leg momentarily lifted, but he is quick to plant it into the crease before Raghuvanshi dislodges the bails. NOT OUT.

Slows it up with a good bit of flight, full and around off. Devdutt knocks it away to long on for a run.

Short on middle and leg, tucked across to deep square leg for a single.

 FOUR! A loosener and it gets the dose! Way too short by Roy, on the leg stump. Devdutt Padikkal has all the time in the world to use the depth of the crease and he pulls it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. He moves to 31 (19), does Padikkal.

Brilliant understanding between the batters! Slower off cutter, on a length, on off. Kohli plays it late and tucks it with soft hands through mid on and they convert a single into a double.

Again, good awareness by this pair! Slow and short, on off. Virat Kohli mistimes the pull shot off the top edge, to the left of deep square leg. Anukul Roy runs across and fumbles to pick up. He recovers eventually, but the throw is a bit sloppy from him to the bowler, which brings out frustration from Green. Two taken.

 FOUR! That's a slap! Short of a good length, on middle, Virat Kohli needs no second invitation as he has all the time to press back and pull it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Follows the batter and bowls it full on middle and leg, Kohli works it into the leg side for a single.

Good length, around off, Devdutt chops it to the left of backward point for a single.

 FIFTY FOR VIRAT KOHLI! Off just 32 balls and this is his 67th IPL fifty. After a couple of ducks, the chase master is back among runs with a well-constructed knock so far. This is dug in short on the stumps, and Kohli hangs back before pulling it to the left of deep square leg for a couple of more runs to complete his milestone. Having been dropped on 21 by Powell, Virat is certainly making that lifeline count.

Arm ball, on a length, skids through on middle. Kohli backs away and punches it to cover.

Slides in on the leg stump. Kohli presses back and knocks the length ball to the bowler.

Flatter at 92.5 kph, this is a bit fuller, around off. Kohli backs away and drives it through mid off for a single.

Holds on slightly, short and drifting outside off. Padikkal goes deep in the crease and knocks it down to long off for a run.

WIDE! Fired wide outside off and it spins beyond the tramline, Kohli leaves.

At 92.7 kph, Roy darts in a short ball, on the leg stump. Kohli hangs back and heaves it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

 BEATEN! Roy bowls it across the left-hander, on a fractionally fuller length. Devdutt Padikkal gets across and down on a knee to play the reverse sweep but misses. Angkrish Raghuvanshi collects the ball to his left. Oh, hang on! Devdutt Padikkal has a chat with Kohli and eventually reviews it for a wide not given. The replay shows that the ball has clearly passed beyond the tramline. The on-field decision is overturned. Wide called.

Two Wides! Speared down leg, full in length. Devdutt leaves and the keeper fumbles to collect it to the right. The ball rolls to the short fine leg region and they cross for a bye. The 50-run partnership comes up between Padikkal and Kohli.

Dropped short on middle, Virat is quick to pivot on the back foot and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

Fuller in length and on middle, Virat Kohli eases it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Firmly struck! Pitched up and around off, Devdutt Padikkal reaches out and hits through the line to smack it well wide of mid off for a boundary.

Slower one, full and on middle and leg, Devdutt Padikkal chips it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Back of a length and on middle, nips back in sharply, Virat Kohli stays back to dab it down but gets an inside edge towards short fine for another run.

DROPPED! Both batters have been given a life now. Cameron Green bangs this into the pitch, takes pace off. Devdutt Padikkal goes for the pull but does not get the timing right on this one. It flies towards deep backward square leg, where Vaibhav Arora moves to his left and tries to grab it with both hands, crouching down, but spills it out. They cross. Arora is not having a great outing so far.

WIDE! Tries the slower one, but serves this on a length and way outside off. Virat Kohli lets it go.

Short again and on off, Virat Kohli heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Floated, short and on off, Virat Kohli punches it to short cover.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Virat Kohli gets deep inside his crease and clips it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. 

Dragged back, on middle, gets some extra bounce, Virat Kohli moves back and pats it down to the leg side.

Flighted, full and on off, Virat Kohli gets low and lofts it on the bounce to long on for a run.

Tossed up, full and on off, Devdutt Padikkal leans forward and knocks it through extra covers for one.

Flatter, short and outside off, Virat Kohli looks to cut but chops it down towards short third for one. Just 5 runs off the over!

WIDE! Back of a length but outside off, just over the tramline, Virat Kohli leaves it alone. Wided.

Fuller one and around off, Virat Kohli plays a cracking drive on the up, but hits it on the bounce straight to mid off. That deserved more.

DROPPED! A tough chance though! Hits the length hard and around off, Virat Kohli plays it on the up again, punches it hard but fails to keep it down. It flies at the rate of knots towards short cover, where Rovman Powell leaps up to take it above his head but the ball bursts through his hands. Two taken. Powell will feel he should have taken that.

SIX! Picked up and how! Short of a length and on middle, angling down the leg side. Virat Kohli stays inside the line of it and, using his wrists, whips it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.

Slower one, on a length and on off, Virat Kohli pushes it towards cover-point for a single.

Hits the deck hard and around off, takes off a bit, Devdutt Padikkal stabs it off the bottom part of his bat down the pitch.

Good length and on the sixth stump line, skids through and angles away too, Devdutt Padikkal tries to cut but misses. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are 66/1 at the end of the Powerplay!

Starts with the flighted delivery, full and on middle. It is the off break, Kohli plays it with the turn towards square leg for a single.

Turn for Narine. Slows it down and drags the length back, around off. Padikkal pushes out in front. It goes off the outer half to short third.

Shorter and around leg. Padikkal fails to help it away. The ball clips the pads and goes to short fine leg for a leg bye.

Keeps it short, outside off, Kohli goes deep in the crease and hits it to long on using his bottom hand. They cross.

FOUR! Narine errs, and Padikkal makes him pay. Dragged down, down leg. Padikkal goes on the back foot in a flash and pulls it to the right of the man at short fine leg for a four.

FOUR! In the gap! Looped up by Narine, fuller and outside off. The ball spins away, and Padikkal is allowed to free his arms. He punches it past cover, and it races away to the fence.

Serves it on top of off, on a back of a length. Kohli pats it in front of mid off and turns the strike over.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The short ball does the trick for Kartik Tyagi. A strange dismissal. Seam-up ball, dug in short, at the bodyline of the batter. Bethell presses back and swivels a bit for the pull. The ball gets big on him and catches the top edge. On any other day, the ball would have sailed over the keeper's head and gone for a six but the ball pings Jacob on the helmet off the top edge. It balloons back towards the bowler and Tyagi takes a dolly.

FOUR! Padikkal is away! Tyagi errs in his line. On a back of a length, Devdutt glances it fine off the pads and picks up a boundary to get going.

FOUR! A poor delivery and it gets the treatment. Pushed across the left-hander but it is too wide and too short as well. Padikkal climbs into it as he frees his arms and cuts it past point for four more.

Well bowled! Bends his back and digs it in short, around the right shoulder. Padikkal hops to ride the bounce but the ball keeps climbing on him. DDP takes his eyes off the ball and fends it down the strip.

Another short ball and it keeps rising, over middle. Padikkal arches back to play the upper-cut but misses.

SIX! Lovely shot! Dubey pitches it up, on off. Bethell presses onto the front foot and keeps a still head as he swings through the line. He launches it over mid on for a six.

FOUR! Gets it through! The length is pulled back by Dubey, outside off. Bethell hops to ride the bounce and does not try to overhit this one. He punches it past the diving Rovman Powell at point. Vaibhav Arora gets around to his left in the deep and dives. He lays a hand on it but the trickles into the fence.

FOUR! Hammered away! Bashed on a hard length, width offered by Dubey. Bethell is not going to miss out as he stands tall on top of the bounce and smacks it through covers for another boundary.

Much better! Closer to the off stump, on a good length. Jacob steers it to short third with an open bat face.

Hits the back of a length, around off. Bethell glides it to deep backward point and crosses over.

A bit of nip back into the right-hander, on a good length, on middle and leg. Kohli hangs back to deal with it. Ekes out an inside edge to short fine leg and the batters cross for a quick single. Kohli bumps into the bowler accidentally and is quick to apologise.

FOUR! Put away! Vaibhav Arora begins with a fuller delivery, on middle, shaping in. Virat Kohli just with the flick of the wrists, times it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for the first boundary of the chase.

Half a shout for LBW! That is going down leg. Shaping back into the pads, on a good length. Kohli is beaten on the flick due to the swing and gets rapped high on the front pad. The ball drops beside the strip on the leg side and the batters cross over for a leg bye.

Leg bye! Hits the good length, on middle and leg. Bethell leans across to work it away on the leg side but is beaten on the inside edge. The ball goes off the thigh pad on the off side for a leg bye.

FOUR! Easily done! Sliding onto the pads, on a length at 136.6 kph. Kohli brings his wrists into play and plays the pick-up shot. He has no intention of keeping it down and plays it well wide of deep fine leg to his left.

FOUR! From too straight to too wide, and Kohli cashes in. Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Kohli gets on his toes, frees his arms and slaps it over point for four more.

FOUR! Make that a hat-trick of boundaries. A stark contrast from the first over. Too straight from Arora, on a good length. Kohli tickles it off the pads down to deep fine leg. The fielder in the deep is a bit square and he stands no chance. 18 runs off the over.

A beauty to start with! Saurabh Dubey starts with a good-length delivery, just around off, gets it to shape away. Jacob Bethell pushes at it with hard hands but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Hits the length and on the sixth stump line, Jacob Bethell opens the bat face and guides it straight to point.

Excellent stuff from the debutant! Back of length and in the channel outside off, keeps the seam up and moves it away. Jacob Bethell has a poke at it but the ball zips past the outside edge again.

And again! Short of a length and once again bowls this in the corridor of uncertainty, shaping away. Jacob Bethell steps across to cut the swing, has a feel for it but gets beaten again.

RCB are underway with extras! Hard length and on middle, gets it to shape in this time. Jacob Bethell fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads as the ball rolls towards point. A leg bye taken.

Touch fuller and on middle, shapes in, Virat Kohli tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. A big roar from the crowd as he gets off the mark after consecutive ducks.