Virat Kohli is back in scintillating form, reaffirming his status as one of the most prolific T20 batsmen. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru icon continued his impressive run in the ongoing IPL 2025, smashing yet another half-century,

Riyan Parag, RR's stand-in captain, announced one change: Afghanistan left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi replaced Sri Lanka offspinner Maheesh Theekshana. RCB are unchanged from the XII that beat Punjab Kings away three days ago.

Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal's heroics with the bat and Josh Hazlewood's wizardry with the ball helped RCB secure their first win at the Chinnaswamy stadium this season. RR sunk to another loss while chasing as they simply let the game slip away from them.