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RCB vs GT, IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batsman Virat Kohli took his team to pole position against Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 match against Gujarat Titans at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. As the 37-year-old dominated another run-chase, fans hailed him as the “undisputed god of the run-chase” and claimed how well Kohli knew when to switch gears.
RCB vs GT, IPL 2026: Where does Virat Kohli rank in the Orange Cap list?
With a tight 206 to chase and the former Royal Challengers captain having a new opening partner in Jacob Bethell, he was given an early reprieve. Washington Sundar shockingly dropped the right-handed batsman when he was just 0 off his first delivery and he made the Titans pay by hitting two boundaries in the following over. While Bethell went down with a 10-ball 14, Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal kept the scoreboard ticking. In the seventh over, the star batter hit his 300th six and completed his half-century in just 30 deliveries.
In Jason Holder’s 14th over, Kohli hit back-to-back sixes as the right-hander looked to be on his way to a ton. However, the West Indian had him chopped off the very next ball and lost 81. The veteran screamed to himself for throwing away his wicket but has reclaimed the Orange Cap from SunRisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma with 328 runs under his belt.
Here’s how fans reacted to Kohli’s innings
A 37-year-old with an orange cap against top young players
Virat Kohli dominance 🔥 pic.twitter.com/UvQfHalS2C
— Sarcasm (@sarcastic_us) April 24, 2026
A wise man once said: If you give Virat Kohli a chance, he won’t give you one.
– Dev (@ruthlesskohli) April 24, 2026
“When it comes to chases, in the history of the game there is Virat Kohli, then there is daylight and then there is the rest.”
NO ONE CAN COME CLOSER TO VIRAT KOHLI.
Always remember this. #ViratKohli #RCBvsGT https://t.co/HY5pAPV8aT pic.twitter.com/tSss8prJig— VIRAT FAN (@pabitamallick90) April 24, 2026
The fact that no one reads a chase like Virat Kohli does is simply unreal. He knows exactly when to anchor, when to pivot the attack and when to switch gears and end the attack.
Undisputed GOD OF CHASE 👑 pic.twitter.com/uT84IiG5SD
— ZeMo (@ZeM6108) April 24, 2026
RCB vs GT, IPL 2026: B Sai Sudharsan’s ton goes in vain as Gujarat Titans lose their fourth game
Meanwhile, B Sai Sudharsan starred for the Titans with a 57-ball knock and a 128-run stand while captain Shubman Gill led the way for the Titans. However, players like Jos Buttler (25) and Gill (32) got their first starts but failed to convert them into big points.
The Royal Challengers came back strongly from the death to secure an achievable score of 206. The reigning champions have now moved up to second place.
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