RCB left Rajasthan behind

Hyderabad, who came to bat first after losing the toss in the match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, scored 201 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs with the help of innings of Ishan Kishan (80) and Aniket Verma (43). In reply, RCB scored 203 runs for four wickets in 15.4 overs and won the match. RCB now holds the record of achieving the target of 200+ runs fastest in IPL. In this matter, RCB left behind Rajasthan Royals who had achieved the target of 200+ runs in 15.5 overs against Gujarat Titans in 2025.

Second successful run chase against Sunrisers

With this, RCB has made the second highest run chase against Sunrisers. Earlier in 2014, Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) had achieved the target of 206 runs against this team. At the same time, this is RCB’s third most successful chase of 200+ runs in IPL.

Chase Master Kohli showed his strength

Kohli has made a memorable start to IPL 2026. This is the second consecutive time that Kohli has scored an unbeaten half-century in the first match of the IPL season. Earlier in 2025, Kohli had scored unbeaten 59 runs in the first match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and now once again he scored an unbeaten half-century in the first match of the season. At the same time, Kohli has become the first batsman to score four thousand runs while chasing the target in IPL. Kohli has scored 4027 runs while chasing runs, which is the highest.