New Delhi, May 14: In a thrilling match on Wednesday, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) triumphed over the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by six wickets in the 57th game of IPL 2026. This victory propelled RCB back to the top of the points table.
This marks RCB’s eighth win of the season, bringing their total to 16 points from 12 matches. The win has impacted the Gujarat Titans (GT), who have now slipped to second place. Although GT also has 16 points, RCB’s net run rate of +1.053 surpasses GT’s +0.551.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad currently holds third place with 14 points from 12 matches, while the Punjab Kings are fourth with 13 points from 11 games. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals both have 12 points from 11 matches, occupying the fifth and sixth spots, respectively. The Delhi Capitals sit seventh with 10 points from 12 matches.
KKR’s loss against RCB has complicated their path to the playoffs. Despite the defeat, KKR remains in eighth place with 9 points from 11 matches. The Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants have already been eliminated from playoff contention.
The match took place at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, where KKR batted first, scoring 192 runs for the loss of four wickets in their 20 overs. Ankur Raghuwanshi delivered an impressive performance, scoring 71 runs off 46 balls, including 7 fours and 3 sixes. Rinku Singh contributed with an unbeaten 49 runs from 29 balls.
RCB chased down the target of 193 runs in 19.1 overs, losing four wickets in the process. Virat Kohli played a stellar innings, remaining not out at 105 runs off 60 balls, which included 11 fours and 3 sixes. Devdutt Padikkal also made a valuable contribution with 39 runs off 27 balls.
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