Veteran batter Virat Kohli’s chasing heroics overshadowed an impressive century from Sai Sudharsan as Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
Kohli led the 206-run chase with a commanding 81 off 44 balls, sharing a decisive stand with local favourite Devdutt Padikkal at the batting-friendly M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, sealing the win in 18.5 overs.
Put in to bat, Gujarat opener Sudharsan dominated the Bengaluru attack from the outset, striking a fluent 100 off 58 balls to lift his side to 205-3, but his effort proved insufficient as Bengaluru made light work of the chase.
Kohli, fondly known as the ‘chase master’, lived up to his reputation after opening alongside Jacob Bethell, who departed early.
