RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 Highlights: Historic Virat Kohli ton powers RCB to 6-wicket win, top of the table

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Raghuvanshi remains key in KKR's bid to revive their innings as he smashed Rasikh for back-to-back fours. Green then joined the party to hit a towering 86m six against Krunal and then followed it with a four. courtesy of a misfield. 50-run stand up. 100 up for KKR.

KKR 111/2 in 12 overs vs RCB

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: First against Duffy, a four, and then against Krunal, a six. Raghuvanshi has been leading the charge for KKR with a steady knock to revive the innings. Together with Green, the pair have already scored 43 off 33 balls so far for the third wicket.

KKR 86/2 in 10 overs vs RCB

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: In the two overs after powerplay - one from Hazelwood and one from Krunal - RCB conceded just 13 runs with KKR managing a solitary boundary.

KKR 69/2 in 8 overs vs RCB

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: One of the standout factors behind Rahane's comeback in T20 cricket since 2023 has been his performance in the powerplay. He had a strike rate of 203 in 2023 against the new ball and 187 in 2025. In fact, it was 157 in the first two matches this season as well. But since that "agenda" comment, his numbers have dropped drastically. In 11 innings this season, he managed just 143 runs in the powerplay at a strike rate of 131 with a dot ball percentage of 44. He has also been dismissed five times in the powerplay.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score:

KKR got 56 runs in the first six overs. Bhuvneshwar and Hazelwood gave away only 18 runs in three overs for two wickets. Seven other were from Rasikh. Duffy, on the other hand, went for 31 runs in two overs. In fact, this season, he has conceded 103 runs in seven overs in the powerplay for two wickets across matches against CSK, MI and KKR. His only standout performance came against SRH, when he took 3 wickets for 17 runs in 3 overs.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Final over of powerplay and RCB make another change. Rasikh Salam Dar into the attack. Raghuvanshi gets a boundary on the fourth ball. 7 runs came from the over. And with that ends the powerplay.

KKR 56/2 in 6 overs vs RCB

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Finally RCB bring in Hazlewood. And he immediately makes an impact. After getting hit for a cheeky four off a scoop shot from Rahane, he darts in a short ball outside off and Rahane hurries into the pull shot, miscues it and that big man takes it comfortably. KKR have both their openers back in the pavilion.

KKR 48/2 in 4.4 overs vs RCB

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: A bad day in the office for the New Zealand fast bowler. After Allen, Raghuvanshi punished him for a six at the start of his second over, before Rahane milked 10 runs in the last two balls. 17 runs came from the over.

KKR 43/1 in 4 overs vs RCB

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: This was also the second time Bhuvneshwar dismissed Allen in three innings where the batter managed just seven runs against him in five balls.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: The previous delivery was a typical length ball outside the off and Allen got a four on that. The next ball was a wobble seam, and bowled a tuch fuller, but much tighter in line. Allen looked to play across, but only managed to produce an outside edge. Another powerplay wicket for Bhuvneshwar and a 22nd in this season overall.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Allen starts dangerously against Bhuvi, punching a cover drive to get another four off a knuckleball. He has set the tone early for KKR. But a subtle change in line did the work for the RCB star. Scrambled seam, cramps him for room on the off-stump line, and Allen produces an edge that carries straight to wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma. What a strike!

KKR 23/1 in 2.3 overs vs RCB

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: No Josh Hazelwood for the second over as Patidar goes to Jacob Duffy, and he does find swing in the first ball. He is bowling from the same end from where Bhuvi started in the last game in Raipur. Deep point and deep square leg in place. After two dot balls, Allen punches the on-the-up delivery for a boundary through the cover. What's next? Six! Length ball, outside off, and he smashes it over deep cover. And four again. Picks the shot ball and pulls it over deep mid-wicket. 14 runs from the over.

KKR 18/0 in 2 overs vs RCB

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Rahane is looking to walk down the track to negate that swing from Bhuvi's deliveries. They tried that against Hazlewood the other night, now against the Purple Cap holder. No runs in the first five balls. It's over-caution from the KKR captain. Well, he ends the over with a lovely cover drive. Boundary to end the over.

KKR 4/0 in 1 over vs RCB

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Finn Allen and Ajinkya Rahane are out on the field. Purple Cap holder Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be opening the attack for the RCB.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Right before the toss, broadcast visuals showed the KKR unit in a huddle where Watson gave away the cap to youngster Saurabh Dubey, the left-arm seamer from Vidarbha, who joined the squad as a replacement for injured Akash Deep. The 28-year-old has featured in just three T20s thus far and eight List A matches, but has not played competitive cricket in nearly two-and-a-half years. His last representation in a T20 contest was in 2023 in a domestic game. However, he did impress in the Vidarbha Pro T20 League last year for Orange Tigers.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Here are the playing XIs for the two teams -

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane(c), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi(w), Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Jacob Duffy, Josh Hazlewood

Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact subs: Saurabh Dubey, Ramandeep Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Navdeep Saini, Tim Seifert

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Rahane confirmed at the toss that Varun won't be playing the game owing to his injury. “Saurabh comes in for him,” he said.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Bengaluru have made just one change for their match against KKR with Venky Mysore replacing Romario Shepherd. "I think it's a similar wicket we played in the last match. It will behave in a similar way. We will try to keep them under pressure. I think the wickets are pretty much same. There will be variable bounce. That was a good game for us, everyone has a lot of confidence. Every game is important, we are focussing more on playing good cricket," Patidar said after winning the toss.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Both captains are out in the middle. It's toss time in Raipur. Rajat Patidar flips the coin. Rahane calls Heads. But Tails its is. Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain opts to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: With just 15 minutes left before the toss, we take a look at how important the match is in the context of playoffs qualification.

RCB:

• A win means they go to the top of the table and have one foot in the playoffs.
• A loss means they remain in the second spot, with an eye on matches against PBKS and SRH to make the playoffs. Both will be a tough contest given that both will be eying a playoff berth.

KKR:

• A win means they will rise to the 7th place in the table and keep their hopes intact.
• A loss would complicate their chances. They currently have only 11% chance of making it through, which will reduce significantly, only keeping them in the contest mathematically.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Official update from Raipur is that match will begin at 8:45pm and it will be a full 20-over match.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: More positive update from Raipur. Players are on the field warming up. Broadcast visuals show Kohli practicising his batting. Meanwhile, toss will take place at 8:30 PM

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: More covers have been peeled off. In fact, it largely only remains on the right side of the track. Meanwhile, RCB coaching staff and a few players, including Krunal Pandya, had a look at the pitch, which looks a mix of green and brown.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: Jitesh had a great season for the RCB in 2025, scoring 261 runs as a finisher at a strike rate of 176.35, with a fifty. However, this season, he managed just 82 runs in 9 innings at 9.11, with a strike rate of 115.49. "Some people see the glass half empty, some see it half full. Similarly, I understand that I’m not scoring runs right now, but I focus on how much effort I can put into my keeping, how much feedback I can give the team or how much I can help the captain. I focus on the things I can do instead of overthinking the things that are not happening. I focus on what’s going well," he said.

RCB vs KKR IPL 2026 LIVE Score: There will be a pitch inspection at 8:15 PM IST. Umpires Rohan Pandit and Nitin Menon had already had a look at the conditions a few minutes back after rain had stopped in Raipur.