The Royal Challengers Bengaluru elected to bowl first against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Lucknow's Ekana Stadium in match 65 of the Indian Premier League 2025 season.
In their bid to finish in the top-2 positions in the season after already sealing the qualification, RCB is led by Jitesh Sharma in the absence of Rajat Patidar, while Virat Kohli will lead the run chase from the top.
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After bowling first, the RCB bowlers were taken to the cleaners by Ishan Kishan, whose 94*(48) took them to a total of 231/6.
In this article, TSN takes a look at the openers' performance in the match.
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How much did Virat Kohli score in RCB vs SRH today?
Virat Kohli came in to open the batting with Phil Salt in the second innings at the Ekana as they attempt to go one point clear at the top of the table by chasing down 232 runs.
He razed through the powerplay in some style, adding 42*(22) to his name, while giving the team an excellent start in the 200+ chase; however, he couldn't go deep into the run chase.
Harsh Dubey's delivery on the middle stump found extra bounce, and Kohli only managed to cut it straight to Abhishek Sharma at point to finish his innings at 45(25).
What is Virat Kohli's record against SRH in IPL?
Kohli has scored over 800 runs against SRH in IPL history, including one century and five fifties, with a high score of 100.
| Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Highest | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 805 | 36.59 | 141.97 | 100 | 5 | 1 |