Overview
- Virat Kohli's unbeaten 73 and Devdutt Padikkal's 61 anchored RCB's successful 158-run chase against PBKS, securing their fifth win of the season.
- RCB spinners Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma delivered impactful spells, taking two wickets each and restricting PBKS to 157/6.
- Rohit Sharma returned to form with an unbeaten 76, and Suryakumar Yadav added a blistering 68 as MI chased down CSK's 177 in just 15.4 overs.
- CSK's Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube scored half-centuries, but their bowling failed to contain MI's aggressive batting lineup.
- With these results, RCB climbed to third in the table, MI moved into playoff contention, and CSK remained at the bottom, needing to win all remaining games to stay in the race.