Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match Scorecard 57th Match at Raipur 13 May 2026

The 57th match of the Indian Premier League 2026 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders turned out to be one of the most entertaining matches of the season. Fans at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur witnessed an exciting high-scoring contest filled with powerful batting, important partnerships, and brilliant individual performances.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru successfully chased a challenging target of 193 runs and won the match by 6 wickets with five balls remaining. The biggest highlight of the game was Virat Kohli’s unbeaten century. His calm and attacking innings helped Bengaluru stay in control during the chase.

Kolkata Knight Riders also played excellent cricket with the bat. Young batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi impressed everyone with a classy knock, while Rinku Singh provided the perfect finish in the final overs.

This article covers the complete Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match Scorecard 57th Match at Raipur 13 May 2026 along with batting tables, bowling figures, partnerships, fall of wickets, match summary, key moments, and player performances.

Match Information

Match	Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Tournament	Indian Premier League 2026
Match Number	57th Match
Date	13 May 2026
Venue	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Toss	Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and chose to bowl
Result	Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets
Player of the Match	Virat Kohli
Umpires	Nitin Menon, Rohan Pandit
Third Umpire	Tanmay Srivastava

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings – 192/4 in 20 Overs

Aggressive start in pursuit for Kolkata Knight Riders Finn Allen came out with the intent to attack, he struck some pretty shots in the powerplay. Ajinkya Rahane was also looking good until he went for a big shot and got out on the first ball itself.

Middle overs were for Angkrish Raghuvanshi The inexperienced player played with poise and assurance. He was able to capitalise on loose deliveries and rotated the strike well. And Cameron Green helped him by chipping in with some useful boundaries, and keeping KKR afloat at a run rate that was being pressured.

Rinku Singh is one of the best finishers in T20 cricket and he once again justified by his world-class finishing. With an unbeaten 49 off mere 29 deliveries, he gave KKR a solid finish and propelled the score to nearly touch 200.

Kolkata Knight Riders Batting Scorecard

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ajinkya Rahane	c and b Josh Hazlewood	19	13	3	1	146.15
Finn Allen	c Jitesh Sharma b Bhuvneshwar Kumar	18	8	3	1	225.00
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	run out	71	46	7	3	154.35
Cameron Green	b Rasikh Salam Dar	32	24	3	1	133.33
Rinku Singh	not out	49	29	3	2	168.97
Extras		3
Total	4 wickets in 20 overs	192

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Bowling

The Kolkata openers attacked with gusto, going after RCB’s bowlers early on in the innings. Nevertheless, the scoring rate was kept in check through the middle overs by the bowlers.

One experienced head among these: Bhuvneshwar Kumar made the most of it all and confirmed his credentials with some early breakthrough. Nathan Hauritz took the crucial wicket of Ajinkya Rahane in his own way on this occasion. Rasikh Salam Dar had also bowled brilliantly and picked the wicket of Cameron Green.

Bengaluru did give away 192 runs but managed to minimise the damage at death overs.

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru Bowling Scorecard

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	4	34	1	8.50
Jacob Duffy	4	48	0	12.00
Josh Hazlewood	4	35	1	8.80
Rasikh Salam Dar	4	35	1	8.80
Krunal Pandya	4	39	0	9.80

Kolkata Knight Riders Fall of Wickets

Wicket	Score	Over
Finn Allen	23/1	2.3
Ajinkya Rahane	48/2	4.4
Cameron Green	116/3	12.2
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	192/4	20.0

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Chase – 194/4 in 19.1 Overs

It wasn’t going to be easy chasing 193 runs, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru went for the target positively. Jacob Bethell opened his account and gave us a good start in the powerplay. Though he was dismissed early, the innings found stability with Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal.

Virat Kohli was one of the best innings of the tournament. Right from the start, he resembled his confident self and timed the ball as sweetly. Kohli balanced aggression and caution with unbelievable pressure management.

Devdutt Padikkal gave him a solid support scoring 39 runs. The 92-run stand paved the way for winning the chase. Their partnerships were then further stabilised when Rajat Patidar came in at No.

Even after a flurry of quick wickets, Kohli remained composed and hit a stream of boundaries. He completed his century in style and finished with an unbeaten 105 runs off of 60 balls. Bengaluru chased down the target with Jitesh Sharma remaining not out till the end.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Batting Scorecard

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jacob Bethell	c and b Kartik Tyagi	15	12	2	1	125.00
Virat Kohli	not out	105	60	11	3	175.00
Devdutt Padikkal	c Ajinkya Rahane b Kartik Tyagi	39	27	7	0	144.44
Rajat Patidar	c Ajinkya Rahane b Sunil Narine	11	8	0	1	137.50
Tim David	c Manish Pandey b Kartik Tyagi	2	3	0	0	66.67
Jitesh Sharma	not out	8	5	1	0	160.00
Extras		14
Total	4 wickets in 19.1 overs	194

Kolkata Knight Riders Bowling

With the bat for KKR, both sides of the Hyderabad game with Suryakumar Yadav’s half-century and Andre Russell pushing over his nine overs finally saw Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers cut loose although they hardly made any impression on the Bengaluru batting lineup. Kartik Tyagi was the only bowler who continuously created pressure on the batters and managed to get three key wickets.

Sunil Narine bowled economically to get rid of Rajat Patidar. The rest of the bowling unit, however, leaked runs at regular intervals. Kolkata also went out of the way to make it an expensive total after conceding 14 extras.

Kolkata Knight Riders Bowling Scorecard

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Saurabh Dubey	2.1	21	0	9.70
Vaibhav Arora	4	48	0	12.00
Kartik Tyagi	4	32	3	8.00
Sunil Narine	4	31	1	7.80
Cameron Green	2	22	0	11.00
Anukul Roy	3	36	0	12.00

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Fall of Wickets

Wicket	Score	Over
Jacob Bethell	37/1	3.2
Devdutt Padikkal	129/2	13.1
Rajat Patidar	157/3	15.6
Tim David	180/4	17.5

Key Moments of the Match

Virat Kohli’s Match-Winning Century

The major talking point from the match was Kohli’s scintillating performance, his unbeaten knock of 105 runs. He paced the innings well and batted to the situation. Kohli opened his shoulders at indifferent deliveries, and also rotated the strike smartly.

In his innings, he hit 11 fours and 3 sixes. Most importantly he finished undefeated and made sure that no mistakes were made late in the chase.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s Brilliant Knock

Well, the cricketer continued his good run of returns with a disciplined 71 innings. He was able to absorb pressure also played pace and spin quite comfortably. His second wicket stand with Cameron Green had helped Kolkata bounce back after two early wickets.

Rinku Singh’s Strong Finish

Rinku Singh came up with another match-winning finish. With the help of his unbeaten 49, Kolkata reached a strong total of 192 on what appeared to be an excellent Raipur pitch.

Kartik Tyagi’s Bowling Performance

Although, the game was in the losing side of Kolkata but Kartik Tyagi bowled brilliantly. He sent Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal and Tim David packing. for a while, that spell kept Kolkata engaged.

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Match Analysis

The match was a perfect example of how crucial partnerships are in T20 cricket. Kolkata Knight Riders then managed some useful partnerships in the middle overs, whilst Bengaluru produced a far better batting effort in reply.

RCB handled pressure better during the chase. Their batters kept up the run rate and made sure that they did not have to chase down too many runs.

Another major factor was extras. Bengaluru also received 14 extra runs, as against only 3 extras for Kolkata. In very close matches – it is these smallest details that often make the most difference

Pitch: The pitch in Raipur looked good to bat on for the whole game. If bowlers had some variations, they picked up wickets, but this was an extremely tough surface for bowlers.

Best Performers of the Match

Category	Player	Performance
Best Batter	Virat Kohli	105* off 60 balls
Best Bowler	Kartik Tyagi	3 wickets
Best KKR Batter	Angkrish Raghuvanshi	71 off 46 balls
Best Finisher	Rinku Singh	49* off 29 balls

Why This Match Was Special

It was a memorable match as both teams had quality batting performances. Fans witnessed boundaries, sixes, partnerships, and individual brilliance during the course of the battle.

Virat Kohli’s playoff placed hundred role reminded everyone why he is the unique T20 batter of all to date. In contrast, youngsters such as Angkrish Raghuvanshi proved that Indian cricket fans can breathe easy about the future.

Chasing down the highest score of the IPL 2026 season has been one of the most stunning run chases seen with an electric atmosphere in Raipur, and fans witnessed it.

Final Result

Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets in IPL 2026 at Raipur An unbeaten century from Virat Kohli inspired Bengaluru to a hard-fought win against Kolkata Knight Riders, whose Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Rinku Singh each made significant contributions with the bat.

Bengaluru’s consummate experienced players handled pressure well in a high-quality chase, and the match will be remembered for its quality stroke-play in a very close encounter.

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