Bengaluru, May 3 -- A ruthless assault from Virat Kohli, Jacob Bethell and Romario Shepherd powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a daunting 213/5 against Chennai Super Kings on Saturday in their match in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The M Chinnaswamy Stadium played host to the way Shepherd pummelled Chennai bowlers with his superb strength. His thunderstrom stuck the stadium as he drilled the ball into the stands and hammered a half-century in 14 balls, the second-fastest in the cash-rich league's history.

After being put to bat by Chennai, Virat and Bethell inflicted carnage on CSK bowlers and relished the conditions in RCB's home den. The duo combined for three maximums to take 19 runs off Khaleel Ahmed in th...