India, April 28 -- Unlike in 2024, the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been less about big-hitting and more about adaptability. One of those instances was seen on Sunday evening at the Arun Jaitley Stadium when the Royal Challengers Bengaluru were put in the trickiest chase against Delhi Capitals - they were set a target of 163. However, a masterclass from Virat Kohli, who carved out a well-composed half-century, his sixth this season, saw RCB survive on the sluggish Delhi track to chase down the total with nine balls to spare.

RCB were three down in the fourth over of the chase for just 26 runs. But Kohli, along with Krunal Pandya, stitched an innings-reviving 119-run stand to help RCB go to the top of the points t...