It was touted as the battle between Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, and in the end, Kohli trumped his counterpart comprehensively. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bat first. It was hot and humid in Abu Dhabi, and RCB bowlers played their part to perfection. They restricted RR to 154 and except Lomrar and Tewatia, nobody looked like scoring big and helping RR to an imposing total. RCB chased down the target with ease, thanks to the brilliance of young Padikkal and then Kohli himself, who scored his first fifty of this year's IPL and looks to have found his old form. With this win, RCB climbed to the top of the table. That is all from us, see you later!
Virat Kohli: Very important two points. The kind of game we had last time, it's very important to back that up. It was warm, but coming from Dubai, this felt better because of the breeze. It's a funny game, an amazing game and I was telling Jos that I love this game and hate it too; it's something you need to understand but when the team is doing well, you get more time to apply yourself.