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Devdutt Padikkal’s 26-ball 61 and Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 69 powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026 opener. RCB chased 202 in 15.4 overs with a brilliant second-wicket stand

Jasprit Bumrah has been included in India’s Test squad for the West Indies series, while Devdutt Padikkal replaces an out-of-form Karun Nair. Ravindra Jadeja is named vice-captain for the two-match series starting in Ahmedabad on October 2

Padikkal and Virat fashion win for Bengaluru; chase down target of 158 in 18.5 overs

Making an impression with his composed demeanour, combined with the lazy elegance of a southpaw, Padikkal stroked a fine 65 off 103 deliveries, an innings studded with 10 four and a six.

Shoaib Bashir came to break the deadly-looking partnership, giving some reprise to the England camp by dismissing Sarfaraz for 56.

With a commanding 3-1 lead already secured, India aims to clinch victory at Dharamshala to make the scoreline 4-1, with 12 World Test Championship points still at stake.

Padikkal, who played two T20Is for India in 2021, suffered the injury during the Deodhar Trophy earlier this month.

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With Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav set to leave for England, the team management might not risk playing both the players.

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From leading the table with four wins on the trot, the Virat Kohli-led team has slipped to third spot at the halfway stage after suffering two defeats from their last three matches.

RCB has won all its four matches so far and sits on top of the standings.

Padikkal smashed an unbeaten 101 off 52 balls in an opening stand of 181 with Kohli as RCB registered an emphatic 10-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals

I thought it was an exceptional innings. He played really, really well. He played the shots that he knew he could play and he kind of anticipated some of the deliveries that were going to be bowled with the fields set.

Kohli went on the offensive once Padikkal had ensured victory as his contribution was 72 not out off 47 balls in their unbroken opening stand of 181

Having put up a decent performance in the first game, RCB will be strengthened further when the immensely talented Devdutt Padikkal makes the team after his recovery from COVID-19.

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While Padikkal smashed four consecutive List A hundreds to become the first Indian to achieve the feat, is the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 673 runs, Shaw is not far behind with 589 runs in his kitty.