Overview
- RCB, which beat LSG on Wednesday in Bengaluru, returned to first place after a five-wicket chase of 147 completed in 15.1 overs.
- Rasikh Salam Dar led the attack with four wickets as LSG were dismissed for 146, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar adding three and Josh Hazlewood striking early.
- Virat Kohli hit 49 as an Impact Player in the chase and later said he is improving but still not 100% after a sore knee in the previous match.
- On Tuesday, CSK beat KKR by 32 runs in Chennai, with Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad taking 3/21 as Kolkata stayed bottom without a win.
- Early-season momentum remains fluid, with RCB's balanced bowling-batting mix lifting them to the summit and KKR's disrupted lineup continuing to stall progress.