RCB pair Kohli and Dar see side home in five-wicket win over Super Giants

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kohli-virat/U7w3X0qp/"]Kohli[/a] anchored the 147-run chase ‌with authority alongside captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/patidar-rajat/EgkyhNDJ/"]Rajat Patidar[/a] as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/royal-challengers-bengaluru/ObLbexsS/"]Bengaluru[/a] ‌sealed victory in front of a packed ‌M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in only 15.1 overs.[/p][p]Put in to bat, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lucknow-super-giants/juEriKhI/"]Lucknow[/a] struggled on the batting-friendly ‌surface, crawling to 35-1 in the ⁠powerplay before ‌being bundled out for 146.[/p][p]Defending champions Bengaluru never looked ​troubled as the 37-year-old Kohli made a fluent 49, including six fours ​and a six.[/p][p][b]Kohli led Bengaluru to 60-1 in the powerplay before Patidar punished the ⁠Lucknow attack to ​add 27 runs with a lively 23-run cameo from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sharma-jitesh/OhoqN3bF/"]Jitesh Sharma[/a], helping complete the chase.[/b][/p][embed guid="044607c5-c1eb-4859-ac1c-3fedebba6980" url="https://x.com/IPL/status/2044455219300602164" social-type="twitter" /][p]Bengaluru moved level at the top of the ‌standings with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rajasthan-royals/S2MQPiFG/"]Rajasthan Royals[/a] on eight points, edging ahead on net run-rate.[/p][p]Kohli did not field after Bengaluru decided to introduce him as ​an impact player due to injury.[/p][p][b]"I'm still not 100%. My knee was a bit sore last game. I've been under ⁠the weather for four ​or five days now," said Kohli, the leading IPL run-scorer this season.[/b][/p][p][b]"I was happy with my intensity. I would have liked to carry on and finish the game off."[/b][/p][p][b]Bengaluru's winning foundation had been laid by Dar, who compiled figures of 4-24, well supported by Australian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hazlewood-josh/zkKrMn0r/"]Josh Hazlewood[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kumar-bhuvneshwar/CWS7WKbj/"]Bhuvneshwar Kumar[/a] and spinner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pandya-krunal/d2yt1Myd/"]Krunal Pandya[/a].[/b][/p][p]Lucknow captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pant-rishabh/KKYC7ObS/"]Rishabh Pant[/a] was forced to retire hurt after being struck on the ‌elbow by a rising delivery from Hazlewood, ​leaving the field in visible discomfort.[/p][p]Australian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marsh-mitchell/UovVueNf/"]Mitchell ‌Marsh[/a] offered resistance but was bowled for 40 by Krunal Pandya before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/badoni-ayush/UVdpcJ5t/"]Ayush Badoni[/a] (38) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/choudhary-mukesh/xK4LigbS/"]Mukul Choudhary[/a] (39) provided late impetus.[/p][p]Bengaluru host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/delhi-capitals/tv8Qjdkq/"]Delhi Capitals[/a] on Saturday, and seventh-placed ⁠Lucknow face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/punjab-kings/juzL6jnm/"]⁠Punjab Kings[/a] on ‌Sunday.[/p]