Virat Kohli was back in action for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Tuesday evening.

Kohli kicked off the 2026 season with an unbeaten match-winning knock of 69 runs as RCB decimated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the season opener.

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He made quality starts against Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in their next two games, but failed to convert the starts into big totals.

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After scoring back-to-back ducks, Kohli returned to form in style as he scored an unbeaten century and helped RCB beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 6 wickets at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur.

However, in the previous match against SRH, he was dismissed for a paltry 15 runs off 11 balls.

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