IPL 2022, RCB vs GT: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Gujarat Titans to stay in contention

Kohli strikes form, adds 115 runs with Faf to guide his team to winThe season has been anything but easy for former Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli. In 13 matches, the 33-year-old had 236 runs to his credit. He looked out of touch and seemed like finding different ways to get dismissed each time. AS IT HAPPENED | SCORECARD | POINTS TABLEThe opener found the best match to strike form as he guided his team to an eight-wicket victory over table-toppers Gujarat Titans which kept Faf du Plessis and his men alive in the competition. RCB came into the contest with the sole aim of a win while Kohli walked in to bat to exorcise the demons of a lean patch. He did it in style with a fine 54-ball 73 (8x4; 2x6), his highest score of the season. Chasing 169 for victory, RCB overhauled the target with eight balls to spare with Glenn Maxwell finishing the job with an unbeaten 40 (18b, 5x4, 2x6).

RCB's fortunes in the competition will be decided by the result of the final league fixture between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians on Saturday. If Delhi win, then both the teams will be tied at 16 points, with the team with the better net run rate going through. Kohli rode on luck, courage and conviction in equal measure. Dropped by Rashid Khan - off Hardik Pandya-in the fourth over, he survived some closed inside edges as well and made the most of the lifelines. After a slow start, Kohli found the boundary in the third over when he lofted a fuller delivery from Mohammed Shami. Two balls later, a well-timed front-foot drive went through the covers. Kohli's raw emotions were on display. Most boundaries were celebrated like milestones and the relief when he reached the half-century mark (33 balls) with a maximum off Rashid Khan