Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper, won the toss and elected to field. They made three changes to their side as compared to the two changes made by the Rising Pune Supergiants. Adam Zampa and Chris Jordan made their IPL debuts
However, Ajinkya Rahane played a near flawless innings on way to a second consecutive half-century
Saurabh Tiwary survived dropped catches and a stumping on way to his half-century. Nonetheless, his innings provided an ideal platform for a late flourish.
It proved to be a terrible day for Royal Challengers Bangalore on the field as easy chances were dropped, stumpings were missed and misfields resulted in easy singles going for boundaries. Virat Kohli was furious.
Royal Challengers Bangalore struck early after a miscommunication in running resulted in Usman Khawaja's dismissal
Adam Zampa's struck twice by dismissing KL Rahul and AB de Villiers to bring Rising Pune Supergiants back into the contest
Shane Watson's 13-ball 36-run blitz powered Royal Challengers Bangalore back into the chase
In the end, all that mattered was how long Virat Kohli was at the crease. he paced his innings perfectly enroute to his second IPL century of the season.
Shane Watson's late strikes helped Royal Challengers Bangalore restrict Rising Pune Supergiants to 191
Royal Challengers Bangalore got the chase off to a slow start. However, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul managed to put on a 67-ball 94-run stand for the opening wicket
Kohli's efforts helped Royal Challengers Bangalore win the match by seven wickets and three balls to spare.