{"id":48807,"date":"2026-04-15T23:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=48807"},"modified":"2026-04-15T23:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:42:11","slug":"ipl-2026-rcb-vs-lsg-im-still-not-100-virat-kohli-despite-leading-the-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-rcb-vs-lsg-im-still-not-100-virat-kohli-despite-leading-the-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 RCB vs LSG: \u201cI\u2019m Still Not 100%\u201d \u2013 Virat Kohli despite leading the chase"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kohli plays through discomfort, still dictates the chase<\/strong><\/p>\n

Virat Kohli was not fully fit, but it barely showed. Coming in as an Impact Sub after illness and a minor leg issue, he still set the tone in the chase at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. When he is part of a chase here, the tempo often shifts early.<\/p>\n

Against Mohammed Shami, he began with three boundaries in an over. In the very next over from Prince, he collected 17 runs, taking control straight away. On a slower surface, Kohli adjusted rather than forcing shots, keeping the required rate under control.<\/p>\n

He later admitted he was \u201cstill not 100%\u201d and had been unwell in the lead-up. Yet his intent and movement did not reflect that. How does he continue to influence games even when not fully fit?<\/p>\n

RCB bowlers lay the platform with disciplined effort<\/strong><\/p>\n

Royal Challengers Bengaluru had already set the game up with the ball. Josh Hazlewood hit hard lengths consistently, troubling batters early. Rasikh Salam Dar (4 wicket) \u00a0provided the breakthrough, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar ( 3 wicket)controlled the scoring with tight lines.<\/p>\n

That collective effort restricted Lucknow Super Giants to 146 in 20 overs, the lowest full-innings total this season. It meant the chase needed control more than risk, and RCB had already gained the advantage.<\/p>\n

Numbers underline Kohli\u2019s impact, but workload question remains<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kohli now has 185 IPL sixes among Indian openers, moving ahead of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. He has scored 228 runs in five matches at an average of 57.00 and a strike rate of 158.33, taking the Orange Cap from Heinrich Klaasen.<\/p>\n

Virat Kohli also said he was pleased with his approach but admitted he should have finished the chase. He noted the pitch slowed down, so he focused on maintaining his method, though he felt he could have stayed till the end.<\/p>\n

He fell for 49, his first such dismissal in the IPL, but the job was largely done. With this win, they move to the top of the table and continue to build momentum at home. RCB still rely heavily on him in chases. Even when not fully fit, he controls the game. The question now is simple: how long can they manage his workload without affecting their most reliable match-winner?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kohli plays through discomfort, still dictates the chase Virat Kohli was not fully fit, but it barely showed. Coming in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":48803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48807"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48813,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48807\/revisions\/48813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}