In Pics, IPL 2022, Match 43: Virat Kohli hits 58 but RCB lose to high-flying Gujarat Titans

Superstar cricketer Virat Kohli struck form with his first half-century of this Indian Premier League season on Saturday, but failed to inspire Royal Challengers Bangalore who slipped to their third straight loss. (BCCI/IPL Photos)

After a string of low scores including two golden ducks, Kohli hit 58 off 53 balls to guide Bangalore to 170 for six against Gujarat Titans at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

Gujarat were in trouble at 95-4 in 12.5 overs when David Miller (39*) and Rahul Tewatia (43*) put on an unbeaten stand of 79 to power their team home with three balls and six wickets to spare. (BCCI/PTI Photo)

The left-hand batting pair took on the Bangalore bowlers with a flurry of boundaries and Tewatia, called ice-man by the commentators for his finishing abilities, hit the winning four. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

Gujarat, one of the two new teams to join the world's most valuable cricket tournament, consolidated their position at the top of the 10-team table with eight wins out of nine matches. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

RCB skipper Faf du Plessis got out for nought but Kohli then got going with Rajat Patidar, who made 52, to put on 99 runs for the second wicket and take the attack to the opposition. (BCCI/ANI Photo)

Kohli hit a six and four before reaching his fifty as he raised his bat amid a standing ovation from the crowd that included his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

Kohli, who had scores of 41 not out, 12, 5, 48, 1, 12, 0, 0, 9, looked assured in his shot-making as he hit six fours and one six before being bowled by a yorker from Shami. (BCCI/IPL Photo)

Patidar scored his maiden IPL fifty in 29 balls but Kohli's innings his 43rd IPL half-century remained the flavour of the RCB innings. (BCCI/IPL Photo)