Padikkal, who scored his maiden IPL century, put up an unbeaten 181-run opening stand with Kohli to help RCB win the match on Wednesday with nearly four overs remaining.
While Kohli anchored at the other end, Padikkal kept hitting boundaries for fun as the pair added the first 100 runs within just 9.4 overs.
Paddikal took just 51 deliveries to score his maiden IPL century in an unbeaten opening wicket partnership with skipper Kohli as RCB chase down 178 in the 17th over.
Kohli played second fiddle to young opener Devdutt Paddikal on the night as the duo chased down the target of 178 runs within 17th over to stretch their victory run to four games.
Paddikal slams his maiden IPL century in an unbeaten opening wicket partnership with skipper Kohli as RCB chase down 178 in the 17th over.
Kohli also became the first IPL skipper to have fifty 50+ scores. He stands tall in the list, followed by Gautam Gambhir (36) and David Warner (31).
Kohli said that the 'confident' RCB unit has the ability to chase any total down.
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Hoping to keep the momentum going, Kohli's RCB will take on Rajasthan Royals on Thursday.
There is nothing to separate between the two sides, with both winning 10 games each in 20 encounters so far.
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RCB head in to the game after three morale-boosting victories, while the RR have managed to win only one of their three fixtures.
Washington made his Test debut earlier this year against Australia in Brisbane.
The South African cricketer has been in good form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) thus far despite having not played any cricket after the end of the 2020 edition of the tournament.
De Villiers himself is keen to play the T20 World Cup in India later this year, and is supposed to discuss the subject with national team head coach Mark Boucher towards the end of the IPL.
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 38 runs in Chennai to go top of the points table. In match 11 of IPL 2021, in Mumbai, Delhi Capitals have opted to bowl first against Punjab Kings, with the hope of getting their campaign back on track.
De Villiers, 37, said he is going to communicate with South Africa head coach Mark Boucher towards the end of the IPL.
Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers's whirlwind half centuries propelled RCB to 204/4 and KKR scored 166/8 in reply.
RCB have reaped the rewards by giving Maxwell the responsibility of a No.4 batsman. 46 of his 82 knocks in IPL have been at either No.3 or 4, where Maxwell has scored 1183 runs at a strike rate of 163.2 with seven half-centuries.
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