Chasing 169 made by Gujarat Titans, RCB rode on Virat Kohli’s stroke-filled knock to reach a winning position. Kohli score 73 runs before getting stumped out off Rashid Khan’s bowling.
Virat Kohli crossed 7,000 T20 runs for RCB. (Courtesy: PTI)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Virat Kohli passed 7,000 runs for RCB in T20s
- Virat Kohli saved his best for the last in IPL
- Virat Kohli formed the base for RCB’s win on the night
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s talisman Virat Kohli saved his best for the last, blasting a 73-run innings off just 54 balls. Kohli’s innings formed the base for RCB’s win against Gujarat Titans in a do-or-die game in the Indian Premier League on Thursday, 19 May.
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Despite starting fidgety in the start of the innings, Kohli grew in the game and started taking it to the opposition in what felt like a tricky pitch to bat on. The former Indian captain in the process went past 7,000 T20 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is the first one to achieve that milestone in the history of franchise cricket. Kohli has close to 6,600 runs in the IPL for his franchise, while the rest of his runs have come in the now defunct Champions League.
Virat Kohli becomes the first player in the history of the franchise league to score 7000 runs for a single team.
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Kohli, who seemed like a deer in the headlights till now, has said multiple times that he does not know what is going wrong in the middle, because he has felt good about his batting throughout the tournament. On the night, Kohli brought out his passionate self, celebrating every single boundary that RCB hit, pumping out the crowd throughout the innings.
The maestro got out to Rashid Khan in the 17th over of the game, while stepping down the track. He had just split the boundary riders for a magnificent six, and wanted to get one more off the Afghan spinner.
This was Kohli’s highest run in the IPL this season, and it came off hitting eight fours and two sixes.
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