Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli consolidated his lead within the Orange Cap standings with a 51-run knock vs SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) within the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. Kohli, who has now scored 430 runs in 9 matches, helped RCB beat SRH by 35 runs in Hyderabad. This was RCB’s second win of the season, and their first after six defeats on the bounce. However, Kohli’s knock got here below the scanner owing to poor strike charge. The 35-year-old took 37 balls to finish his half-century, and ended up scoring 51 off 43 balls at a strike-rate of 118.6.
Amid criticism over his strike-rate in match, Kohli entered the IPL historical past books along with his knock towards SRH.
He grew to become the primary batter to attain 400 or extra runs in 10 IPL seasons. He was beforehand tied on the prime with former CSK batter Suresh Raina and Delhi Capitals opener David Warner.
Raina and Warner have additionally scored 400 or extra runs in 9 seasons. Kohli is now the undisputed chief within the listing.
Coming again to the match, the Faf du Plessis-led RCB gained the toss and scored a par 206-7, setting a 207 run goal for the in-form SRH in Hyderabad.
In reply, SRH might solely rating 171-Eight as RCB registered solely their second win in 9 video games. Despite the win, RCB stay rooted to the IPL 2024 factors desk with simply 4 factors.
After the match, Faf was relieved man, saying: “been close for a while but you need to win matches to get confidence in the group”.
“Massive win for us. When you’re not winning it does affect you mentally, it does affect your confidence. You can’t speak confidence into the group, you can’t fake confidence into the group,” he added.
Kohli’s low strike-rate has sparked debate over his place within the T20 World Cup squad. Despite the fixed chatter, it’s extremely unlikely that the Indian selectors, led by chairman Ajit Agarkar, would make such a daring name by dropping an skilled batter like Kohli.
India’s T20 World Cup squad is predicted to be revealed later this weekend, with the deadline for submission May 1.
The match kicks off within the Americas on June 2.
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