Virat Kohli was within the thick of issues all through the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2024 match in opposition to Gujarat Titans on Saturday. Before even the mathematics begun, Kohli was criticised by Sunil Gavaskar for some sturdy feedback on cricket specialists. Then when RCB chased a low complete of 148, Virat Kohli scored 42 off simply 27 balls to assist his workforce win. He was additionally concerned in a stupendous fielding effort that noticed him run out GT’s Shahrukh Khan. The effort was so good that even Kohli’s RCB teammate Cameron Green was shocked.
It occurred as Rahul Tewatia despatched again Shahrukh who was making an attempt to steal a single. But Kohli grabbed the ball with wonderful alacrity and his one0handed throw hit the stumps.
#RCBvGT #TATAIPL #IPLonJioCinema #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/xNhbIBu9Yw
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 4, 2024
Royal Challengers Bengaluru pressed the self-destruction button midway however a blazing fifty by captain Faf du Plessis had sufficient torque in it to hold them to a four-wicket over Gujarat Titans of their IPL match right here on Saturday.
Du Plessis (64, 23b, 10×4, 3×6) and Kohli (42, 27b, 2×4, 4×6), who added 92 runs in simply 35 balls for the opening wicket, have been in prime contact as Royal Challengers moved previous a frail goal of 148, braving some nervy moments, most of it their very own creation.
The win additionally lifted RCB to seventh place on the desk with eight factors from 11 matches, and stored their mathematical possibilities of making it to the play-offs alive.
Before RCB batsmen joined the occasion, their bowlers got here up with an immaculate effort on a supportive pitch to bowl GT to a modest 147.
There have been a few good partnerships – 61 between David Miller and Shahrukh Khan and 44 by Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan – however the Titans lacked that one massive innings or a stand that might have given them a firmer grip on the match.
In reality, they appeared distinctly incapable of accelerating even within the Power Play as their top-order batters struggled in opposition to RCB pacers, Mohammed Siraj (2/29) and Yash Dayal (2/21) who caught to an exquisite size.
That GT managed to strike simply two fours in Power Play supplied ample proof to their wrestle and RCB bowlers’ accuracy.
With PTI inputs
Topics talked about on this article