Dharamsala: Virat Kohli prime-scored with 92 off 47 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) posted a massive 241/7 in 20 overs against Punjab Kings in Match 58 of Indian Premier League 2024 at the HPCA Stadium on Thursday. It is also RCB’s fourth-best total full in the match.
Kohli hit 7 fours and six sixes at a strike-price of 195.74 in his vintage knock which also took him previous the 600-operate mark in IPL 2024. He was ably supported by Rajat Patidar, who struck 55, his fourth fifty of the time.
For PBKS, pacer Harshal Patel took 3-38, getting his IPL 2024 wickets tally to 20, even though debutant speedy-bowler Vidwath Kaverappa took 2-36, which include a terrific Electric power-play spell, while the hosts had been sloppy in their fielding.
Kohli could have been out on the third ball of the innings if Ashutosh Sharma had not dropped a difficult capture at place off Kaverappa. Faf du Plessis acquired heading with back again-to-back again fours by means of additional-address off Kaverappa, who experienced the very last giggle by obtaining the RCB skipper gap out to deep position in the 3rd more than.
In the exact over of Kaverappa, Kohli acquired one more life on 10 when Rilee Rossouw dropped yet another hard capture at further deal with. Kohli and Will Jacks strike 3 boundaries collectively to take 16 operates off Sam Curran in the fourth around before Kaverappa had the latter sweeping to quick wonderful-leg.
But Kaverappa experienced to see a third capture dropped by PBKS off his bowling, as Patidar’s opportunity was shelled by Harshal Patel at deep wonderful-leg although on zero. Patidar smacked Harshal for three boundaries in a 12-operate sixth over, just before he and Kohli took a 6 each in Kaverappa’s last above.
Patidar stepped up the attack in opposition to spinners by smacking Rahul Chahar for a few sixes in his first above and was presented a different lifestyle when Jonny Bairstow was late to respond to a capture at the rear of. He would get his fifty in 21 balls when he pulled Sam Curran in excess of a shorter fine leg for six, ahead of nicking powering to keeper off the remaining-arm pacer.
Adhering to a 33-minute rain and hail interruption, Kohli obtained his fifty in 32 balls with a classic flick via mid-wicket for four off Liam Livingstone. He continued to nail authoritative boundaries blended with nonchalance and vintage stroke-participate in to the delight of supporters chanting ‘Kohli, Kohli’.
But Kohli fell eight runs small of his 2nd century this period when he sliced an Arshdeep Singh shipping and delivery to deep 3rd guy in the 18th about. Dinesh Karthik hit a few swift boundaries just before holing out to extended-on off Harshal, who castled Mahipal Lomror and had Cameron Green miscuing in the deep on the very last ball of the innings.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 241/7 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 92, Rajat Patidar 55 Harshal Patel 3-38, Vidwath Kaverappa 2-36) versus Punjab Kings