2024-04-07 03:03:52
Jaipur: Virat Kohli completed his century in 67 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 19th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 against Rajasthan Royals. This is Virat Kohli’s 8th century in IPL career. This is the first century scored by any batsman in the 17th season. In his unbeaten century innings, Virat also hit 9 fours and 4 sixes. In this match against Rajasthan, RCB team came on the field to bat first after losing the toss. Virat Kohli, who came to open the innings with Faf Duplessis, opened his hand from the beginning and completely terrified the Rajasthan bowlers with his explosive batting.
During this, Virat Kohli along with captain Faf Duplessis made an opening partnership of more than 100. For the first time in this 17th season of IPL, there has been a partnership of 100 or more runs between the openers of any team.
RCB’s first wicket fell at the score of 125 runs.
In this match against Rajasthan, RCB’s opener batsmen Virat and Duplessis made a destructive start, but during this, Rajasthan’s fielders dropped three catches each. However, the team got its first success on the score of 125 runs in 14 overs off the bowling of Yuzvendra Chahal. Jos Buttler, while running long, took an excellent catch of Duplessis near the boundary line. Duplessis played an inning of 44 runs in 33 balls for RCB.
Virat Kohli scored unbeaten 113 runs
In the match against Rajasthan, Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion unbeaten after scoring 113 runs in 72 balls. Virat hit 12 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. With this strong innings of Virat Kohli, RCB team scored 183 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.