New Delhi: Virat Kohli92 of 47 balls, match rajapatidarA brisk half-century, pushing Royal Challengers Bangalore The total score is as high as 241/7 punjab kings A rain-affected IPL match on Thursday.
Kings XI Punjab’s fielding errors played into RCB’s hands and Kohli and Patidar seized the opportunity and, after being sent to bat, combined to score a quick 72 runs off 32 balls. Falling behind, the Punjabi paid the price with his precise timing, footwork and wrist movement to reach his sixth IPL fifty of the season.
Patidar was also given two lifelines as he provided early momentum with a blistering 23-ball 55 that included six sixes and three fours. , added 92 runs in 46 balls, pushing RCB past the 200-run mark.
Green’s knock featured five boundaries and a six before he was dismissed in the final over as RCB scored 77 runs in the last five overs.
After his majestic knock at the picturesque stadium,Treadmill said:”It was important to maintain my strike rate throughout the innings, so I wanted to grab the momentum. When Rajat was out, it was One tricky stage, we got three points and it rained so we took a little time to settle in,but once Cameron and I settled in,I thought “I’ve got to do it again”.
“The wickets were in a bit of a rhythm and those bowling on the grass were slipping. Our bowlers had a good chance to get ahead early.(Had a good total batting first today) We didn’t think about that. We thought it was 230+ hereandthebowlers are confidentwiththerecentsuccess,”Viratsaid.
“I thought Harshal had great ball otherwise we would have scored over250.(Kavierappa,new bowler)It’s hardto analyzeinjustone game. He has some swing, but It’s hard to count when they’re new and they get out early,” he said.
Cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar has strongly condemned Kohli’s reaction to analysts and commentators questioning his scoring rate ahead of India’s T20 World Cup squad announcement.
Star sports pundit Gavaskar also expressed dissatisfaction with broadcasters for repeatedly showing the clip of Kohli’s outburst, replaying it “six times”.
Kohli refuted the ongoing discussion about his strike rate against spin in the middle overs, claiming that
he knows his game better than his critics.
