Virat Kohliwho lost his orange hat indian cricket league 2024Earlier this week, Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad reclaimed the title of top scorer for the Chennai Super Kings with his knock of 42 runs. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their victory gujarat titans in Bangalore on Saturday. But it wasn’t just his brisk knock but also his cheeky gesture after taking the hat from teammate Dinesh Karthik that set the internet on fire.
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Kohli scored just 27 off 42 balls at a strike rate of 155.56 while he partnered with RCB captain and top scorer Faf du Plessis for an opening score of 92. Faf du Plessis scored a 23-ball 62 which included 10 fours and 3 sixes. However, RCB’s middle-order struggled to win against Joshua Little (4/42). succumbed while chasing the Gujarat Titans’ sub-par 147.
But the partnership of Kohli and Du Plessis did enough damage in the first half, with veterans Karthik (21 off 12 balls) and Swapil Singh (15 off 9 balls) taking the team back with 13.4 overs Home, winning by 4 wickets.
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IPL 2024 Ranking: Points table | orange hat | purple hat
Kohli scored just 27 off 42 balls at a strike rate of 155.56 while he partnered with RCB captain and top scorer Faf du Plessis for an opening score of 92. Faf du Plessis scored a 23-ball 62 which included 10 fours and 3 sixes. However, RCB’s middle-order struggled to win against Joshua Little (4/42). succumbed while chasing the Gujarat Titans’ sub-par 147.
But the partnership of Kohli and Du Plessis did enough damage in the first half, with veterans Karthik (21 off 12 balls) and Swapil Singh (15 off 9 balls) taking the team back with 13.4 overs Home, winning by 4 wickets.
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Kohli’s knock takes him past Gaikwad Orange Cap standings. CSK’s Gaikwad leads by nine runs before Friday’s match begins. Kohli has scored 542 runs in 11 games so far this season.
After the match, Kohli took over the orange cap from Kartik, who placed it on Virat’s head. After receiving the gift, Kohli cheekily bowed to Kartik and both were smiling.
RCB bowlers, led by two wickets each from Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vyshak and Mohammed Siraj, defeated the Gujarat Titans by just 147 runs after the hosts won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The win moved RCB to seventh place in the points table, but their chances of making the playoffs still hang in the balance.
