SRH vs RCB, Indian Premier League 2023: Virat Kohli finally got to see the next century in the IPL after the 2019 season with the bat. In the match played against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 18 May, Virat Kohli completed his sixth IPL century in 62 balls. With this, Kohli has now equaled Chris Gayle’s record for most centuries in IPL.
In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Virat Kohli had expressed his intentions from the very first ball. When Kohli completed his century by hitting a six in this match, all the players present in the RCB dugout, including RCB captain Faf du Plessis, who was batting with him at that time, bowed down and appreciated his innings.
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— Kishore Chowdary (@KishorePKVK) May 18, 2023
As soon as Kohli’s century was completed, all the fans present at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad were also very happy. It was very important for RCB to win this match to stay in the playoff race. On the basis of Kohli’s innings, Bangalore not only won by 8 wickets but has also secured fourth position in the points table with 14 points.
Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis made this record in their name
So far in the 16th season of IPL, the pair of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis have played a very important role in batting for Royal Challengers Bangalore. In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, both of them played an important role in making the match one-sided with a 172-run partnership for the first wicket. Kohli and du Plessis have added a total of 872 runs for the first wicket so far this season.
The opening pair of Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli has now surpassed the record of most runs scored in a season by the opening pair of Johnny Bairstow and David Warner. Warner and Bairstow scored a total of 791 runs as the opening pair in the 2019 season.
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