A section of the crowd asked RCB skipper Faf du Plessis to give the ball to Virat Kohli after the MI batsmen criticized the visitors’ bowling attack as they conceded 197 runs.
Royal Challengers When Bangalore’s talismanic batsman Virat Kohli played Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday (April 11), the crowd was calling his bowl.
RCB second innings
In the second innings of the match, the RCB bowlers were bowled over by the MI batsmen, especially Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma, as the home team chased the target of 197 runs. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s batting line-up comprising Mohammad Siraj, Reece Topley, Akash Deep and Vijaykumar Vyshak faced a tough time against the MI batting attack.
A section of the crowd asked captain Faf du Plessis to give the ball to Virat Kohli, while the batsmen criticized RCB’s bowling attack Kohli and chanted “Kohli ko Bowling do” slogans.
The video went viral on social media.At that time, Virat Kohli struggled with the bat and scored 3 goals from 9 balls. According to Indiatimes, Despite Kohli’s dismissal, Royal Challengers Bangalore went on to post 196/8 in 20 overs, thanks to half-centuries from Faf du Plessis (61) and Dinesh Karthik (52*). Karthik once again played the role of finisher and helped the team achieve overall success.
However, RCB could not fully defend as Mumbai Indians chased down the target with a margin of 4.3 overs. While Ishan Kishan (69) and Suryakumar Yadav (52) made half-centuries, Rohit Sharma scored 39 runs in 24 overs. Skipper Hardik Pandya (21*) and Tilak Verma (16*) contributed to help MI reach the target.
Virat Kohli retains Orange Cap despite poor comeback
Virat Kohli remains at the top despite his best performance in IPL 2024 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.Kohli has scored 319 runs, including 1 century and 2 50s, in six matches so far at an average of 79.75 and a strike rate of 141.78.
Ahead of his match against Mumbai Indians, the 35-year-old had an incredible strike rate of 105.33. He is now below 80 with a batting average of over 25 runs.The talismanic batsman’s best performance came against Rajasthan Royals where he scored his first 50 in IPL 2024 and sealed an unbeaten run of 113 to help RCB to 183/3 Board Report threw.
However, their efforts came to nothing as the Royals chased the target of 184 with four balls to spare. Kohli will be looking to put in a good performance when Royal Challengers Bangalore take on SunRisers Hyderabad at the MA Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 15, On Monday.
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