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Virat Kohli’s 77-run innings played a key role in RCB’s victory against Punjab Kings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. At a time when Faf du Plessis, Cameron Green and Maxwell were out early, Kohli held one end and led his team to victory.
Kohli was also chosen as the Player of the Match for scoring 77 runs in 49 balls. This was his 17th title in IPL. By doing this, he has equaled Dhoni. AB de Villiers 25 names are at the top of this list. After this comes Chris Gayle 19, David Warner 18. Virat has now gone ahead of Shane Watson and Yusuf Pathan (16 times).
Anyway, after the victory over Punjab, Kohli talked about the fans who reached Chinnaswamy. He said that they always stay with us. He said that going forward people will talk about achievements, statistics here but these will be good memories for us. The love, appreciation and support I get here is amazing. I try to give a fast start to the team, but if wickets fall then I see. This was not a normal flat pitch. I am disappointed that I could not finish the match. I was not allowed to hit some shots. I have to prepare for this.
Kohli also admitted that when it comes to T20 cricket, my name is now associated with promoting the game in different parts of the world. I think I still got it. At the same time, on being away from cricket for two months, he said that for me, for my family – it was an unreal experience. I could not be more grateful to God for getting the opportunity to spend time with the family. It is an amazing experience to be another person on the street and not be recognized. That is the promise I can give here – I will keep coming and keep trying my best.
Talking about the match, RCB got the benefit of their experienced wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik, who played an important role for the team in getting victory over Punjab Kings at Chinnaswamy ground. In the last two overs, when Bangalore needed 23 runs while chasing 177 runs, Dinesh Karthik gave his team victory by hitting two fours and two sixes. Earlier, Punjab had scored 176 runs with the help of Shikhar Dhawan’s 45 and Shashank Singh’s 21 runs off 8 balls. In reply, Bangalore first got the support of Virat who scored 77 runs off 49 balls. After this, Dinesh Karthik scored 28 runs off 10 balls and gave his team victory.
Playing-11 of both the teams Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar. Royal Challengers Bangalore: Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat (wicketkeeper), Alzari Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.
