Virat Kohli stars as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) humble the Mumbai Indians (MI) on Monday at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
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KOHLI STARS AS RCB TAKE DOWN MI BY 12 RUNS
Kohli stars as RCB take down MI by 12 runs before a big crowd at Wankhede Stadium.
Furthermore, the Challengers drew impressive performances from Kohli (67) and team captain Rajat Patidar (64) to reach 221/5 in 20 overs.
Moreover, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, and Kunal Pandya displayed a defensive masterclass as RCB denied MI any chance for a comeback.
Kohli completed his fastest T20 (Twenty20) fifty since 2019, and it was his first in under 30 balls in the IP since 2018.
Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma bowled RCB’s first five overs for just 21 runs to leave the Indians with only 2.25% chance of winning based on ESPNcricinfo’s forecaster.
VIRAT RESETS HISTORY BOOKS AGAIN WITH RCB
Kohli resets history books with his wicked performance for RCB on this one.
Moreover, the Indian 36-year-old top order batter now becomes the fastest Indian cricketer to score 13,000 T20 runs.
Furthermore, he also became the first Indian batter to score 13,000 runs in the shortest format of the sport.
Kohli slammed a six off Jasprit Bumrah that got the crowd animated and experts thrilled.
He completed the half-century in only 29 deliveries, with Chris Gayle being the fastest to reach the feat in 381 innings.
However, Kohli made the feat in 388 innings.
PANDYA FELT PITCH’S GOOD CONDITIONS PROMPTED HIM TO BOWL FIRST AGAINST CHALLENGERS
Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya felt the pitch’s good conditions prompted him to bowl first against the Challengers.
Furthermore, the Indians’ team captain was also convinced the presence of dew may come into play later into the evening’s match.
Moreover, he also felt MI are missing some things at certain moments during the match.
“When the wicket is good, it stays that wat, and with dew, it could only get better,” Pandya said.
He noted that the Indians playing at home gave them a nice opportunity to play efficient cricket and entertai their fans.
