On this day in IPL 2016, Virat Kohli displayed the world his Superhuman capabilities as he managed to notch up a T20 century in the match reduced to 15-overs per side. The match was must-win for Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Captain battling physical pain played a lethal knock that ensured RCB got the match comfortably. Chris Gayle and Kohli took the bowling apart and smashed the bowling KXIP.
With the match reduced to 15-overs, RCB had to ensure they get a win and also boost their net run-rate. They broke both the targets. Their batting was at best inhuman to KXIP bowling and the bowers were literally murdered at the hands of Kohli and Gayle. Following are the bowling figures of the Kings XI Punjab bowling.
- Sandeep Sharma 3 – 0 – 29- 1 Eco 9.66
- MM Sharma 3 – 0 – 33 – 0 Eco 11.00
- KJ Abbott 3 – 0 – 48 – 1 Eco 16.00
- KC Cariappa 3 – 0 – 55 – 0 Eco 18.33
- AR Patel 3 – 0 – 46 – 1 Eco 15.33
Kohli (113 off 50 balls) notched up his fourth century in the IPL season which became the record tally for the IPL. He also became the only batsman to score more than 800 runs in a single edition. The RCB captain blasted 12 fours and eight sixes as he scored 96 runs in 20 boundaries.
Kohli’s opening partner Chris Gayle smashed a devastating 73(32) with the help of four boundaries and eight sixes. The duo smashed the Kings XI Punjab bowlers with a whirlwind 147-run opening stand to set the stage for a huge score. Thanks to Kohli and Gayle’s assault, RCB scored 211/3 in their 15 overs.
In reply, Kings XI Punjab crumbled for only 120 runs. Wriddhimaan Saha was the top scorer with 24 runs from 10 balls. Yuzvendra Chahal took 4/25 in his three overs.
Here is the video of the mind-boggling knock:
Virat Kohli's 113 in 15 overs against KXIP in 2016https://t.co/cLjjSvpssK
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