PBKS vs RCB: Virat Kohli Becomes The First Player To Complete Century Of 30+ Scores In IPL History
Published - 20 Apr 2023, 07:50 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
During a group-stage match of the Indian Premier League 2023, Virat Kohli, filling in as captain for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, played a remarkable innings of 59 runs against the Punjab Kings.
Kohli’s impressive performance also resulted in breaking a few records, including achieving his 100th 300+ score in franchise-based leagues, as well as crossing the milestone of 600 boundaries.
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Prior to this innings, Virat Kohli had hit 598 fours in his Indian Premier League (IPL) career. However, with his performance in the match against Punjab Kings, he surpassed the 600-boundary mark by adding five more to his tally.
Additionally, Kohli made history by becoming the first player to score 30 or more runs in 100 innings in the IPL. His innings eventually came to an end when he was dismissed by Harpreet Brar after contributing 59 runs in 47 deliveries, featuring five fours and one six.
IPL 2023 | India National Cricket Team | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | Delhi Capitals (DC) | Gujarat Titans (GT) | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) | Mumbai Indians (MI) | Punjab Kings (PBKS) | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Virat Kohli Has The Most 30+ Scores in IPL
100 – Virat Kohli
91 – Shikhar Dhawan
90 – David Warner
85 – Rohit Sharma
77 – Suresh Raina
Virat Kohli and Faf Du Plessis had an incredible 137 runs stand for the first wicket in 16 overs as the duo punished the PBKS bowlers all over the park. However, with Harpreet Brar striking Kohli and Maxwell on consecutive deliveries Punjab were able to make a comeback in the game.
After Kohli’s dismissal, RCB lost a few quick wickets, but they managed to post a competitive total of 174 for 4 in their allotted 20 overs. While Kohli’s innings was undoubtedly the highlight of the RCB innings, there were also notable contributions from Du Plessis who scored 89 runs for his team despite being not completely fit for the match.
Punjab Kings will fancy their chances of bagging the win in the fixture, but it is going to surely be a tough job for the franchise in the absence of the regular skipper Shikhar Dhawan as Punjab have been reliant on the batter.
Virat Kohli | Rohit Sharma | Rishabh Pant | KL Rahul | Suryakumar Yadav | Sanju Samson | Shreyas Iyer | Yuzvendra Chahal | Jasprit Bumrah
