PBKS vs RCB: Virat Kohli Breaks Chris Gayle's Record To Achieve Incredible Milestone In T20 Cricket

Punjab Kings (PBKS) interim skipper Sam Curran had won the toss & elected to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Virat Kohli & Faf du Plessis got RCB to a flyer as they scored 59 runs in the power-play overs for the loss of no wickets.

Virat & Faf made sure that they rotate the strike on a consistent basis and targeted an odd boundary. PBKS’s bowlers weren’t giving any freebies as the duo had to take calculative risks. The pitch wasn’t a belter as the spinners were getting help from the surface.

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At the end of 12 overs, Virat Kohli & Faf du Plessis notched up yet another century partnership in IPL 2023. Virat Kohli was seen playing the second fiddle. PBKS skipper Sam Curran also gave an over to the part-time spinner Liam Livingstone but he couldn’t break the partnership.

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Virat Kohli Surpasses Chris Gayle’s Record

On the last ball of the 14th over, Virat Kohli smashed a boundary on the bowling of Arshdeep Singh and struck yet another half-century. Virat Kohli now has 89 half-centuries in T20s (including T20Is) in 365 matches and has gone past the legendary batter Chris Gayle who had 88 half-centuries to his name in 463 matches. Overall, David Warner has most half-centuries (96) in T20s.

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Also, Virat Kohli has struck 50 half-centuries for RCB which is the most by any batter for a team in the history of T20s. Virat Kohli would be keen to convert this fifty into a significant score as at the end of 14 overs, RCB’s score was 118-0.

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Crucial Phase for PBKS

PBKS will need a wicket badly as Virat & Faf can go berserk from this stage. It won’t be a bad idea to bring back Nathan Ellis into the attack as the right-arm speedster not only has got express pace but can deceive the batters with his variations.

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RCB would be eyeing a score in excess of 180+ and given the fact that Shikhar Dhawan is not playing, RCB would back themselves to defend the target. The role of Glenn Maxwell will be quite pivotal in this scenario as the stage is set for him to play his natural game.

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