At the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on May 18, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL league match and the game was won by RCB by 8 wickets while Virat Kohli received praise from head coach Sanjay Bangar for his century during the run chase.
At the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on May 18, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL league match. The game was won by RCB by 8 wickets. Virat Kohli received praise from head coach Sanjay Bangar for his century during the run chase.
Bangar said that Virat had a fantastic inning because he started hitting boundaries in the first over. There is a sense that tonight is going to be something exceptional.
Royal Challengers Bangalore started the run-chase in full attacking mode. Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis didn’t give a chance for the SRH bowlers to get in the game. Using 63 balls, Kohli scored 100 runs by hitting 12 boundaries and four maximums.
While Faf hit 71 runs off 47 balls, including two maximums and seven boundaries. Virat Kohli received the Man of the Match award for his amazing performance.
Virat Kohli’s special innings gained special attention after the match as players showered their praise for the RCB legend.
“What a fabulous inning for Virat, the moment he scored a boundary in the first over itself, you knew something special was brewing up and he just continued. Some of the shots he played, he silenced a lot of critics who say that he can’t play big shots,”
stated head coach Sanjay Bangar.
Talking about the partnership of Faf and Virat, Mike Hesson who is the Director of Cricket Operations of RCB said,
“Unbelievable partnership, of course, Faf has been doing it all year and Virat stepped up a notch today. All hail the king, that was a fantastic century from him. It was enjoyed by all of us.”
Wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Kartik also applauded Kohli as he said,
“It has been a long time waiting, we all feel that it was just around the corner and it’s just so good to see him bat the way he did. Take on the bowlers, he is just brilliant and to watch him play the shots he did was outstanding”
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell commented on the partnership of Faf and Kohli,
“Brilliant innings, it was really good. 150-run partnership, no biggie, that’s what they do every day. We are not surprised with these innings; they just need to keep doing it.”
Sunrisers Hyderabad batted first and scored 186 runs with the loss of five wickets. In-form batsmen, Heinrich Klaasen scored a century, 104 runs of 51 balls smashing eight boundaries and six maximums. However, SRH’s efforts were in vain because their bowling fell short and badly failed when it required most. Additionally, SRH’s player appeared sluggish on the pitch and allowed the opposition to score easily.