Virat Kohli plays against Mitchell Starc.©Twitter
Virat Kohli was at his best for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2024 match on Friday. Continuing his good show in IPL 2024, Kohli once again scored a half-century. As wickets continued to fall at the other end, Kohli kept his composure to craft his innings with precision. However, the one move that got everyone talking was his film on the Rs 24.75 crore purchase of KKR. Mitchell Starc in the third, it resulted in a six.
Sunil Gavaskar (part of English commentary) and Ravi Kishan (part of Bhojpuri commentary panel) could not keep calm after the shot.
“What a shot. Look at that bottom hand,” Sunil Gavaskar said.
Talking about the game, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to play against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
RCB registered their first win of the season after their four-wicket triumph over Punjab Kings in their second match of the campaign. While KKR also picked up their first win of the season in their second match of the season. They edged out Sunrisers Hyderabad with a 4-run win in a nail-biting thriller. Both teams will look to keep the winning momentum in their favor.
Shreyas Iyer, skipper of KKR, said after winning the toss: “We will bowl first. I had a brief conversation with the curator, she was like the ball is also spinning. (Morale) It’s fantastic, everyone is in a good mood. We “I have to continue the same momentum. It’s important to be in the present. My role is to play an anchoring role. It’s always good to have a lethal bowling team. It is important to stay in the present. We need to make sure we capitalize on the start. Bowling – Anukul enters. I’m seriously confused. I’m given two teams.
Captain of RCB Faf du Plessis said during the toss: “The same (would have bowled first). It’s a new wicket, it looks a good wicket, we have to see how it plays in the first innings. It is important to close matches at the start of the season. All great crickets adapt, it’s important to assess the conditions. We like the support and the atmosphere. Same team.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Game XI): Philip Salt (w), Venkatesh IyerShreyas Iyer(c), Ramandep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andrew Russell, Sunil NarineMitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Player XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat(w), Dinesh Karthik, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.
With ANI inputs
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