Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) star batsman Virat Kohli strengthened his lead in the Orange Cap by playing an inning of 51 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. Kohli, who has now scored 430 runs in nine matches, helped RCB beat SRH by 35 runs in Hyderabad. It was RCB’s second win of the season, and their first after six defeats on the bounce. However, Kohli’s innings came under question due to poor strike rate. The 35-year-old took 37 balls to complete his half-century and scored 51 runs in 43 balls at a strike-rate of 118.6.
Amid criticism over his strike-rate in the tournament, Kohli entered the IPL history books with his innings against SRH.
He became the first batsman to score 400 or more runs in 10 IPL seasons. He was earlier at the top along with former CSK batsman Suresh Raina and Delhi Capitals opener David Warner.
Raina and Warner have also scored 400 or more runs in nine seasons. Kohli is now the undisputed leader in this list.
Coming back to the match, Faf du Plessis-led RCB won the toss and scored 206-7, setting a target of 207 for in-form SRH in Hyderabad.
In reply, SRH could only score 171-8 as RCB recorded their second win in nine matches. Despite the win, RCB remains atop the IPL 2024 points table with just four points.
After the match, Faf appeared relieved, saying: “We were close for a while but you need to win matches to get confidence in the group”.
He said, “Big win for us. When you are not winning it affects you mentally, it affects your confidence. You can’t talk about confidence in the group, you can’t fake confidence in the group.” Can show.”
Due to Kohli’s low strike rate, there has been a debate over his place in the T20 World Cup squad. Despite constant buzz, it is highly unlikely that the Indian selectors, led by chairman Ajit Agarkar, will take such a bold decision by leaving out an experienced batsman like Kohli.
India’s T20 World Cup squad is expected to be revealed later this week, with the last date for submission being May 1.
The tournament will start on June 2 in the US.
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