Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and India star batsman Virat Kohli on Friday sent a letter to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and India’s upcoming middle-order batsman Rinku Singh Singh presented a bat after his team lost to the two-time champions at the M Chinnnaswamy Stadium at home. KKR also posted a picture of them on their official Story, thanks to Virat for the “advice” and the bat.
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— Kolkata Knight Riders (@KKRiders) March 30, 2024
Virat is the greatest player in the history of the game, having scored 26,733 runs in 522 matches at an average of 54.11, including 80 centuries and 139 fifties. To many, he is the successor to the great Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar. The 35-year-old also leads the all-time IPL run-scoring list with 7,444 runs in 240 games with seven centuries and 52 fifties. Although he won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy with Team India, his team is yet to win the IPL trophy.
Rinku, on the other hand, is a domestic cricket star from Uttar Pradesh who was credited with hitting five consecutive sixes in the final last year off Yash Dayal of Gujarat Titans and completing a nerve-wracking 200 He became famous by running many chases.
The 2023 IPL season was a breakthrough season for him, scoring 474 points in 14 games at an average of 59.25 and a strike rate of nearly 150. He scored four half-centuries. This season, he has played two games and has scored 23 points and 5* so far.
His IPL statistics are: 753 runs in 33 games at an average of 35.86 and a strike rate of 142.08, including 4 fifties. His best score is 67*. He signed with KKR in 2018 after playing for Kings XI Punjab (PBKS) in 2017.
Rinku converted his stellar IPL form into a stellar performance for India, scoring 356 runs in 15 games and 11 innings at an average of 89.00 with a strike rate of over 176 and two fifties. His best score is 69*. He also scored 55 runs in two ODIs for India. UP has strong first-class figures, with 3,173 runs in 47 games at an average of 54.70, 7 tons and 20 50lbs, Rinku could become India’s next all-round star after Virat and Rohit Sharma, With Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill.
After KKR won, they chose to field. After losing skipper Faf early, Virat Kohli put up a 65-run partnership with Cameron Green (33 off 21 balls with 4 boundaries and 2 sixes) and a 65-run partnership with Glenn Maxwell Cooperated for 42 runs (28 off 19 balls with 3 fours and 1 six). six). Virat remained unbeaten on 59 balls with 4 boundaries and 4 sixes and was matched in 20 runs with Dinesh Karthik (20* off 8 balls, including 3 sixes) together took RCB’s record to 182/6.
Andre Russell (2/29) and Harshit Rana (2/39) are the bowlers for KKR.
In the run-chase, Phil Salt (30 off 20 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes) and Sunil Narine (47 off 22 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes) 5 sixes) helped KKR get off to a good start with a quick score of 86 runs. 39 balls. After Vyshak and Mayank Dagar (1/23 each) dismissed the openers, Venkatesh Iyer (50 off 30 balls, including 3 fours and 4 sixes) and captain Shreyas Iyer (39 off 24 balls, including 2 sixes) Four balls and two sixes) guided KKR to a 7-wicket victory with 19 balls remaining.
Sunil won the Man of the Match award in his 500th match with 47 wickets and 1 wicket.
RCB is ranked sixth in the table with 1 win and 2 losses. They only have two points. With two wins from two games, KKR are in second place with 4 points.
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