Virat Kohli’s unique style for Dinesh Karthik on getting the Orange Cap is going viral. Look cricket news

Dinesh Karthik and Swapnil Singh came to the rescue of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their IPL 2024 clash against Gujarat Titans on Saturday. Chasing a lowly 148 after GT was out for 147, RCB were 92/0 in 5.5 overs with Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli in fine form in the powerplay. However, RCB suffered a collapse in the middle of the innings, and Joshua Little and Noor Ahmed lost six wickets in the space of 25 runs.

While RCB seemed to be losing their grip, unbeaten cameos from Karthik (21) and Swapnil (15) gave the team their third consecutive win of the season, and two bounces against GT after last weekend’s success in Ahmedabad. But.

There was a party atmosphere in Bengaluru after the match as star batsman and former RCB captain Kohli reclaimed the Orange Cap from CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Kohli, who scored a quickfire 42 runs on Saturday, now has 542 runs in 11 matches, with Gaikwad (509) playing for CSK against Punjab Kings on Sunday.

After the match, Karthik handed the orange cap back to Kohli and Kohli made a respectful gesture towards Kohli and bowed his head before the two hugged.

A video of this has now gone viral on social media.

Consistency is king, and King Kohli has proved it once again be it health, fitness or performance on the field!

King has again become the Orange Cap holder.#Virat Kohli #rcbvgt #playbold pic.twitter.com/ACY9uhsXVA

– Duroflex (@Duroflex_world) 4 May 2024

Coming back into the match, the departure of Du Plessis (64) started the collapse as Gujarat bounced back with the wickets of Joshua Little and Noor Ahmed and left the opposition in trouble at 117-6 with Kohli out. Went.

Will Jacques, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green were all dismissed cheaply, before Karthik and Swapnil ensured there was no further drama as they scored an unbeaten 35 to take the team to victory.

Electing to bat first, Gujarat had lost three wickets for 19 runs in six overs, but big hitter Shahrukh Khan, who top-scored with 37 runs, remained in a strong position by sharing a 61-run partnership with David Miller, who scored 10 runs in 20 balls. Scored 30 runs.

The win helped RCB move out of the bottom of the table. They are currently placed seventh in the points table with three games remaining.

Left-hander Rahul Tewatia smashed 35 off 21 balls and stitched another crucial partnership with Rashid Khan to add respectability to the total.

(With AFP inputs)