Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been dominating in this season of the competition, and one of the major reasons for their success has been their explosive batting order. Once again, the legendary Virat Kohli has led the batting order from the front.
Having already played their first game against the Gujarat Titans this season, the defending champions already have the upper hand, having defeated them the last time they met this season at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. However, the idea seemed evident that Kohli is not willing to let this opportunity slip away.
Virat Kohli’s threatens Prabhsimran Singh’s record with flurry of boundaries off Kagiso Rabada
Virat Kohli has announced his form since the last game and has once again looked in superb touch against the Gujarat Titans as he smashed veteran pacer Kagiso Rabada for five consecutive boundaries in his very first over.
Bowling the second over in the powerplay, Rabada did offer a bit of width outside the stumps, and the 9000-run veteran was not in the kind of form to miss out on those freebies. He thumped Rabada to different areas of the ground and smashed him for five fours, taking 21 runs off his first over.
In this very season, when PBKS opener Prabhsimran Singh chased the massive 265-run target for his team, he smashed Mukesh Kumar for a 24-run over, scoring a boundary off every ball of his final over of the powerplay.
Pace meets 𝙋𝙀𝙍𝙁𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 🤌
🎥 Virat Kohli with 5️⃣ consecutive boundaries against Kagiso Rabada 🔥
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