Star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli registered his one centesimal T20 fifty-plus rating, changing into the primary Indian and total solely third participant to take action. Virat reached this milestone throughout RCB’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match in opposition to Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Chinaswammy Stadium. In the match, the 35-year-old was again at his classic finest following a disappointing sport in opposition to Chennai Super Kings. He scored 77 runs in 49 balls, with 11 fours and two sixes. He scored his runs at a strike charge of over 157.

In 378 appearances, Virat has scored 12,092 runs at a median of 41.26, with eight centuries and 92 fifties. His finest rating is 122*. Virat is India’s main T20 run getter and total sixth.

In phrases of most fifty-plus scores, above Virat are: West Indies batting nice Chris Gayle (110 fifty-plus scores together with 22 centuries) and Australian nice David Warner (109 fifty-plus scores together with eight centuries).

Coming to the match, put to discipline by RCB, Punjab Kings (PBKS) noticed their batters getting begins however none of them may convert it into one thing massive. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan (45 in 37 balls with 5 fours and a six), Jitesh Sharma (27 in 20 balls with a 4 and two sixes) and Sam Curran (23 in 17 balls) performed respectable knocks, however on a batting pleasant Chinnaswammy, PBKS may muster solely 176/6 in 20 overs.

Mohammed Siraj (2/26) and Glenn Maxwell (2/29) took two scalps every. Yash Dayal and Alzarri Joseph took a wicket every.

In the chase of 177, RCB continued to lose wickets at common intervals, however Virat (77 in 49 balls, with 11 fours and two sixes) held the ship regular on the different finish. After his dismissal, issues obtained difficult for RCB, however ending from Dinesh Karthik (28* in 10 balls, with three fours and two sixes) and Mahipal Lomror (17* in eight balls, with two fours and a six) guided the workforce to a four-wicket win with 4 balls left.

Harpreet Brar (2/13) and Kagiso Rabada (2/23) have been the choose of the bowlers for PBKS.

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