Virat Kohli was at his prime on Thursday evening and the world rejoiced. To prime all of it, the batting nice hit his sixth IPL century off simply 62 balls in an IPL 2023 match towards SunRisers Hyderabad to equal West Indies nice Chris Gayle‘s feat of most variety of tons within the premier T20 competitors. Against SRH, Kohli was at his aggressive greatest proper from the phrase go and the followers current on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, in Hyderabad, lapped up each second of the feat. This was additionally the primary time in IPL historical past {that a} century was scored in each the innings in a match. Earlier, Heinrich Klaasen hit a ton for SRH to assist his staff set a 187-run goal for RCB.

After Klaasen’s ton, Kohli obtained into the job proper from the primary ball. Off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s first supply, Kohli got here up with a traditional shot that pierced between the quilt and level to race to the boundary. If that was successful trailer, the blockbuster was much more good to observe. Kohli by no means stepped off the pedal, and with RCB captain Faf du Plessis by his facet, Kohli shone vibrant as RCB cruised in the direction of the goal.

KING KOHLI

What a knock this has been! @imVkohli has wowed every person together with his masterful century in Hyderabad.

This is his sixth in #TATAIPL, the joint-most within the historical past of the league with Chris Gayle.#SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/G49dbi8bLJ

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 18, 2023

Needing a win to be in a cushty place within the factors desk, RCB had been eyeing a beneficial end result. Thanks to Kohli’s ton and Du Plessis’ 71, RCB gained with 4 balls to spare to enter the top-4 within the factors desk. They now have 14 factors from 13 video games with a NRR of +0.180.

Even the good Sachin Tendulkar was mighty impressed. “It was evident that this would be Virat’s day from the very first ball when he played that cover drive. Virat and Faf both looked in total control, they not only played many big shots but also ran rather well between the wickets to build a successful partnership,” he wrote on Twitter. “186 wasn’t a big enough total for the way they both batted. #SRHvRCB #IPL2023”

It was evident that this might be Virat’s day from the very first ball when he performed that cowl drive.

Virat and Faf each appeared in complete management, they not solely performed many massive photographs but in addition ran slightly effectively between the wickets to construct a profitable partnership.

186 wasn’t a… pic.twitter.com/YpIFVroZfi

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 18, 2023

Kohli hit a minimum of one 4 within the first 4 overs. Thanks to Kohli and du Plessis’ aggressive play, RCB raced to 132/0 in simply 14 overs. Then got here the fifteenth over by Bhuvneshwar Kumar the place Kohli displayed his array of photographs with 4 consecutive boundaries, which had the RCB captain on the different finish in awe too. Three went by means of the covers whereas one was a straighter drive that went previous the long-on boundary.

Again dealing with Bhuvneshwar, Kohli slammed his first IPL century because the 2019 version as  he hit a large six over deep mid-wicket on the fourth ball of the 18th over. Though he was dismissed on the very subsequent supply, Kohli’s majestic knock ensured that RCB didn’t have any hiccups on strategy to pocketing two essential factors.