Virat Kohli was at his finest for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2024 match on Friday. Continuing his good present within the IPL 2024, Kohli but once more scored a half-century. While wickets saved falling on the different finish, Kohli saved his cool to craft his innings with precision. However, the one shot that bought everyone speaking was his flick off KKR’s Rs 24.75 crore purchase Mitchell Starc in  the third over that resulted in a six.

Sunil Gavaskar (a part of the English commentary) and Ravi Kishan (a part of the Bhojpuri commentary panel) couldn’t hold calm after the shot.

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“What a shot. Look at that bottom hand,” Sunil Gavaskar mentioned.

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Talking concerning the recreation, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Shreyas Iyer gained the toss and opted to bowl in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

RCB registered their first win of the season following their four-wicket overcome Punjab Kings of their second recreation of the marketing campaign. While KKR additionally clinched their first win of the season of their second recreation of the season. They edged previous Sunrisers Hyderabad with a 4-run win in a nail-biting thriller. Both groups might be seeking to hold the profitable momentum of their favour.

KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer mentioned after profitable the toss, “We are going to bowl first. HAd a brief chat with the curator, she was like the ball will spin as well. (Morale) It is fantastic, everyone is in high spirits. We have to carry forward the same momentum. It is important to be in the present. My role is to play an anchor role. It’s always good to have a lethal bowling line-up. It is important to stay in the present. We have to see to it that we capitalize on the start. The bowling – Anukul comes in. I am seriously confused. There are two teams given to me.”

RCB captain Faf du Plessis mentioned throughout the time of the toss, “The same (would have bowled first). It’s a fresh wicket, looks a good wicket, you have to see how it plays in the first innings. It’s important to close games early in the season. All the great crickets adapt, it’s important to assess the conditions. We love the support and atmosphere. Same team.”

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Starc, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis(c), Cameron Green, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Anuj Rawat(w), Dinesh Karthik, Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal.

With ANI inputs