It was a superb outing for each the Royal Challengers Bangalore openers- Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal – because the pair steered their facet to an emphatic ten-wicket win in opposition to Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League conflict on Thursday.
During the method, Kohli additionally went on to grow to be the primary participant in the historical past of IPL to breach the 6000-run mark, whereas his associate Padikkal went on to slam his maiden century in the profitable T20 league.
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Padikkal took 51 deliveries to achieve the three-figure mark and he now turns into the third uncapped Indian batsman after Paul Valthaty and Manish Pandey to finish a ton in the T20 league. Batting at a strike-rate of 194.23, Padikkal smashed 11 fours and 6 maximums in his unbeaten knock of 101 off 52 balls.
The pupil and the grasp at work. Fabulous viewing. These Southpaws make it look straightforward – @devdpd07 @imVkohli @RCBTweets #RCBvsRR #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/2HsQKN7nXZ
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 22, 2021
Meanwhile, Kohli reached the milestone in his 196th match and now has 5 a whole lot and forty half-centuries underneath his title. Kohli, who began off enjoying as the right second-fiddle for Padikkal, went on to attain 72 from 47 balls, which included six fours and three sixes.
Suresh Raina stands second in the checklist and at the moment is over 500 runs away from coming into the 6000-run membership.
Virat Kohli’s IPL file:
6021 runs – first in all-time checklist
Five centuries – second in all-time checklist
518 fours – third in all-time checklist
40 fifties – third in all-time checklist
204 sixes – fifth in all-time checklist
196 matches – fifth in all-time checklistMaster pic.twitter.com/qNBmHx7aWH
— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) April 22, 2021
Meanwhile, the pair of Kohli and Padikkal additionally stitched the best opening-wicket stand for RCB. The pair added 181 runs for the opening wicket as RCB closed the sport in simply 16.3 overs. The earlier highest opening partnership file of 167 was held by T Dilshan and Chris Gayle, which the pair stitched in 2013.
Earlier in the night, Rajasthan Royals after being requested to bat first, endured a top-order collapse earlier than Riyan Parag together with Shivam Dube introduced issues again in order. Rahul Tewatia then chipped in with a 23-ball 40 cameo, serving to Rajasthan pile a difficult 177/9 in their 20 overs.
