Virat Kohli smashed his consecutive century for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the match performed on Sunday towards Gujarat Titans. Virat’s ton got here throughout a really essential time when the crew was 5 wickets down. He hit 100 off 60 balls together with 13 fours and a six. By his spectacular batting Virat broke series of records and registered special milestones.
Kohli surpassed Chris Gayle to attain most centuries in the historical past of IPL as he registered his seventh century of the season. He has additionally reached the 600-run-mark in the 2023 version of the event. It consists of 6 half-centuries and two centuries. Virat Kohli had earlier scored 4 centuries in the 12 months 2016 and a century in the 12 months 2019. His earlier hundred got here in their final recreation towards Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Players with probably the most centuries in IPL historical past –Â
Batters with 600-plus runs IPL
- 4 – KL Rahul (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- 3 – Virat Kohli (2013, 2016, 2023)
- 3 – David Warner (2016, 2017, 2019)
- 3 – Chris Gayle (2011, 2012, 2013)
- 2 – Faf du Plessis (2021, 2023)
Virat has climbed to the second place in the Orange Cap record of this season after Faf du Plessis with 639 runs. He additionally grew to become the third participant in the historical past of the event to smash back-to-back a whole bunch in a season. Before him, solely Shikhar Dhawan and Jos Buttler reached the milestone.
Batters to hit back-to-back IPL centuries
- 2 – Shikhar Dhawan (DC, 2020)
- 2 – Jos Buttler (RR, 2022)
- 2 – Virat Kohli (RCB, 2023)
“We would have taken that with both hands once we were five wickets down. We pretty much pulled things back towards the end. Close to 200 is a winnable score for me. It’s upon the bowlers to execute. I felt great. Lot of people think that my T20 cricket is declining, I don’t think so. I look to hit gaps and then the big ones towards the end. You have to read situations and rise up to the situations. I feel really good with my game at the moment. Spin wasn’t easy to get away. There’s enough on this pitch for our bowlers. What matters is to stay in the present. I wasn’t focusing on the rain, focused on what I need to do for the team,” Virat mentioned after the primary innings.
Virat Kohli vs Gujarat titans –Â
- 58(53) – 2022
- 73(54) – 2022
- 101(61) – 2023
