Virat Kohli also scored a century against Gujarat Titans.
Virat Kohli also scored a century against Gujarat Titans.
IPL 2023: Virat Kohli, playing for his team Royal Challengers Bangalore, scored two consecutive centuries in the last two important league matches of RCB. This was the third time in the history of the Indian Premier League, when a player has scored two consecutive centuries. Before this there are only two players who had done such a feat. Read the highlights of the match before telling about these players…
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s last league match was against Gujarat Titans. In this match of do or die for RCB, Virat Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 101 runs in just 61 balls with the help of 13 fours and a six. However, Gujarat Titans batsman Shubman Gill overturned Virat Kohli’s century by scoring an unbeaten 104 off 52 balls, which led his team to a resounding victory. Royal Challengers Bangalore crashed out of IPL 2023 playoffs after losing by 6 wickets against Gujarat Titans in their last league match.
Despite the defeat, all-round praise for Virat
There was a lot of appreciation for the way the Royal Challengers Bangalore team went ahead after traveling a difficult journey. RCB had kept hopes alive for the playoffs. In the 13th league match of RCB, against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Virat Kohli played a tremendous inning of 100 runs in 63 balls with 12 fours and 4 sixes, giving his team an 8-wicket win. After this, Gujarat Titans also scored a century, due to which Gujarat Titans got a target of 198 runs. RCB fans were hoping that Gujarat would pull off a huge upset to beat Titans, but Shubman Gill dashed the hopes of RCB fans as well.
These batsmen have also scored back to back hundred.
Shikhar Dhawan is the first batsman in the history of IPL to score centuries in two consecutive matches. Dhawan’s maiden century came in IPL 2020 against Kings XI Punjab. Dhawan scored an unbeaten 106 off 61 balls with 12 fours and three sixes in this innings. After this, in the very next match, Dhawan played an unbeaten inning of 101 runs in 58 balls against Chennai Superkings with 14 fours and a six. This was the first time that two consecutive centuries were scored by a player in the IPL.
Jos Buttler also did back to back hundreds
After this, Rajasthan Royals wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler scored 103 runs in 61 balls with the help of 9 fours and 5 sixes against Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals. He scored an inning of 116 runs in 65 balls with the help of 9 fours and 9 sixes. Jos Buttler became the second batsman in the IPL to score two centuries in two consecutive matches.
Virat Kohli spoke on his T20 cricket
Talking to the media, Virat Kohli said, “I am feeling good, a lot of people think that my batting has become weak in T20 cricket. But, I do not think so. I try to play shots in the gap.” And go for the big hits in the last over. You have to read the situation of the match and play accordingly. I am feeling good about my game at the moment.
