Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star, earned admiration. Fans praised his splendid century against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur, April 6.
Kohli’s exceptional innings was a one-man show. Sanju Samson, RR captain, won the toss. He asked RCB to bat first on a sluggish pitch. Faf du Plessis, Royal Challengers’ skipper, struggled for rhythm. His 44-run knock lacked fluency.
Virat Kohli looked in good form at the other end, anchoring the innings nicely by combining prudence and aggressiveness. He established a solid platform for the visiting team with a 125-run opening partnership with Faf du Plessis.
Kohli then scored his ninth IPL century, finishing on 113* (72) to help RCB reach 183/3 in 20 overs. Cameron Green failed to smash big in the final few overs, finishing undefeated on five runs after facing six balls. It reduced the Bengaluru team’s chances of scoring some more runs.
Fans saw Virat Kohli’s knock against RR and voiced their opinions by uploading fascinating memes on social media. Here are some of the finest memes about the topic:
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Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler regained to form after a poor run of recent matches with a match-winning century in this game. He guided RR to victory, scoring a six in the final over. Buttler also hit his sixth IPL century with that strike.
RCB captain Faf du Plessis reacted on the loss after the game, saying:
“We could have maximised towards the end but the way their spinners bowlers, it was staying low and getting difficult. Now in hindsight we feel we should have pushed a bit more towards the end. Obviously, Virat played really well towards the end. We had wickets in hand but me and Virat wanted to squeeze as much as we can as their were big boys were waiting in the dug out.”
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Faf Du Plessis continued:
“A lot of balls were keeping low and it was easier against the pacers. There was moisture and this is what dew does. We were excellent in the first four overs but the one over from the spinner that went for 24 runs shifted the pressure back on us.
“When two right handers are there it’s not the greatest of options going for off spin. We weren’t good on the field. Not too worried about the catches, it’s more about the intensity as a fielding group.”
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