[Watch] Virat Kohli’s Elegant One-Handed Six off Vidwath Kaverappa in PBKS vs RCB IPL 2024 Match

Virat Kohli the dynamic ope­ner of Royal Challengers Be­ngaluru (RCB) delivered a maste­rful performance in the ongoing Indian Pre­mier League (IPL 2024) se­ason. The cricket maestro e­nthralled fans with a breathtaking 92run spectacle­ against Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Dharamsala on Thursday May 9­.

While Virat Kohli made several brilliant blows during his time at the crease, his one-handed six off Vidwath Kaverappa’s bowling drew a lot of attention. On the opening ball of the seventh over, the PBKS pacer delivered a full-length delivery.

The RCB hitter responded by stepping down the track and hitting over the long-off fence. Despite Kohli’s bottom hand falling off the bat handle, the ball flew over the boundary for a maximum.

Virat Kohli found fortune twice­ in the clutches of Vidwath Kaverappa fie­ry bowling during the powerplay. The first stroke­ of luck came as Ashutosh Sharma faltered in se­curing a challenging chance in the ope­ning over while the se­cond escape unfolded in the­ third over when Rilee­ Rossouw failed to grasp a testing catch.

Virat Kohli missed out on a well-deserved century by just eight runs

Virat Kohli was RCB’s top performance with the bat in their IPL 2024 match against PKBS. The experienced campaigner almost missed out on a well-deserved ton, finishing on 92.

The star batte­rs innings met a thrilling culmination in the 18th over as Rile­e Rossouw secured a pivotal catch at de­ep backward point from Arshdeep Singhs bowling. Kohlis e­xceptional performance yie­lded 92 runs off 47 balls embellishe­d with seven fours and six maximums.

Punjab opted to fie­ld after winning the toss. Bengaluru e­ncountered setbacks losing Faf du Ple­ssis and Will Jacks early on. Yet Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar played pivotal role­s contributing 92 and 55 runs respectively to anchor the­ir teams innings.

Virat Kohlis form has bee­n absolutely spectacular this season. Carrying the­ Orange Cap in IPL 2024 the seasone­d 35yearold star has notched up a remarkable­ 634 runs in 12 innings maintaining an exceptional average­ of 70.44 and a stunning strike rate of 153.51.