Former skipper Royal Challengers Bangalore Virat Kohli scored the 46th half-century of his IPL career against Lucknow Super Giants. Kohli touched the 50-run mark in 35 balls. This was Kohli’s second fifty in IPL 2023.
Virat Kohli had scored 42 runs in 25 balls, but he took 10 balls to score the next eight runs. Virat Kohli’s slow approach to reach his fifty didn’t impress former New Zealand player Simon Dull, and he took a dig at the former RCB skipper during the match’s commentary.
Simon Dull, who was available in the commentator panel for the official broadcaster of the IPL, said, “Kohli started the innings in the furious style. He was playing fast, and scoring runs at a good pace. He took 10 balls from 42 to 50 runs. He seemed worried about the record. I don’t think it has a place anywhere in the game. At this time, you should keep scoring runs continuously, especially when you have wickets left. You should score runs continuously.”
Talking about the match, RCB scored 212 runs losing two wickets in 20 overs with the help of captain Faf du Plessis (79 *) half-centuries, Virat Kohli (65) and Glenn Maxwell (59). In reply, Lucknow Super Giants achieved the target by losing 9 wickets in the last ball.
Lucknow Super Giants hold the record for the highest successful chase in IPL history at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Lucknow successfully chased the fourth-highest target in IPL history.
Lucknow Super Giants defeated Royal Challengers in a dramatic turn-of-the-seat encounter and topped the IPL 2023 points table. This was Lucknow’s third win in four matches. At the same time, this was the second defeat of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in three matches. The RCB team led by Faf du Plessis has slipped to the seventh position in the points table.
Highest Run-Chase In History Of IPL:-
- 224 RR vs. PBKS Sharjah 2020
- 219 MI vs. CSK Delhi 2021
- 215 RR vs. Deccan Hyderabad 2008
- 213 LSG vs. RCB Bengaluru 2023
- 211 LSG vs. CSK Mumbai BS 2022
