Virat Kohli has been leading Royal Challengers Bangalore for the last two matches because regular skipper Faf Du Plessis is not fully fit. The special thing is that the performance of RCB under the leadership of Kohli in both matches has been unmatched, and the team has tasted victory in both matches. Bangalore’s performance under Virat’s captaincy against Rajasthan was top-class, but Kohli made a big mistake on the field in the joy of victory.
Due to the slow over-rate in the match against Rajasthan, Kohli has been fined 24 lakhs. Not only Virat but all the players of the team have been fined 6 lakhs. Faf Du Plessis was captaining the team in the first match, and he was fined 12 lakhs. This is the second time in IPL 2023 that when RCB team has been fined due to slow over-rate.
Due to the slow over rate twice in IPL 2023, now the team of Royal Challengers Bangalore has been fined. If the team’s bowlers repeat the same mistake after the third time, along with a fine of 30 lakhs, the team’s captain will also be banned for one match. That means the threat of a ban is now endangering Virat Kohli. Kohli had told at the time of the toss in the match against Rajasthan that he would be seen captaining RCB in the coming to few matches.
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by 7 runs in a thrilling match. Batting first, RCB had scored 189 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs, in response to which Rajasthan’s team could score only 182 runs, losing 6 wickets. For Bangalore, Faf scored 62, and Glenn Maxwell scored 77 runs.
