Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) veteran batsman Virat Kohli scored his sixth century in the IPL. He scored 100 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday (May 18) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. He hit 12 fours and four sixes in his 63-ball innings. During this, Virat's strike rate was 158.73.
Thanks to Kohli's century, RCB defeated Hyderabad by eight wickets. With this win, he has kept his playoff hopes alive. He got 14 points in 13 matches. Kohli's team reached the fourth position in the points table.
Kohli scored a century in IPL after four years
Virat has scored a century in IPL after four years. Kohli scored the last century in 2019 against Kolkata Knight Riders. Then he played an inning of 100 runs at Eden Gardens.
Virat equals Gayle
This is Virat's sixth century in IPL. He has reached equal to former West Indies explosive opener Chris Gayle in terms of scoring the most centuries. Gayle also scored six centuries. The number of Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals comes for both of them. Butler has scored five centuries.
RCB won in Hyderabad after eight years
Due to Virat's innings, RCB has won on this ground after 2015. So far she has played eight matches here against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He got his second win. In 2015, RCB won the match by six wickets based on the Duckworth-Lewis rule. Then Kohli scored an unbeaten 44 off 19 balls.
Kohli's first century in Hyderabad
Talking about T20 cricket, this is Virat's first century on this ground. Earlier, he had scored four half-centuries. Kohli has scored 592 runs in 12 matches at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. During this, his average was 59.2. Kohli's strike rate here is 141.62.
Amazing work done with Duplessis
Virat shared a 172-run partnership for the first wicket with Faf Duplessis. This is the second-highest partnership for the first wicket for RCB in IPL. Kohli is also in the first place. He added an unbeaten 181 with Devdutt Padikkal against the Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in 2021.
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