IPL 2020 | 'It was a huge impact': Gambhir explains Virat Kohli's 'bad calculation' against KXIP
Cricket | September 25, 2020 15:43 ISTGautam Gambhir has explained what went wrong for Virat Kohli in the match against Kings XI Punjab.
Gautam Gambhir has explained what went wrong for Virat Kohli in the match against Kings XI Punjab.
Against RCB on Thursday, Rahul played an unbeaten knock of 132 runs off just 69 balls, helping his team set a monstrous 207-run target which Kings XI defended successfully by bundling the Virat Kohli-led side for 109 in the 17th over.
K.L. Rahul on Thursday shattered a few IPL records with a blistering 69-ball 132 not out that helped KXIP crush RCB by 97 runs
After dropping two catches, Kohli, undoubtedly one of the best when it comes to chases, failed with the bat, managing just a run off five balls against Kings XI Punjab here on Thursday night.
After scalping three wickets in KXIP’s massive 97-run win over RCB, the young wrist spinner says he is at the same skill level as anybody in IPL 2020
Kohli, after winning the toss, had opted to bowl first and picked three fast bowlers in Dale Steyn, Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini. The first innings ended after an hour and 51 minutes.
KXIP skipper says he was in doubt before opening the innings on Thursday in massive 97-run win over Virat Kohli-led RCB
Chasing a daunting target of 207, RCB were bundled out for 109 in 17 overs against KXIP to suffer a humiliating 97-run defeat.
Virat Kohli admits he was at blame for letting KL Rahul score so much in the death overs of first innings, allowing KXIP to score 206 runs on board in 97-run defeat.
KXIP skipper 69-ball 132 was followed by crisp bowling effort by Sheldon Cottrell & Co., who ran havoc in RCB top-order in a one-sided victory.
The KXIP skipper takes 36 balls to reach the mark and slams 7 boundaries and a huge six over the cover as Kings XI look set for a huge total.
While facing RCB, KXIP skipper KL Rahul registers a special record to his name which was previously held by cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar
IPL GC confirms the armband, worn by King XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore players, are a mark of respect to Dean Jones, who died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai.
Virat Kohli continues the trend of opting to bowl first in order to make most of the dew factor and makes no changes in XI; Jimmy Neesham makes debut for Kings XI Punjab.
Rahul smashed unbeaten 132 to post a mammoth 206/3 on the scoreboard while batting first. Chasing the massive target RCB were bowled out at 109 in 17 overs.
KXIP and RCB have faced each other 24 times in the IPL so far and both sides have won 12 games each.
There is statistically nothing to separate the two sides and both have won 12 matches apiece in their 24-match T20 history.
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