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Cricket | Apr 20, 2019, 09:06 AM ISTVirat Kohli starred in Royal Challengers Bangalore's 10-run win over Kolkata Knight RIders with his 5th IPL hundred.
Virat Kohli starred in Royal Challengers Bangalore's 10-run win over Kolkata Knight RIders with his 5th IPL hundred.
The tense climax came after Virat Kohli smashed 100 off 58 balls for his fifth century in the IPL and first this season. RCB hammered 91 runs off the last five overs to reach 213 for four, their highest total this year.
With six losses and two wins, hosts Rajasthan Royals are languishing at the second last position in the points table and they would be desperate to bring their campaign back on track with a much-needed win.
Virat Kohli paced his innings brilliantly and got out on the last ball of the innings for a 58-ball 100, his fifth in the IPL.
Hardik seems to be in menacing form with the bat ahead of the World Cup, having overcome a back injury and a massive controversy following his sexist comments on a popular TV show.
Virat Kohli smashed his fifth IPL century to put 213/4 on the scoreboard while KKR were just 10 runs short in the end despite Andre Russell and Nitish Rana power hitting.
Earlier, Hardik Pandya (32 off 15 balls) and Krunal (37*) provided the late order flourish as Mumbai Indians scored 168/5 in their 20 overs.
Delhi lost to Mumbai by 40 runs here on Thursday night with the visiting team spinners playing a key role.
Commenting on the decision to play Keemo Paul over Sandeep Lamichhane, the official said that Ponting felt that the team should look to keep the winning momentum going and not make too many changes.
Hardik Pandya smashed 32 off 15 balls to power Mumbai Indians to 168 for five, a total which Delhi Capitals found too stiff to chase, going down by 40 runs.
Chasing 169 was going to be tough on a slow and low Feroz Shah Kotla wicket and it turned out to be exactly that as Delhi squandered a solid platform of 48 for no loss in six overs to eventually lose the game by a big margin.
Deepak Chahar took three while Jasprit Bumrah picked two wickets to laid the foundation of Mumbai Indians 40-run victory over Delhi Capitals.
In the ongoing edition of IPL, Shreyas Gopal has consistently performed for his team and has picked eight wickets from as many games so far.
Playing for Delhi Capitals in the ongoing Indian Premier League, the tearaway Proteas quick is the leading wicket-taker with 17 scalps to his name.
In recent times, Dhoni has been interacting with players of opposition teams once the match ends and again on Wednesday night, the CSK skipper was seen in a huddle with the SRH players.
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R Ashwin, who played an instrumental role in KXIP's win, did the traditional bhangra after his team's victory in Mohali.
Rahul smashed his 14th IPL half-century in 45 balls and it was also his fourth fifty this season.
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