Virat Kohli performed his a centesimal T20 match on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium as Royal Challengers Bengaluru took on Lucknow Tremendous Giants within the IPL 2024 match on Tuesday. The star Indian cricket crew batter grew to become the primary Indian participant in historical past to play 100 T20 matches at a single venue. The second place belongs to Rohit Sharma who has performed 80 matches on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. MS Dhoni is third with 69 matches on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Indian gamers to play most T20s at a single venue:
100 – Virat Kohli at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
80 – Rohit Sharma at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
69 – MS Dhoni at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Quinton de Kock manifested his distinctive hitting abilities with a fifty however Lucknow Tremendous Giants couldn’t progress past a par 181 for 5 towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru of their IPL match.
De Kock (81 off 55) chosen the bowlers and positions across the floor to play his pictures with precision however the RCB bowlers didn’t permit different batsmen, besides Nicholas Pooran (40 off 21), a free run on a pitch that sported a beneficiant tinge of inexperienced.
The Tremendous Giants went off the block fairly rapidly, reaching 32 for no loss in three overs after which making it 54 within the Energy Play.
A lot of the runs got here from the blade of De Kock, who took a specific liking for pacer Mohammed Siraj.
The South African left-hander slammed him for 3 sixes – two in succession – unfold throughout two overs – two highly effective pulls and a good-looking loft over mid-wicket.
KL Rahul, who captained the facet after coming in as an influence sub towards Punjab Kings within the earlier sport, began slowly making six runs off his first 10 balls.
However a six off left-arm pacer Yash Dayal, a well-timed hit straight over the top of the bowler, gave his innings some momentum and later he swept spinner Glenn Maxwell for a six, and he was a tad lucky as a result of Rajat Patidar couldn’t time his soar properly close to the rope and accumulate the ball.
Nevertheless, Rahul perished within the very subsequent ball, an try to drag Maxwell’s good size supply ending up within the palms of Mayank Dagar contained in the circle.
Devdutt Padikkal struggled massively throughout his 11-ball six, and he was finally rid of his agony by Siraj after the left-hander’s pull was snaffled by stumper Anuj Rawat, who ran a couple of yards backwards to catch the ball.
The second substantial innings in LSG innings adopted Padikkal’s exit as De Kock and Marcus Stoinis (24, 15b) added 56 runs off 30 balls for the third wicket.
De Kock, who introduced his fifty in 36 balls, stored his finish going throughout this alliance as Stoinis hammered a six every off Maxwell and Cameron Inexperienced.
However the blooming partnership ended when Stoinis’ half-hearted swat was pouched by Dagar at level.
The LSG were143 for 4 in 16.3 overs at that stage and wanted a couple of extra runs to achieve safer shores.
Pooran, who biffed left-armer seamer Topley for 3 sixes in a row within the nineteenth over and two extra maximums within the closing over off Siraj, made the ultimate assault however LSG might need appreciated a heftier whole.
(With PTI inputs)
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