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Last Updated: March 25, 2024, 8:21 PM IST
IPL 2024: Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru take hold (X)
Virat Kohli climbed to the top of the list of Indians with the most catches in T20 cricket with his 173rd catch.
Virat Kohli took his 173rd catch to top the list of Indians with most catches in T20 cricket during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday.
Kohli took Jonny Bairstow’s catch as his milestone dismissal. On the ball of the third over, Mohammed Siraj bowled it on a good length and fished it in on middle and away. Bairstow tried to lift it over mid-wicket but ended up cutting it straight to mid-wicket, where Kohli ran in from cover, despite Glenn Maxwell who was positioned at mid-on, took the custody
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Indian Fielder With Most Catches in T20s:
173 – Virat Kohli
172 – Suresh Raina
167 – Rohit Sharma
146 – Manish Pandey
136 – Suryakumar Yadav
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Earlier, RCB captain Faf du Plessis has won the award and opted to bowl first against PBKS Shikhar Dhawan.
RCB came into the game after losing their tournament opener to Chennai Super Kings by six wickets on Friday night. With the home teams winning every match in IPL 2024 so far, the trend bodes well for RCB to get their first win in the competition.
After winning the award, du Plessis said that their playing eleven was unchanged, much to the delight of their devoted fans packing the stadium.
“It looks a pretty good wicket but also because of the way our team is set up. You can say that RCB haven’t won a trophy, but the women (WPL 2024 winner RCB Women) broke the seal and hopefully that motivates us. The boys are excited about the season. In any game of cricket, you can’t lose a cluster of wickets, we managed to improve towards the end but that is something we have to improve on,” he said.
PBKS come into the game having beaten Delhi Capitals by four wickets at their new home venue, the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, on Saturday afternoon and are also unchanged in their playing eleven.
“We would have bowled first. But looking forward to batting first now. We did a lot of things right in the first game and that’s why we came out on the winning side. We have to keep improving every game,” said skipper Shikhar Dhawan.
(With input from Agencies)
