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Virat Kohliwho lost the orange cap ca IPL 2024Chennai Super Kings captain Rotoraj Gaikwad’s top scorer earlier in the week returned it with a 42-run knock for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their win over Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru on Saturday. But not only his light knock, but also his cheeky gesture after receiving the hat from teammate Dinesh Karthik, broke the internet.
IPL 2024 Ranking: points table | Orange cap | purple hat
Kohli’s 42 came off just 27 balls at a strike rate of 155.56, while he put on a 92-run opening partnership with RCB skipper and top-scorer Paf du Plessis who hit a superb 23-ball 62, which included 10 fours and 3 sixes. .However, RCB’s middle order struggled against Joshua Little (4/42) while chasing Gujarat Titans’ below-par 147.
But the Kohli-Du Plessis partnership did enough damage at the top, with veteran finisher Karthik (21* off 12 balls) and Swapil Singh (15* off 9) taking the team home in 13.4 overs for a four-wicket win.
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IPL 2024 Ranking: points table | Orange cap | purple hat
Kohli’s 42 came off just 27 balls at a strike rate of 155.56, while he put on a 92-run opening partnership with RCB skipper and top-scorer Paf du Plessis who hit a superb 23-ball 62, which included 10 fours and 3 sixes. .However, RCB’s middle order struggled against Joshua Little (4/42) while chasing Gujarat Titans’ below-par 147.
But the Kohli-Du Plessis partnership did enough damage at the top, with veteran finisher Karthik (21* off 12 balls) and Swapil Singh (15* off 9) taking the team home in 13.4 overs for a four-wicket win.
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Kohli’s knock took him past Gaikwad in the Orange table. CSK’s Gaikwad was 9 runs ahead before the start of the game on Friday. Kohli now has 542 runs in 11 matches so far this season.
After the match, Kohli received the orange cap from Karthik, who placed it on Virat’s head. In a cheeky gesture, Kohli bowed to Karthik after accepting it, with both smiling.
The RCB bowlers, led by two wickets each from Yash Dayal, Vijaykumar Vishek and Mohammad Siraj, bowled out Gujarat Titans for just 147 balls after the hosts won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The win lifted RCB to seventh in the points table, but their chances of making the playoffs continue to hang in the balance.
