Excitement for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) game between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings, scheduled to be played on Saturday, May 18, has been plenty. This match is a virtual knockout for both teams as per the current scenario of the IPL 2024 league standings. The situation, however, is a bit more tricky for RCB. Besides winning, the Bengaluru-based franchise will need to keep track of the net run rate while a victory will be enough for CSK to earn qualification for the playoffs. The match will be played at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium and the home fans will want Virat Kohli to step up this time to spearhead the RCB batting attack.
Ahead of the blockbuster fixture, the RCB focused on the stats of Virat Kohli in this IPL season sharing a post on Instagram. The talismanic India batter has exceptional records against CSK as well. Kohli has played more than 30 matches against the five-time champions since the inaugural 2008 IPL. He is the only batter to aggregate more than 1,000 runs in this Southern rivalry.
Stay updated with the latest from IPL 2024, including top contenders for the IPL 2024 Orange Cap and IPL 2024 Purple Cap. Explore the complete IPL 2024 Schedule, IPL 2024 Points Table and players with the Most Sixes, Most Fours and Most Fifties in IPL 2024
Virat Kohli achieved the milestone in the opening match of the ongoing IPL at Chepauk. In his 31 innings against CSK, Kohli has recorded 1006 runs at an average of 37.25 while maintaining a strike rate of 124.96. Referring to the numbers, RCB wrote on Instagram, “Our No. 18 (Virat Kohli) has scored 1000+ runs vs CSK in the IPL! There is no way to contain our excitement for Saturday.”
Virat Kohli has looked more dangerous when playing in Bengaluru. At the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Kohli has featured in nine innings against CSK and has scored 280 runs including three half-centuries. In the current squad of CSK, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar are the only bowlers to have picked the wicket of Kohli in the IPL. Jadeja has dismissed the the former RCB skipper three times while the other two players have been successful one time each.
Virat Kohli is the current Orange Cap holder of this IPL. He has racked up a total of 661 runs in 13 appearances so far in the tournament. He also has the second-best strike rate (155.16) among players scoring a minimum of 500 runs. Kohli has hit 33 sixes which is also the second-highest in this year’s campaign. Kohli will look to continue his sublime form against CSK to take RCB to the IPL playoffs for the ninth time in history.
Comments
0 comment